Academics
CharterForge
Build a fair community for a shared online world (ages 9-14). Write a charter, set step-by-step consequences, and learn to keep a shared space healthy - grounded in Elinor Ostrom's principles for communities that last. Meet the crew who each ARE one rule of fair community: Kithe draws the circle of who belongs, Fairny keeps rules fitting and fair, Sayla makes sure everyone gets a say, Watchet keeps friendly watch (and tells a trusted grown-up when something feels wrong), Rungo starts consequences small, and Cordy gives every fight a quick fair place to land. On-device, no accounts, no ads.
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Meet the cast
CharterForge is a crew who each embody ONE rule of a fair, lasting community - the cast IS the curriculum, grounded in Elinor Ostrom's design principles for enduring commons. Learning to keep a shared world healthy is learning what each of them does: Kithe draws clear boundaries (who belongs, what's shared), Fairny keeps rules fitting and the work-and-fun fairly split, Sayla makes sure the people who follow the rules help write them, Watchet keeps friendly shared watch and knows when to tell a trusted grown-up, Rungo starts consequences on the gentle bottom rung, and Cordy gives every disagreement a quick, fair place to be settled.
Kithe
Clear boundaries — draws the friendly circle of who belongs and what the shared world is, so everyone knows the edges
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Fairny
Rules that fit — match how the community really plays, and share the work and the fun fairly, not just equally on paper
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Sayla
A say in the rules — the people who follow the rules help make and change them, quiet voices included
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Watchet
Watching together — looking out FOR people, not spying; if something feels wrong, tell a trusted grown-up
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Rungo
Step-by-step consequences — a gentle first step for a first slip, never straight to the harshest
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Cordy
Settling it fairly — a quick, friendly place to be heard and sorted while a snag is still small
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What's inside
Learning goal
Build a fair community for a shared online world (ages 9-14). Write a charter, set step-by-step consequences, and learn to keep a shared space healthy - grounded in Elinor Ostrom's principles for communities that last. Meet the crew who each ARE one rule of fair community: Kithe draws the circle of who belongs, Fairny keeps rules fitting and fair, Sayla makes sure everyone gets a say, Watchet keeps friendly watch (and tells a trusted grown-up when something feels wrong), Rungo starts consequences small, and Cordy gives every fight a quick fair place to land. On-device, no accounts, no ads.
How CharterForge handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages