Presentation made to parents of ABWA, Mumbai on March 29, 2019

1. EDUCATING
VERSATILISTS FOR
THE FUTURE
VishnuteerthAgnihotri
The GreatTit (Parus major)

2. SomeThoughts
“If this generation lacks a comprehensive view of the cosmos, the
future of life will be decided at random”
-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.The
world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put
together the right information at the right time, think critically
about it, and make important choices wisely.”
- EOWilson, Leading Scientist

3. Highly Qualified
3
Disciplinary
Expertise
Work Directly with
Children
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
Jayasree- IIT Madras;
Math Expert;
Doctoral Researcher-
HBCSE
+ wide
network of
internationa
l experts

4. • 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
Expertise and Focus

5. Film

6. SomeTestimonials
Grade 8
NPS Indiranagar

7. OUR OFFERINGS

8. What we want
Excellence Contribution
Centred-ness

9. How do we develop
Excellenc
e
Contributio
n
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’, JohnsonO’ Connor Foundation

11. A buffet of learning experiences
to supplement the school curriculum
“Each new thing they learn makes them aware of other new
things to be learned.Their curiosity grows by what it feeds on. Our
task is to keep it well supplied with food. … Keeping their curiosity
“well supplied with food” doesn’t mean feeding them, or telling
them what they have to feed themselves. It means putting within
their reach the widest possible variety and quantity of good
food—like taking them to a supermarket with no junk food in it (if
we can imagine such a thing).”
- John Holt, How Children Learn

12. Contemporary Integrated Curriculum
Expert Mentors
Gainexposureto
diversedisciplines
Engagethroughchallenge
Developrigour
Identify&pursue
interests
Developabilityfor
self-learning
Whole Being (Head, Heart and Hands)
Our Goals

13. Science &
Scientific
Enquiry
Mathematical &
Computational
Thinking
The Planetary Web-
Nature, Society and
the Individual
Technology,
Design and
Making
Tools for Thinking
and Communication
Academic
Enrichment-
5 Tracks
Experiential Learning

14. Program Offerings
AcademicEnrichment
ExperientialLearning

15. Upcoming Program Offerings-
GenWise Summer School (GSS), Bengaluru (ECC,Whitefield)
• GSS Early Explorer Program (Students completing Grades 5-6)-
June 16- 30
• GSS Advanced (Students completing Grades 7-9)- June 16- July 7

16. Upcoming Program Offerings-
GenWise Summer School (GSS), Bengaluru
Academic EnrichmentFun, Games, Life
Skills
Self Awareness
Exposure to Diverse Fields

17. Upcoming Program Offerings-
GSS Early Explorer(June 16- June 30), Bengaluru
End of
Grades 5-6

18. Upcoming Program Offerings-
GSS Advanced (June 16- July 7), Bengaluru; 3 1-week modules
End of
Grades 7-9

19. Upcoming Program Offerings
GenWise Explorer Day Scholar Program, May 25- June 4, Mumbai..1
• Junior Program (Grades 4-6)
• Senior Program (Grades 7-9)
• In collaboration with Purdue Gifted Education Research and
Resource Institute (Purdue GERI)
• An exploration into 3 areas

20. Upcoming Program Offerings
GenWise Explorer Day Scholar Program, May 25- June 4, Mumbai..1
• Junior Program (Grades 4-6)
• Senior Program (Grades 7-9)
• In collaboration with Purdue Gifted Education Research and
Resource Institute (Purdue GERI)
• An exploration into 3 areas

21. Upcoming Program Offerings
GenWise Explorer Day Scholar Program, May 25- June 4, Mumbai..
Junior
Program
(Grades 4-
6)

22. Upcoming Program Offerings
GenWise Explorer Day Scholar Program, May 25- June 4, Mumbai..
Senior
Program
(Grades 7-
9)

23. Day ScholarVs Residential
Day Scholar Program Residential
Program
Engage through Challenge
Learn from Failure
Identify interests
Diversity of Peer Group
Exposure to diverse
disciplines
Fitting in socially
Develop independence

24. Program Grades/
Age
When Price
GSS Early Explorers (2
weeks)- Bengaluru
Grades 5-6 • June 16- 30 2019 99,000
GSS Advanced (3 weeks;
academic giftedness
criteria)- Bengaluru
Grades 7-9 • June 16- July 7, 1,49,000
Day Scholar Junior
Program, Mumbai ( 2
weeks)
Grades 4-6 • May 25- June 4, 42,500
Day Scholar Senior
Program, Mumbai (2
weeks)- Mumbai
Grades 7-9 • May 25- June 4, 42,500
UPCOMING PROGRAMS SUMMARY

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