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‘Exhilarating’ Experiences

From left, Evan Vandellen, Cameron McGoff, Aiden Grainger, Addison Curran, Caedyn Blackburn, and Telina Gratz put their heads together as they attempt to decipher written and digital clues to open six different locks. Aiden described the 47 minutes it took his team to uncover a final, secret prize as “exhilarating.”

northside 1 — From left, Evan Vandellen, Cameron McGoff, Aiden Grainger, Addison Curran, Caedyn Blackburn, and Telina Gratz put their heads together as they attempt to decipher written and digital clues to open six different locks. Aiden described the 47 minutes it took his team to uncover a final, secret prize as “exhilarating.”

Teams of Northside Elementary School fifth graders in Monroe recently experienced Breakout EDU, a learning games platform which brings challenges of an escape room to the classroom. This was brought to Northside by a grant from the local Excellence in Education organization.

Kamrin Gerber-Reamer, Holly Carpenter and Mason Solofra look for hidden information using the UV light they’ve retrieved.

northside 2 — Kamrin Gerber-Reamer, Holly Carpenter and Mason Solofra look for hidden information using the UV light they’ve retrieved.