FAQs: What Educators & Parents Want to Know

 YTS supports students, educators, and schools through innovative educational technology and game-based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) solutions.To learn more, visit SEL in schools.

To effectively engage and transform youth, it’s essential to meet them where they are—on video games and social media platforms. By integrating educational content into a medium they are familiar with and enjoy, we can facilitate learning and personal development in an interactive and relatable manner.

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Our educational video game is designed for students in 3rd through 5th grade. The content is developmentally appropriate, engaging, and rooted in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) principles to support foundational skills at every stage of early education.

To learn more visit JAW.

Each week emphasizes a core Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competency, including:

• Week 1: Self-awareness

• Week 2: Social awareness

• Week 3: Self-management

• Week 4: Relationship skills

• Week 5: Responsible decision-making

• Week 6: Reflection & celebration

These SEL themes are reinforced through gameplay, journaling, breathing exercises, and classroom discussion.

JAW is designed to be implemented over a six-week cycle. Each week, students complete one level of the JAW game while participating in a corresponding SEL lesson and reflection activity from the JAW Zen toolkit. Schools can implement the program by classroom, grade level, or small groups, making it easy to integrate into existing schedules while providing students with a consistent and engaging SEL experience.

JAW is designed to fit seamlessly into the school calendar. Each quarter includes one six-week implementation cycle, followed by a two-week flex period for student assessments, progress monitoring, make-up lessons, or schoolwide SEL celebrations. This flexible schedule allows schools to align JAW with grading periods while accommodating holidays, testing, and other school activities.

Transfer-in students can begin at any point in the rotation. The JAW Zen system is designed to be flexible and modular:

• Students can enter at the current week’s level

• Prior lessons can be assigned as catch-up during advisory, intervention blocks, or SEL periods

• Educators can use summary versions of earlier levels to help new students quickly integrate

Yes! The plan supports schoolwide or classroom-level implementation. You can run the program by:

• Grade level teams (e.g., all 3rd grade classes in sync)

• Advisory groups

• Rotation models (e.g., every class takes on a level per week)

This approach promotes consistency and collaboration across the school.

Schools and districts can request a JAW demonstration or licensing information by completing the inquiry form on the YTS Contact Us page. A YTS representative will follow up to discuss implementation, licensing options, and next steps.

Parents / community members may contact schools or agencies and request information on volunteer services.