By Layla Mikel Villanueva (5 BS Computer Science – Digital Game Design and Development)
The Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS) participated in the first day of Areté’s Sandbox Open House 2025, presenting “Digital Materials for Bullying Prevention” last November 19, 2025 at The Eduardo J Aboitiz Sandbox Zone (3/F George SK Ty Learning Innovation Wing, Areté). It is a series of projects developed with the Ateneo de Manila Public Mental Health Collaborative and in partnership with the Department of Education. These evidence-informed digital materials to prevent bullying are as follows:
- Learning Empathy through Play: Designing an Anti-Bullying Digital Card Game for Grade 7 Filipino Students
- A collaborative digital card game that guides Grade 7 students in navigating situations that may be considered as bullying and its respective coping strategies.
- Da Mosang Series: Digital Bullying Prevention Materials for Parents of Grade 7 Students
- A series of comics and short-form videos that educates parents of grade 7 students in dealing with feelings and emotions with their children.
- Short-form Anti-bullying Videos for High School Students as Part of DepEd’s Campaign
- A series of animated short-form videos for high school students that educates them about different forms of bullying and how to cope when one
These projects were presented at the open house as part of Arete’s Sandbox Residency Programs.
Presentation of “Learning Empathy through Play”
(Photo taken from Areté’s Facebook page) Group photo of all the project groups alongside their mentors from the Ateneo de Manila Public Mental Health Collaborative
