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These downloadable resources are designed to help families continue learning at home through collecting, creativity, and community. You'll find guides, activities, and tools for families & new collectors.
Free downloads available for a limited time.
Educational Comic
This Field Files Issue 1 features an experienced collector (Dad) and his new collector daughter (Cari) as they attend her very first card show.
This short comic introduces the concepts of:
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Learning to Look
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Supply & Demand
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Condition Matters
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Making Smart Choices
It's a great resource for preparing children for a successful and fun day at a card show!
Card Show Mission
This fun Field Missions guide presents you and your child with several missions to complete together while at a card show.
Missions include:
1. Market Scout
2. Condition Detective
3. Rarity Spotter
4. Bonus Parent + Child Mission
Download or print to leverage your next card show as an opportunity to learn life skills in the real world. They'll have so much fun, they won't even realize they're learning!
New Collectors Guide
Becoming a new collector can feel overwhelming. With this guide you will have all the fundamental information you need to feel confident about your journey.
Tips include:
1. How to protect your cards
2. Make Smart Trades: Tools to Find Card Value
3. You Goal at a Card Show
You don't have to do it alone. Welcome to the community!
Fortis Family Academy
Teaching Life Skills to the Next Generation & Educating the Collectors of Tomorrow
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Fortis Family Academy creates enrichment programs that use hobbies, collecting, and trading card games as tools for learning.
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Our programs are designed for families, students, and new collectors who want more than just an activity. Through hands-on experiences, students build real-world life skills while exploring something they already enjoy.
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From workshops to future enrichment programs, Fortis Family Academy helps turn hobbies into meaningful learning experiences for the next generation.
what we do
Creating hobby-based learning & community experiences for families & collectors.
Fortissimo Games
Bringing Families & Collectors Together Through Events & Unique Experiences
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Fortissimo Games is the collector-focused side of Fortis Learning, bringing the trading card community together through events, vending, and educational collector experiences.
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We host events like The Card Market and The Card Gallery, creating spaces where collectors, families, vendors, and hobby enthusiasts can buy, sell, trade, learn, and connect.
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We also vend at select card shows, offering trading cards, collectibles, and guidance for new and experienced collectors.
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Through Fortissimo Games, we are helping grow the hobby by creating welcoming, trustworthy, and community-focused experiences for collectors of today and tomorrow.