Critical thinking in every scene
13 lessons on media literacy and manipulation recognition woven into a thriller plot. Kids learn to spot lies — and think they're just playing a detective game.
Teach your child to think — not just follow
13 interactive lessons on critical thinking, media literacy and manipulation recognition. No lectures — a detective thriller that makes children 10–16 think for themselves.
13 critical thinking skills50 episodes3 months to results
City of Broken Words
Why it works
Why Syla Slova?
No lectures. Just choices.
Every decision moves the story forward. The interactive format keeps engagement high through meaningful choices, not memorisation.
Safe and ad-free
No ads, no toxic content, no dark patterns. A full parental dashboard lets you track every critical thinking skill your child masters.
Why it matters
Why this matters right now
Information hygiene is a survival skill, not optional
Children aged 10–16 today consume more videos and messages than adults did a decade ago. Fake news, manipulation and social media algorithms are a constant threat — and most kids have no defence.
Stuck on TikTok
Believes everything they see. Never asks who made it or why.
Can't spot manipulation
Peer pressure, pushy ads, scary chain messages — all work on them.
Can't argue their point
Falls back on emotions or goes silent. Can't defend their own opinion.
School doesn't teach this
Kids are asked to memorize, not think. "Where did you get that?" is rarely asked.
The learning process
How it works
Four components that turn theory into a real skill
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01Play the thriller
50 interactive episodes of 'City of Broken Words'. Your child makes choices — each one hides a lesson on critical thinking.
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02Weekly sessions
Two 40-minute sessions per week with a tutor in small groups. Online or in-person — your choice.
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03Track progress
A parent dashboard shows exactly which of the 13 critical thinking skills your child has mastered.
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043 months = real results
A fixed 25-lesson programme. At the end — a lasting critical thinking skill, not a one-off effect.
13 skills in 3 months
After completing the course, your child will be able to:
- Tell fact from opinion
- Verify any source
- Trace cause and effect
- Spot persuasion vs. pressure
- Find the core of any argument
- Detect verbal traps
- Recognise personal attacks
- See through fear-based reasoning
- Ask «how do we know this?»
- Ask the right questions
- Read demagogy
- Spot manipulation
- Disagree without fighting
“The best protection for your child in the digital age isn't parental controls — it's the ability to think.”
Mobile app
The full story lives in the app
50 episodes. Offline play. No ads. Available on iOS and Android.
- 50 full episodes — 3 months of engaging learning
- Play without ads or distractions
PRICING · SIMPLE
One tariff for everyone. No hidden packages.
FIRST — FREE
Try it for free
First lesson with a trainer — no commitment
3 months · 13 sessions · 25 lessons of 40 min · once a week
- Trial lesson free — a full session with a trainer
- All 25 lessons with a trainer (online or in-person — your choice)
- Unlimited access to the 'City of Broken Words' game
- Task completion and achievement statistics
- Certificate upon completion
- Switch between online / offline at any time
A skill doesn't scale with a «premium package».
Either your child thinks critically — or they don't. We don't divide this into 'bronze' and 'gold'. All students get the same course, the same trainers, the same game.
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≤12
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Parent reviews
What parents say
“Honestly, I was skeptical at first — it's a game, not "serious" learning. And it took my son the first few lessons to settle into the format; he didn't get into it right away. But then he asked to keep going on his own — for the first time ever. Thanks to the team.”
Dmitri L.
“My daughter spent an hour learning to recognise fake news — and thought she was playing a detective game. The interactive format is brilliant.”
Anna K.
“Big thumbs up for the interactive side. The topics are genuinely tough, but they're explained so well that our son just gets on with it himself — he doesn't need us hovering. The webinar slots often clash with our schedule, so we mostly watch the recordings. Still, the game really pulls him in — they don't teach it like this at school.”
Igor V.
“My daughter spent an hour learning to recognise fake news — and thought she was playing a detective game. The interactive format is brilliant.”
Anna K.