Young Adventurers League runs Dungeons & Dragons sessions tailored for kids and teens. Our mission is to grow the D&D community and introduce the game to new audience. We are passionate about helping kids and teens develop their personal and social skills through engaging in a fun and relaxed in-person, tabletop role-playing game which encourages team work, collaborative work and individual agency.
What is Dungeons & Dragons?
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game developed in 1974 and has been a major influence on many other role-playing and video games.
In D&D, “Each player to create their own character to play... These characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in which the adventures occur, and playing the role of the inhabitants of the game world. The characters form a party and they interact with the setting's inhabitants and each other. Together they solve dilemmas, engage in battles, explore, and gather treasure and knowledge.”
Dungeons & Dragons has proven to help kids and teens in the following areas:
- Team and collaborative work
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Empathy and social awareness
- Decision making and consequences
- Maths and numeracy
- Confidence and self esteem
- Creativity and imagination
