So many ways to game!
We have an amazing semester planned this September-January. Find all our programs as well as pickup info below.
This year, our new Monsters & Minis program explores the exciting world of miniature combat, where kids play out the epic fantasy battles of their dreams. These deeply strategic games promote critical thinking, creative problem solving, and long-term planning to achieve victory. Kids will design their own unique General to lead their army, while using their building & artistic talents to create original terrain and challenges. At the end of the day, these kids join the rest of the kids at their location to participate in the new season of our ever-popular Immortal Games!
On select days at our Center Slope location we offer Chess Lab. This program is like no other chess program on the planet! In addition to traditional chess, our kids learn Japanese and Chinese variants. They design new chess pieces with unique moves, and test and compete with these as well - taking their game to the next level! At the end of the day, these kids join the rest of the kids at their location to participate in the new season of our ever-popular Immortal Games!
Why just play as a character in a fantasy story when you can create your own story? This program is half Dungeons & Dragons and half creative writing. Kids bring new characters to life and design fantastical worlds - expanding on one element of fantasy storytelling each session. At the end of the day, these kids join the rest of the kids at their location to participate in the new season of our ever-popular Immortal Games!
On select days at our South Slope location we offer Dungeons & Dragons sessions. This is a popular role playing game where a narrator tells an immersive story and the kids play along as fantasy characters! If your child would love nothing more than to traverse imaginary worlds, then this is for them! At the end of the day, these kids join the rest of the kids at their location to participate in the new season of our ever-popular Immortal Games!
Our hit weekends program, featured in U.S. News and School Library Journal, now comes to after school! Our Social Skills program features great games plus social/emotional support. We play fantastic cooperative games, where kids must work as a team in order to succeed, as well as the Dungeons & Dragons adventures that made our Saturday program a success. Collaboration and communication is facilitated and supported through all aspects of the program by our specially-trained counselors. At the end of the day, these kids join the rest of the kids at their location to participate in the new season of our ever-popular Immortal Games!
SOCIAL SKILLS
Book a spot in Center Slope (310 7th Ave):
Thursdays
Our signature program! Every weekday in each location kids play new, modern-day board games, discuss strategy, and collaboratively design new versions of the games. Beyond having a great time, the kids are flexing their creative muscles, honing their critical thinking skills, and making lasting social connections. Participants in this program will get a taste of Dungeons & Dragons every month as well. At the end of the day, these kids join the rest of the kids at their location to participate in the new season of our ever-popular Immortal Games!
BOARD GAMES
Book a seat in South Slope (479 7th Ave):
Book a seat in Center Slope (310 7th Ave):
Kids love our all weather, outdoor gaming in Prospect Park! Our team has developed dozens of new, Brooklyn Game Lab-original games that are fun, social and active. Not to mention the ever-popular Battle Lab, where kids clash with safe foam weapons! This year we’ve added one more layer to outdoor programming - offering a proper fitness component for those kids who want to participate! Plus, these kids still get to play in the Immortal Games by completing unique physical challenges.
Once you’re a member of the BGL family, you’re a member for life! For folks that can’t make it to the physical lab or the park, we have another great option. Amazingly, D&D is perfect for Zoom, allowing our Dungeon Masters to use digital assets & maps to immerse kids in a world of possibilities that they don’t have access to with in-person campaigns. Stay connected with the lab anywhere!
PICKUP OPTIONS:
We pick up kids from their schools. Easy Peasy!
For our Center Slope location (310 7th Ave @ 8th St) we pickup from:
39, 118, 133, 282, 321, 372, Berkeley Carroll, the Roberts Field School, and Brooklyn Friends School.
For our South Slope location (479 7th Ave @ Windsor Pl) we pickup from:
10, 107, 130, 154, 230, 295, St Joseph the Worker, and BSI*.
*We do not pick up at BSI but will work with you to coordinate pick up at the private or regular bus stop. Email frontdesk@brooklyngamelab.com for more info including the option to sign up for the private bus specifically to go to Game Lab after school on the day(s) you need.
For our outdoor sessions held in Prospect Park, we pick up from all of the schools listed above!
Want to join a program only available at the other location? No problem! We shuttle kids between our locations so everyone has access to all of our offerings.
Want more than one session per week, or have two children who want to play? A discount of 5% is applied to each session purchased. You can even mix and match after school program types (Outdoor, Indoors, or Chess) -- and receive the 5% discount on all programs.