If you’re new, you have come to the right place. Congratulations on completing the tutorial and welcome to Glideon, a land filled with purposeful adventures! Glideon is the land in which Lightglider Academy is located. I'm Kwan and it's my job to train rookies on how to play.
PLEASE remember your username and password! Perhaps you should write it down and put it in a safe place!
When you log into Lightgliders, you'll have three choices. Check out This Week in Lightgliders to learn about the weekly theme or play the Game of the Week for a chance to win a prize!
You can explore Faith & Fun to view a bunch of games, videos, and activities all in one easy place.
Finally, check out Lightglider Academy, the massive community experience where you meet other Lightgliders, go on missions, play games, and shine for all to see!
To get to all of these options at any time, click the menu button at the top right of your screen, and then select where you want to go!
We can't wait for you to begin exploring all the games and activities! You'll find me in the Innovation Lab. I am usually working on strategies to restore the land of Glideon. I look forward to meeting you!
Hi! My name is Tambika and I'm here to guide you first-timers around Lightglider Academy! Remember playing the tutorial? In it, you used your mouse or tapped the screen to glide around. In Lightglider Academy, it's no different!
But why are you here? You were chosen as a Lightglider and transported here to help us RESPECT, RESCUE, and RESTORE. Lightglider Academy needs to be fortified and we need your help. The land outside of the Academy is called the Yonders and it is full of danger! Scary Machines roam the land seeking to kidnap the native creatures called the Gliddles, and blight is spreading all over the land of Glideon.
But you can help!
By battling these Machines and looking for those lost, we can RESCUE the kidnapped Gliddles and RESTORE the land!
While you go on missions, watch videos, and play games, you will be earning light! As you earn more light, you level up, and you will have more access to rewards and challenges here in Lightglider Academy. Have fun hanging out with friends, playing games, and exploring!
Hey Lightglider! I'm Bryce! Have you gone on a mission to the Yonders yet? Each one is filled with purposeful adventure! You will rescue Gliddles, battle Machines, clear the blight, protect the Academy, and restore the land of Glideon. Also, be on the lookout for our beloved Professor Watts. He founded Lightglider Academy, but mysteriously disappeared.
I want to equip you today to battle the Machines and rescue the Gliddles. Your armor is equipped with automatic defenses, which allow you to battle the Machines that you encounter on your missions to the Yonders!
Be sure to pick up Gliddles where you can! Their light powers help battle the Machines as well! Each Gliddle has a different power to help you!
Glide on!
Hola! I’m Santiago. I am excited that you have joined us at Lightgliders! Tambika runs the Academy these days while the Professor is gone, and she has asked me to welcome you and tell you about it.
Soooooooo.....here are a few things you need to know!
There's lots to explore in Lightglider Academy! There are many objects around the Academy you can click on to discover games and videos to play!
Click on another Lightglider to add them as a friend! You can have as many friends as you want.
Check out the calendar on the Lightgliders website and be on the lookout for daily alerts when you log in to discover community events! They are held daily and the moderators love hanging out with you!
I hope you find as much joy being a part of this community as I do!
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Have you explored what’s going on This Week?
Every week the Lightgliders community focuses on a specific theme designed to help us grow and shine! Throughout the year you’ll learn about things like Joy, Creation, Purpose, The Bible, The Far Greater Story, and much more!
When you login to Lightgliders, you should see three options on the right side of your screen. The top option is This Week. This is where you’ll find everything you need related to the weekly theme. This includes the weekly message from a Lightglider leader discussing the theme and Bible memory verse, the Spark and Prayer videos related to the theme, and your Lightglider Journal, where you can record all that you’re learning, thinking, and feeling. In addition, you will most likely see the Game of the Week where you can compete to be on the leaderboard and receive a prize as well as the Spotlight Blog highlighting specific Lightgliders for the ways they shine.
You can also find all of this information with the Orange and Blue Gliddles in the Courtyard, holding some newspapers near the fountain!
As you explore life as a Lightglider, take the time to dive into This Week every week! And check the Lightgliders calendar for Bible Chat. We gather in the Library to discuss the weekly theme and Bible memory verse. We even watch the Spark and Prayer videos together.
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Have you explored all there is to do in Faith & Fun?
When you login to Lightgliders there are three options on the right side of your screen - This Week, Lightglider Academy, and Faith & Fun.
Faith & Fun is where lots of, well, faith and fun can be found! When you click on the Faith & Fun button, you’ll be taken to TONS of games, videos, sticker pages, and transmissions! They’re broken down into categories, so you can choose which ones interest you the most!
You’ll notice there are different colors, so here’s what they all mean:
• Everything in PURPLE is a game. Every game’s thumbnail has a key that gives you more information about the game. For example…some text
You’ll see a difficulty bar ranging from beginner to expert.
