Academics
VotePals
The class votes on a recess game. Football wins the most votes - but the friends who use wheelchairs can't play it. The parachute game got the fewest votes, and everyone can join. Which one is the fair rule? Counting hands is easy; the big idea is one step further - a fair rule looks after the kids who'd be left out. A tiny, deterministic voting game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
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Mentored by Voice
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Meet the cast
VotePals's crew ARE the two measures of a class vote - the cast IS the curriculum: counting the votes, and checking who's left out. Majori loves counting hands and shouting who won the most votes. Consenna always asks the quiet question that matters most: 'Can everyone play?' Fairling is the smallest voice - the friend a fair rule looks after, who can't win a vote on their own. Reason reminds the class to say WHY before they vote, so a vote is a choice and not a habit. Voice, the mentor, helps the class check the one thing counting can't tell you: the most votes is a start, but fair for everyone is the goal, and a good rule leaves nobody out. A first, gentle feel for civics (6-8): short words, big buttons, no score. Nothing leaves the device.
Majori
The vote-counter - loves counting hands and naming the game with the most votes, the easy first step
Consenna
The one who asks 'can everyone play?' - the check that a winner still has to pass to be fair
Fairling
The smallest group's voice - the friend a fair rule protects, who can't win a vote alone
Reason
Say why first — asks the class to give a reason before they vote
Voice
Fair for everyone — the most votes is a start; fair for everyone is the goal
What's inside
Learning goal
The class votes on a recess game. Football wins the most votes - but the friends who use wheelchairs can't play it. The parachute game got the fewest votes, and everyone can join. Which one is the fair rule? Counting hands is easy; the big idea is one step further - a fair rule looks after the kids who'd be left out. A tiny, deterministic voting game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
Mentored by Voice — no data leaves the device.
How VotePals 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