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
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