Mind Lab What is Mind Lab? Mind Lab is an innovative and proven curriculum designed to teach students ages 4-14 HOW to think through interactive play. We use a series of international board games carefully selected to teach the fundamentals of strategy, problem solving, decision making, teamwork, communication, and the art of graceful winning and losing. Our games appeal to children's hearts and minds alike, providing inner motivation to expand their thinking abilities using Mind Lab's unique tools. Our students love to learn, and our parents love the results. Who developed the Mind Lab curriculum? Mind Lab was originally developed in Israel in the early 1990's by two international chess masters with Masters degrees in Education, Ehud Shachar and Dan Gendleman. Today, Mind lab's research and development team includes experts in the fields of education, thinking games, humanities and social sciences, as well as computer science and engineering. We are constantly updating and improving the material in the learning program based on feedback from thousands of educational institutions in the 35+ countries that utilize the Mind Lab program. The Mind Lab program also has academic backing from a number of researchers and universities around the world, including Yale University in the U.S. What goes on in a Mind Lab class? Each class follows the same basic format. The central theme of the lesson is discussed and the rules of the game are explained. Children then play the game in groups, followed by a teaching period where the meta-cognitive models are illustrated. Children then play the game again utilizing the new strategies. The lesson ends with a group discussion of the children's thoughts and the teacher's insight on how the models they've learned can be applied to everyday life. In all the programs emphasis is placed upon activities which combine movement, drama and stories, and stress social skills as well as academic excellence. 180 Wells Avenue Suite 101A Newton 02459 Massachusetts Brian Purcell View Map Also listed in:  Academics and Technology  After School Programs

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