{"id":37190,"date":"2024-02-28T13:47:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/?p=37190"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:47:45","slug":"crown-institute-partners-with-pixar-to-launch-learning-app-for-children-based-on-disney-and-pixars-animated-film-inside-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/about\/news\/crown-institute-partners-with-pixar-to-launch-learning-app-for-children-based-on-disney-and-pixars-animated-film-inside-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown Institute se asocia con Pixar para lanzar una aplicaci\u00f3n de aprendizaje para ni\u00f1os basada en la pel\u00edcula animada de Disney y Pixar Inside Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Media Contact:\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Suzanne Whitney, Director of Marketing & Communications, <\/span>suzannew@bgcmd.org<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scenario Communications<\/strong> Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

crown@scenariopr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

CU Boulder <\/strong>Media Contact:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

cunews@colorado.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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February 28, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Crown Institute Partners with Pixar to Launch Learning App for Children Based on Disney and Pixar\u2019s Animated Film Inside Out<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Denver, CO - February 28, 2024<\/span><\/b> \u00a0- Seeking to leverage the power of entertainment to fulfill its educational mission, The Ren\u00e9e Crown Wellness Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder<\/strong> today announced the launch of its InsideU Social Emotional Learning App<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> In partnership with Pixar Animation Studios<\/strong>, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver <\/strong>and digital designers, Liquid Interactive<\/strong>, the Crown Institute designed the app as an innovative approach for helping kids learn about emotional awareness and relationships, using characters from the Pixar animated film Inside Out<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

InsideU was collaboratively designed with youth using unique characters and narratives from Pixar\u2019s Inside Out<\/em>. The app combines clips from the iconic movie with interactive learning opportunities that are both entertaining and lead to personal insights for the user. While playing the app, children meet the \u201cMind Worker\u201d who guides them through the program and helps them to understand their emotions. Users experience four different episodes titled: \u201cMeet the Team,\u201d \u201cAnger in Action,\u201d \u201cEmotions and the Body,\u201d and \u201cA Powerful Pause.\u201d InsideU facilitates the creative application of social and emotional learning skills to real-world dilemmas faced by elementary school-aged children.<\/p>\n

The Crown Institute\u2019s goal of creating emotional education for children was originally inspired by the 2015 Pixar animated movie Inside Out<\/em>, which depicts emotions as characters that live inside the mind of a young girl. That film nearly a decade ago had an impact on Dr. Sam Hubley<\/strong>, a psychologist and researcher at the Crown Institute. He had previously seen the power of entertainment in the work of his grandfather, John Hubley, an Oscar-winning animation pioneer who worked for Walt Disney Studios on such films as \u201cSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs,\u201d \u201cBambi\u201d and \u201cPinocchio\u201d and subsequently started one of the first independent animation studios in the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy combining science, health education and brilliant animation, we have a golden opportunity to engage millions of young people to learn about their emotions and foster better relationships with others, during childhood and throughout their lives,\u201d<\/strong> said Dr. Sam Hubley, an Assistant Research Professor at the Crown Institute, University of Colorado Boulder.<\/p>\n

To help design a pilot version of the app and ensure it resonated among children, the Boulder-based Crown Institute partnered with digital designers Liquid Interactive and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, whose members collaborated closely on the design of the program. Pilot evaluations took place in the Summer and Fall of 2022, involving students ages 6-13, to measure feasibility, usability and engagement with the first phase of the learning app.<\/p>\n

\u201cInsideU has been a huge hit for the Club members I work with. They are beyond excited for the next emotion lessons to come out,\u201d<\/strong> said Julie Arbuckle, a Mental Health Team Member from Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.<\/p>\n

A key area of study for the Crown Institute is social and emotional learning (SEL), which aims to improve self-awareness, social skills and responsible decision-making. According to the Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional L<\/a>earning, the preeminent champion of SEL in the U.S., effective programs can measurably improve academic, behavioral and other health outcomes among youth.<\/p>\n

Toward developing a free SEL curriculum and digital support tool rooted in evidence-based psychotherapy, the Crown Institute wanted its InsideU app to incorporate clips from the film, interactive learning, and the application of SEL skills to real-world scenarios faced by children. Through the impetus of Dr. Hubley, the Crown Institute partnered with award winning Australian strategic design company, Liquid Interactive. Liquid\u2019s expertise in character animation, digital learning and mental health helped bring the project to life.<\/p>\n

To experience InsideU, go to https:\/\/insideu.colorado.edu<\/a>. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/crowninstitute\/insideu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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About Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver<\/a><\/strong> changes lives. From the first day of kindergarten through high school graduation, we help kids succeed in school, develop good character and citizenship, and live healthy lives. At 25 neighborhood Clubs and our summer camp in Ward, CO, we provide our members with safe, supportive, fun, and enriching environments that inspire and empower them to achieve their greatest potential.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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About the Crown Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ren\u00e9e Crown Wellness Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. We co-design and study transformative practices, programs and policies that foster wellness among children and youth, bringing together the families, communities and educators who support them. Visit the website at www.colorado.edu\/crowninstitute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About CU Boulder<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the University of Colorado Boulder is nationally recognized as one of only 38\u00a0AAU public research universities. Established in 1876, CU Boulder is an R1 public research university with five Nobel laureates, nine MacArthur fellows and is the No. 1 public university recipient of NASA awards. CU Boulder is a leader in many fields, including aerospace engineering, earth and environmental science, physics, and environmental law.<\/p>\n

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For Immediate Release Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Media Contact:\u202f\u202f\u00a0 Suzanne Whitney, Director of Marketing & Communications, suzannew@bgcmd.org \u00a0 Scenario Communications Media Contact: crown@scenariopr.com CU Boulder Media Contact: cunews@colorado.edu February 28, 2024 Crown Institute Partners with Pixar to Launch Learning App for Children Based on Disney and Pixar\u2019s Animated Film Inside Out Denver, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":37192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37190"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37196,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37190\/revisions\/37196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgcmd.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}