Papalote Children's Museum in Mexico City
is teaching kids to break down walls, not build them.
The museum created the The Wall Breaker Rope, a game that allows children from
distant parts of the city to play with one another. Namely, it matches kids from an elite private school with children who live in a poor neighborhood and attend public school.
Although the
kids are 43km away, each set of kids has a rope, TV screen and a competitive nature to pull down the wall separating them from each other. Despite differences in socioeconomic status, the kids are all
just kids and have a great time playing and making new friends.
The game, created by FCB Mexico, extends the museum's motto of "toco, juego y aprendo" (touch, play and
learn).
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