The Grokcraft Manifesto

• We believe that play makes people better at being people.
• We believe that play can make us more intelligent, flexible & compassionate learners.
• We believe that play helps us learn how to get along with others in ways that are unique.
• We believe that most kids or adults do not play enough in high-stakes educational settings.
• We believe we can change this.
• We believe that if we put more play in daily life, our communities become stronger, smarter & more peaceable.
• We believe for play to do this, adults must let kids make mistakes to learn from.
• We believe that for play to do this, kids must take risks & struggle with things and fail.
• We believe that failure & mistakes can be fun sometimes.
• Above all, we believe in having a server that welcomes, includes & celebrates all ages, abilities, races, colors, ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities & expressions.