Earlier this year, two of my students approached me with the idea of starting a Dungeons and Dragons club at our school. I asked them to write a proposal that I could give to the principal, and I was blown away by their work. They wrote a proposal citing articles about how Dungeons and Dragons helps kids with everything from creativity, to teamwork, to test scores. The principal approved their proposal and the club was started! We started small, with only ten players, but have since expanded and plan to continue expanding.

In the short time that we've been playing Dungeons and Dragons in our club at school, I've seen these quiet, introverted children begin to open up and shine.

These children make great adventures for themselves with only the few supplies I've bought with my own money, or with supplies their parents buy for them. However, if we want to continue to expand, we will need additional supplies - Particularly the handbooks to the game that will allow students to have reference materials for creating characters, generating adventures, and coming up with new and exciting puzzles and monster encounters.