Targeted Workshops

Our targeted workshops are designed to give students an opportunity to apply the core skills learnt from the cognition training curriculum in a real life setting. The workshops are interactive and are the perfect setting for your child to demonstrate his or her skills and creativity.

Origami

"When the paper folds, the mind unfolds"

Origami is Japanese for paper folding. What started as a Japanese paper folding art is now a valuable educational tool widely used not only to teach art and math but to improve children’s minds one fold at a time. Origami training stimulates high motor activity. According to Jean Piaget a renowned Swiss child development psychologist, “motor activity in the form of skilled movements is vital to the development of intuitive thought and the mental representation of space”. Origami training involves intensive interaction between the left-right hemispheres of the brain reflecting influence in both verbal and non-verbal (spatial imagination) skills.

Our 2-hour workshop is conducted at multiple levels so the novices, the aficionados and every one in between can benefit.

Interesting Fact: An origami expert Robert Lang designed a deployable solar array for NASA which can be folded compactly and deployed while in outer space.

The Art of Debate

The art of debate is not just an exercise in logic but also in persuasion, wit and rhetoric. An extension to the course on Logical reasoning, this workshop lays emphasis on critical thinking, effective communication, independent research and team work - skills that serve students well in schools and in real life.

Speed Reading

We live in a world where we are continuously overloaded with information. Imagine what it would mean for you to be able to read and comprehend this information a lot faster and more effectively than what you can do currently. This workshop introduces you to speed reading and provides basic tools that will help you read faster and comprehend better.

Crossword

Making coherent connections between seemingly unrelated things lies at the core of intelligent behaviour What could be a better way to practice your ability to make abstract connection than a good old fashioned cryptic crossword. Learn from experts as they teach you the basics tools and initiate you to the exciting world of crosswords in this 2-hour workshop.

Memory Palace

Ever heard of Rajveer Meena? Rajveer Meena is a 25-year old Indian who holds the guinness record for memorizing the maximum number of digits of Pi (70,000). Ever wondered how people accomplish these extraordinary feats? It turns out there is some method to this madness.The memory palace is one of several powerful memory techniques that memory athletes use. As an extension to the course on Memory Techniques and Learning Strategies, this workshop will introduce this simple yet powerful technique. Conducted by a national level memory trainer, this workshop will demystify the world of memory training.

Social Cognitive Activities

“Social activities allow students to express and develop their understandings with peers as they pursue projects through conversations that stimulate examining and expanding their understandings.” (Sherman & Kurshan, 2005)

Cognosia’s social cognitive activities are a combination of creative indoor and outdoor activities that combine physical and mental activity in an interactive group setting. Structured as games, these activities are designed for students to practice and refine their cognitive skills in a real world group setting through social interactions and experiences.