Describes GenWise's (www.genwise.in) philosophy of nurturing children's potential and their various offerings- particularly the 8 weekend offering hosted in Bangalore, starting Aug 2018

1. DEVELOPING TALENT FOR THE FUTURE
-PROGRAM OFFERINGS
GENWISE TALENTDEV PVT LTD
WWW.GENWISE.IN
June 30, 2018

2. AGENDA
❑Introduction to GenWise
❑Nurturing the child’s potential
❑Challenges in talent development
❑GenWise goals and program offerings
❑GenWise 365 Program Details

3. Highly Qualified Disciplinary
Expertise
Experience with
Gifted Learners
3
Utpal- PhD, Stony
Brook; Bell Labs;
Motorola
Radha- PhD, IIT Bombay;
Environment work- US, UAE,
India
Ramjee- IIT Madras;
Entrepreneur; Technologist;
Tinkerer; Writer
Rajesh- IIT
Madras, Cal Tech,
IIM L;
Consulting; HR
Head- Accenture
Vishnu- IIT
Madras;
Educationist;
Consulting;
Leadership Coach
WhoWeAre
Jayasree- IIT Madras;
Math Expert;
Doctoral Researcher-
HBCSE
+ wide
network of
experts

4. EXPERTISE AND FOCUS
• Individual experience of 2-3 decades (disciplinary and working with
children)
• Working together since 2015
• Programs for gifted and talented (conceptualized and implemented first such Indian 3-
week summer residential program)
• Bridging gap between disciplinary expertise and middle/ high-school
students
WhoWeAre

5. WHAT WE WANT
NurturingtheChild’sPotential
Excellence Contribution
Centred-ness

6. HOW DO WE DEVELOP
NurturingtheChild’sPotential
Excellence Contribution

7. HOW DO WE DEVELOP
NurturingtheChild’sPotential
Excellence Contribution
Ability Exposure

8. HOW DO WE DEVELOP
NurturingtheChild’sPotential
Excellence Contribution
Interests
Aptitude Knowledge
Skills
Ability Exposure

9. HOW DO WE DEVELOP
NurturingtheChild’sPotential
Excellence Contribution
Interests
Aptitude Knowledge
Skills
Ability Exposure

10. A WORD ON APTITUDE
“We have found that many people, for instance, discount their strongest
aptitudes, thinking that if something comes easily to them, why, surely
anyone can do it. Or perhaps they know someone so preternaturally gifted
that their own ability seems meager by comparison, when in fact they are
among the top rank of persons tested. Frequently a person has had little
opportunity for the kinds of activities that would have revealed his or her
gifts, or is aware of some strengths but not others.”- from ‘Understanding your
Aptitudes’, Johnson O’ Connor Foundation
NurturingtheChild’sPotential

11. THE CHALLENGES
1. Focus of the larger education system- examinations; ‘one-size-fits-all’
2. Pace of change
• what knowledge & skills most relevant in the future
• new knowledge and disciplines, new skills
• new mediums and technologies
3. The Internet- ‘Drowning in information, while starving for wisdom’
4. Identifying aptitudes and interests not easy (aptitudes concretize by age 14)
5. Big decisions during turbulence of adolescence
ChallengesinTalentDevelopment

12. A PARTNER TO THE SCHOOL AND THE PARENT
GenWiseGoals&ProgramOfferings
School
ExpertsParent
It takes a village to raise a child

13. Contemporary Integrated Curriculum
Expert Mentors
Gainexposureto
diversedisciplines
Engagethroughchallenge
Developrigour
Identify&pursue
interests
Developabilityfor
self-learning
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14. PROGRAM OFFERINGS
GenWiseGoals&ProgramOfferings

15. GENWISE SUMMER SCHOOL 2018 EXPERIENCE
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Early Explorers- 5-track Program
for Grade 5-6 students

16. STUDENT SPEAK- CLICK ON VIDEO LINK
GenWiseGoals&ProgramOfferings
https://youtu.be/iLI46i6PItE

17. • Urban children spend countless hours in
classroom type environments (school,
external tuition, etc.)
• Large portions of their free time spent on
devices, disconnected from the physical
world, barely moving their bodies or using
their hands
• Distractedness/ stress as a result of not
“inhabiting” their bodies
• Inherent privilege accorded to “mind”
knowledge, over “body” knowledge
Lived Learning @Auroville
CONTEXT

18. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
• Understand broader concepts in the Environmental Sciences – reforestation, renewable energy, waste
management, water management, indigenous flora and fauna, sustainable agricultural practices
• Understand concepts in the Social Sciences – linkage between the individual and the community, concept of
Shared Commons as a potential model for community living, women’s empowerment, education, etc.
• Opportunities to express children’s intelligence through their hands and bodies
• Enhancing awareness of the physical body we “inhabit”
• Closely observe and experience the physical world around us
Lived Learning @Auroville

19. WHY AUROVILLE
• Auroville is large and diverse (50+ nationalities)
• It is a true living democracy, and it belongs to no one in particular
• Deliberate inclusion of neighbouring villages and ecosystems, in informal and formal processes
• Innate culture of being active and productive, combined with excellent food habits
• Several unique examples of social experiments conceptualized and executed at Auroville
Lived Learning @Auroville

20. • Oct 13-20, 2018
• Price- INR 50,000
Lived Learning @Auroville

21. GenWise365ProgramDetails
365 (Round the Year Program)
• Grade 6-9 Students
• Core and Elective Courses across 5 tracks
-72 hours- Core; 30 hours (approx.)- Elective
• 102 classroom hours (17 calendar days)
• 8 weekends between August 2018 and Feb 2019
• Engagement with students and parents in an online
community

22. Science &
Scientific
Enquiry
Mathematical &
Computational
Thinking
The Planetary Web-
Nature, Society and the
Individual
Technology,
Design and
Making Tools for Thinking and
Communication
Contemporary
Integrated
Curriculum-
5 Tracks
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23. #1- SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRYGenWise365ProgramDetails

24. #1- SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY
• Appreciate what scientific thinking is and recognize the possibility of
transferring this way of thinking to other disciplines.
• What to expect in this track?
• Learning to observe and ask questions
• Scientific Thinking skills
• Experimentation, Analogic thinking, Estimation…
• Conceptual understanding and connection to real-life
• Science involved in diverse areas & Big ideas in science
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25. #2-MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKINGGenWise365ProgramDetails

26. #2-MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
• Appreciate the nature of mathematical and computational thinking and its
relevance to problem-solving for society.
• What to expect in this track?
• Creating your own mathematics (mathematical thinking)
• Processes of mathematical thinking
• Thinking computationally (NOT just programming)
• Power of such thinking to solve complex real-life problems
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27. #3-THE PLANETARY WEB: NATURE, SOCIETY
AND THE INDIVIDUAL
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28. #3-THE PLANETARY WEB: NATURE, SOCIETY
AND THE INDIVIDUAL
• Develop an awareness of interconnectedness of things, major problems
faced in society and ways to respond effectively
• What to expect in this track?
• Relationships & Connectedness- natural & social systems
• Individual- interacting with and impacting the environment
• Exploring ‘givens’ e.g. modern markets; owning property
• Recognize complexity and role of natural sciences, technology
and social networks in our response
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29. #4-TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND MAKINGGenWise365ProgramDetails

30. #4-TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND MAKING
• Experience the joy of building things, develop some hands-on skills and
learn engineering and design thinking skills to solve problems
• What to expect in this track?
• Engineering design process
• Use of technology to creatively solve problems
• Confidence and joy in working with hands
• Design thinking and skills
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31. #5-TOOLS FOR THINKING AND COMMUNICATIONGenWise365ProgramDetails

32. #5-TOOLS FOR THINKING AND COMMUNICATION
• Understand how thinking works and learn to use different tools to think
better and communicate your ideas
• What to expect in this track?
• How human beings think; Cognitive biases
• Appreciate diverse tools available to analyse problems and
think better- computer simulations, data visualizations,
system maps…
• Storytelling for influence
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33. Sample Electives
• Neuroscience- Unravelling the
Brain & Behaviour
• Cryptography
• Digital Storytelling
• Science of Everyday Thinking
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• At least 3 electives will be offered (will be
announced 6 weeks before the elective dates)
Also
• Student Feedback Report- Interim &
Final
• 1-on-1 session with parent (on request)

34. SCHEDULE AND COSTS
• Tentative dates as below; 9 AM to 4 PM
• Cost- INR 36,000 (inclusive of GST); Meals extra (optional)
GenWise365ProgramDetails
Month Tentative Dates (Inventure
Edition)
August 2018 • Aug 25-26
September 2018 • Sep 15-16
• Sep 29-30
October 2018 • Oct 27-28
November 2018 • Nov 24-25
December 2018
January 2019 • Jan 12-14 (3 days)
February 2019 • Feb 2-3
• Feb 16-17

35. CONTACT DETAILS
gifted@GenWise.in
+91 9342247734
(Vishnu Agnihotri)
https://GenWise.in
https://www.facebook.com/GenWise.in/
https://twitter.com/GenWise_