If you see one blue person icon, that means it is a single player game…just for you to play!
If you see a green world icon, it is an online multiplayer game, so you can play with others logged into Lightgliders.
If you see a two green person icon, that means it is a local multiplayer game, so grab someone around you and play!
• Everything in RED is a transmission from a Lightglider leader to help you learn your way around Lightgliders.
• Everything in BLUE is a Lightgliders Television video, otherwise known as LGTV, where you can watch Academy gameplay, tutorials, and Bible WHAT’s with Marlon!
• Everything in GREEN is a Spark, where you can learn more about different topics we talk about in Lightgliders and spark conversations with those around you.
• Everything in ORANGE is a prayer you can do on your own or with a family member.
• Everything in PINK is a sticker page that you can customize and send to your friends!
Take some time to explore Faith & Fun to encourage your faith and have some fun!
Glide On!
Hi friend! I’m Nisha. Thank you for being here. You have joined a large community of unique and special people. And you will make a major impact as a Lightglider. One way you do this is by building and decorating a treehouse where rescued Gliddles can live. Just outside the Academy campus are beautiful trees. Go there by clicking on your map and clicking Treehouse. You can decorate your very own treehouse with decorations you've bought. To decorate, drag and drop decorations from your inventory. You can purchase more decorations at Tree Mart in Lightglider Academy. Click on the map to find Tree Mart. Watch the tutorial below to learn more.
Once you've finished decorating your treehouse, you can check out other Lightgliders' treehouses! Just click on them and select "View Treehouse." Then you can see how they decorated their treehouses and maybe get inspired for yours! You can also visit your friends list to view their treehouses!
I can't wait to see what you do with the treehouse you've been given to steward! The Gliddles are going to love it!
Well, hello there, new Lightglider! I'm Tova and I am here to tell you that YOU were uniquely MADE TO SHINE.
You are unique. That means that there is no one like you!
You were made. That means that you were not an accident!
You can shine. That means that you can positively impact others through your words and actions!
In honor of being unique, I want to tell you that you can change your outfits in Lightgliders at a moment's notice. If you are in the Academy just click on your profile picture to change outfits, hats, gliders, and even your look.
Also, if you ever receive a mystery code, you'll want to enter it into your Academy profile to get a helpful prize. You may want to ask your parent or group leader if any new mystery codes have been sent out this week. They'll find them in our weekly emails. Also, for every month that you're a Lightglider, you receive a special glider! Ask your parent or group leader for the code that comes in the monthly milestone emails!
In Glider Gear you can buy new outfits and gift new items to friends. As you earn light and collect gold on your missions and adventures, you will be able to buy the outfits you want. You can also play games and watch videos outside of the Academy to earn light and level up! Marlon will talk about that later!
Sometimes moderators will give out free gear at parties, which is always fun!
Every Lightglider has a very special name. Have you checked out the leaderboards for any games? There you can see the names of the players who have scored the highest in those games!
Remember, you were made to shine. The way we do that in Lightgliders is by pursuing three goals - RESPECT, RESCUE, and RESTORE. Watch these video to learn ways to pursue these goals.
I can't wait for you to meet Marlon! He will share the difference between being in Lightgliders and being in Glideon!
Ok, New Lightglider! It’s time to put it all together. You may have noticed that all of these messages have been about what you will do in Lightgliders.
Have you ever wondered how Lightglider Academy came to be? My name is Marlon and I'll tell you! The Academy was created by the first Lightglider, a man named Professor Christopher Watts. Professor Watts realized there were too many kidnapped Gliddles and too much blight for him to rescue and restore all by himself, so he decided to start the Academy and train up Lightgliders to help him out. We seven Lightglider leaders, Bryce, Tambika, Kwan, Santiago, Nisha, Tova, and I, were among the first ones trained! After Lightglider Academy was established, Professor Watts left for a secret mission but never returned. It's up to us to find him and bring him home!
In Lightgliders you will also encounter the Far Greater Story. This is the story of God's love for you revealed in the Bible. God's love is something to know, grow in, and show each and every day.
We want you to know this story, to talk about it with your family and friends, and to understand how it affects your life and decisions. That is why there is a new theme and Bible verse each week to learn about and discuss.
As you explore all the different types of content - the Games, the Sparks, the Prayers, the Sticker Pages, and the fun LGTV videos - you will earn light and level up! See Glider Gear below? You'll notice that the higher level you reach, the more gear you'll be able to access!
Remember Lightglider: You were made to shine! Your unique gifts and abilities were given to you by God for a reason. As you play, we hope you come to KNOW, GROW in, and SHOW God's love each and every day! As you do this, you will shine!
That's all we have to teach you for now. Glide on!
