The goals of the Thinking Outside The Box school-based (withdrawal) programs are to:
- Develop deeper thinking habits and strategies.
- Learn and practise a range of problem-solving skills.
- Foster each child’s ability to work in groups of like-minded children.
- Develop reflective skills and encourage students to challenge themselves in any learning environment.
- Build children’s confidence in their abilities and increase their expectations about what is achievable.
- Encourage each child to develop and pursue personal interests and passions.
- Develop children’s skills at asking ‘good’ questions based on deeper thinking and evaluation.
- Provide a forum for exploring what it means to be ‘gifted’ and developing a sense of support and community.
Thinking Outside The Box school-based (withdrawal) programs may include the following activities:
- Use of a range of thinking strategies and learning habits.
- Maths, logic and/or word challenges designed to stimulate creative thinking and problem solving.
- Discussions that explore what being ‘gifted’ means and how to make the best of your abilities.