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 Mind Lab is an innovative in-school methodology for the development of thinking abilities and life skills through strategy games.
The Mind Lab Group was founded in 1994. Our activities are all centered on the Mind Lab Method, a unique and innovative approach to develop and train thinking, social and emotional intelligence skills through strategy games. Our programmes are being integrated into schools’ curricula – from foundation stage through to secondary schools – with lessons delivered once a week throughout the school year. Training seminars, teacher workshops, exciting parent-child events, and various other special activities, complement the Mind Lab project at your school.
Mind Lab’s unique concept is established upon the notion that strategy games serve as a high-powered educational tool. Strategy games contribute to the improvement of cognitive skills and to creating an awareness of thinking processes. They also help the learner to better cope with emotional and social situations. The game-playing experience, which stands at the heart of our programme, is at once enjoyable, captivating, and exciting – thus kindling great motivation and enthusiasm among children and serving as the foundation for a deep learning process.
On the academic front, we have conducted joint educational research projects with several leading research institutes and universities, including Yale University in the USA and Northumbria in England. Mind Lab’s cumulative experience, backed by extensive research conducted by Professor Donald Green of Yale University, endorses that the Mind Lab Method significantly improves math and verbal test-scores along with other important thinking abilities and life skills.
During 16 years of intensive growth and widespread activity, the Mind Lab Group has become a world leader in the field of thinking, social and emotional intelligence skill development. The Mind Lab Method has been adopted by thousands of nurseries and schools in over 25 countries. More than 10,000 teachers have been trained and certified, and over 2,000,000 students have used the Mind Lab Method to improve their thinking skills.
http://www.mindlabuk.com/
Gerry@mindlabuk.com or call 087-2264629
Rathdown Junior School takes on Mind Lab
Here's what Avril Lamplugh the Principal has to say..
“I can honestly say that we LOVE the Mind Lab programme. The students really enjoy playing the games and the Mind Lab lesson is definitely one of the highlights of every school week in Rathdown. They enjoy the games so much and are now really coming to grips with the learning strategies behind the games. I have looked in on a number of Mind Lab lessons and it is wonderful to see every student so engaged in the game they are playing. The atmosphere in the room is electric! There is a real sense of pride when a student in each class wins the weekly Mind Lab award. The feedback from parents has been very positive too. I am delighted that we have taken this programme on in Rathdown.”
Click here to go to the Rathdown Junior School Website
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