The Crown Institute worked directly with Pixar Animation Studios to create InsideU — an interactive digital platform inspired by Disney and Pixar’s film Inside Out — to help kids and families explore the emotions we all experience, every day.
“The [kids] love it. They absolutely enjoy using the app and how it goes through each emotion… people can acknowledge why mental health is so important and why emotions are so important.”
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Lead Social Worker
“And when you're sad, you can express your feelings. And it's better to express your feelings because then people know what's happening, and then when you say it, they can help you every day, and to go through it together.”
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Youth Member
“Everyone can have anxiety and everyone can have fear and that’s okay!”
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Youth Member
Built on a partnership with Pixar Animation Studios.
Taking cues from Pixar’s hit film Inside Out, the overall goal of InsideU is to develop and study highly engaging social and emotional learning tools that are relevant to a wide population of children and youth.
Explore episodes in the app.
Broken down into four episodes, the innovative tool helps kids learn about emotions using characters from the animated film.
Meet the Team
Introduces you to the Inside Out characters and shows how emotions are triggered.