Shawn Roske is the owner and founder of Playstories Canada. He has years of education and experience in facilitating and instructing live action role-play (larp), tabletop narrative play, and improv education.
At Carleton University, Shawn earned his bachelor and master's degree in anthropology with a focus on pedagogy in new religious movements. He then received a post-graduate certificate at Algonquin College in Behavioral Science.
His experience in providing Hillcrest High School and Viscount Alexander Elementary School students with larp, improv and tabletop narrative play education for over seven years allows him to expand the potential of transformative play in a scholastic setting.
Shawn is fueled by his passion for changing traditional forms of education and implementing active learning exercises in education so every student can find new ways to enjoy learning.
He won the 2017 Civic Games contest in the skill-building category for the larp "Last Item on the Agenda" in Boston, MA. Although this was a significant award, Shawn considers his greater achievements to be gaining rapport with and helping struggling students with his active learning methods.

Joshua Giroux is one half of Playstories Canada. He has experience in facilitating role playing games as well as mental health work.
Joshua studied professional counselling and psychology and now runs his own private practice helping people overcome their issues. He saw the potential in role playing games as a therapeutic tool to assist his clients in expressing difficult emotions and situations. He hopes to bring these tools to the world and expand on their efficacy, especially in the classroom.