How to use our games in classrooms, workshops, or guided tours

Learning through play... without yawns

At Culture Games we believe that culture is best learned when it is experienced, shared, and enjoyed. That's why our games are not just for weekend gamers: they are also an educational tool to liven up classes, cultural workshops, guided tours, or intergenerational activities.

A great example of this is what happened with El Santo Encuentro, our first card game, based on Holy Week in Barbastro.

El Santo Encuentro: more than a game, an educational experience

During Lent, several educational centers and cultural groups in Barbastro used El Santo Encuentro as a resource to work on:

-The history and meaning of local Holy Week.

-The organization and values of the brotherhoods.

-The role of intangible heritage in a people's identity.

Thanks to the game's dynamics—which involves coordinating a flawless procession while facing real-life unforeseen events and decisions—students learned by collaborating, debating, making decisions... and yes, laughing too!

Teachers and monitors highlighted how easy it was to integrate the game into their sessions, and how it helped young people connect with a tradition that they might have felt distant from.

How can you use our games in educational or cultural settings?

Here are some ideas to get the most out of our card games in different contexts:

In the classroom

- As a complementary activity in history, art, or culture subjects.

- To work on values such as cooperation, decision-making, empathy, or historical memory.

- In small groups, with guides who will help contextualize what happens in the game with real history.

In museums or guided tours

- As a pre or post-activity to a thematic visit: the characters and events of the game help reinforce what has been learned.
- As a tool to energize school or family visits, with each group playing a role.

In cultural workshops or libraries.

- As a basis for a card creation workshop on local traditions.
- To promote intergenerational dialogue, playing with elders who know the festivities firsthand.

Benefits of using games as a resource

- Increase participant motivation and attention.
- Promote active learning and content retention.
- Facilitate group work and the development of critical thinking.
- Generate an emotional connection with tradition and history.

Do you want to use our games in your center or activity?

If you are a teacher, cultural facilitator, guide, heritage technician or simply organize activities in your community... write to us.
We advise you on how to incorporate our games into your program, and we offer special conditions for educational and cultural institutions.

 

Because... history is also taught with cards... and it stays forever when you play it.