Reflections from facilitators, field notes from parents, and the research that shapes how we think about learning at Sparkling Mindz.
Over the past few weeks we have launched a bunch of new programs for 5-7 and 8-13 year olds in Bangalore and also, one…
We have had a lot of parents talk to us about continuous application of thinking skills and also giving them an opportunity to work…
This is a question we encounter on a daily basis. Being an activity-based module, we get asked this question quite often, “If children are…
The nature of our programs is such that we let children do a lot of activities and they learn as they discover meaning and…
I love it when we teach a child a tool and they apply it in new places and different contexts than originally intended and…
Depth speaks volumes. I recently came across two different TED Talks. The first one – “Taking Imagination Seriously” is about using unconventional materials (like…
Every session we have had shy children the parents have come in and specifically told us, “Please take care of them”, and hesitantly added,…
As the schools gates reopen and the children rush in to learn, play and grow, a question remains. This is an enigma that I’ve not…
It is interesting, as the children increasingly flex their brain muscles, they not only become more creative in solving their own problems, they also…
“Some men see things as they are and ask why.Others dream things that never were and ask why not.”George Bernard Shaw So is the…