Mind LabMind Lab is an innovative in-school methodology for the development of

thinking abilities and life skills through strategy games.

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The Mind Lab MethodWhat are the Method’s

Objectives?

1. Imparting Thinking Skills

2. Strengthening Life Skills

3. Interdisciplinary Transfer

4. Developing Awareness

The Mind Lab Method

Cognitive

Social Emotional

The method improves 3 main aspects of thinking skills:

Cognitive skillsFacilitating the acquisition and improvement of central cognitive skills such as:

• Problem solving• Decision making• Creative Thinking• Critical Thinking• Math and Logic• Language Skills

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Social Skills Helps to revive important skills such as:

• Relating to others• Learning to cope with social

situations• Communicating verbally and non-

verbally• Creating teamwork and

cooperation• Dealing with competitive

environment

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Emotional skillsAmong other skills, the children will learn to:

• Acknowledge mistakes and learn from them

• Control extreme emotions: anger, joy or sadness

• Gracefully deal with successes and failures

• Be more persistent and self-disciplined

• Defer gratification and be more patient

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How Does the Method Work?

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What teaching skills does the method promote?

Mediated Teaching

Transfer -oriented Teaching

Essential Facts about Mind Lab

• A unique concept worldwide.• More than 20 years of experience.• Thousands of schools in more than 15

countries, among them: Israel, Brazil, US, Italy, Turkey, Chile, Panama, China, Australia and Romania.

• Over 4,000,000 students and 10,000 teachers.

• Scientifically Proven effectiveness (research led by Yale University, USA and North Umbria University, UK).

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Does it really work? Yes!Here are some results from Yale’s

research:

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More results from the academy?Here is another Yale research about

Mind Lab:

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The Mind Lab Products

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Thinkids 1 (age 4)

Basic

Concepts in

ThinkingA Shared

Objective

Thinkids 2 (age 5)

Pattern

MatchingThe Nature of

Groups

Grade 1 (age

6)

Data

Management

and AnalysisLogical

Thinking

Skills

Grade 2 (age

7)

United Forces

Figuring It

Out

Grade 3 (age

8)

Asking

Questions

Deep Waters

Grade 4 (age

9)

Problem

SolvingPlanning &

Sequencing

Grade 5 (age

10)

Information

AnalysisResource

Management

Grade 6 (age

11)

Deep Waters

Forward

Planning

Grade 7 (age

12)Benefits of

CollaborationDecision

Making

Grade 8 (age

13)

Tactics and

Strategy

Deep Waters

Grade 9 (age

14)

Effective

ThinkingMemory

Applications

Grade 10

(age 15)

Strategy

Planning

Interpersonal

Relations

The Mind Lab ProductsWhat do the Courses include?

Know-How with everything teachers need to know about Mind Lab.

Curriculum for the teachers with detailed lesson plans.A student book with fun exercises and activities.Excellent games that serve as the main tool in Mind Lab.A software package with games, lessons and assessment.The Art of Playing also includes a computerized interactive course,

that makes the teachers’ training extremely friendly and effective.

Gallery I- Mind Games

Gallery II- Software & Training Books

Mind Lab Action

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Venice

Salamanca

Istanbul

Mind Lab International Conference

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