Smart Thinkers
Turn your students in to Smart Thinkers!
A giant map, divided into 100 squares, sits at the front of your school hall. One of those squares will reveal a treasure trove, but which one?
What is the Smart Thinkers Programme?
A giant map, divided into 100 squares, sits at the front of your school hall. One of those squares will reveal a treasure trove, but which one?
To find the treasure, your students, in teams, will solve numerous hands-on challenges, gathering the clues that will enable them to use logical deduction to locate the square hiding the golden haul!
With tasks differentiated according to year group, devised for Reception, Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well as 16+, up to 60 students per session and up to 300 students per day, will be able to take part in this brilliant new thinking skills programme, that will boost your students’ self-confidence, build their resilience and improve skills that they will then carry into both the classroom and the social lives.
How To Structure Your Workshop
Reception to Post 16
Fully DBS checked
300 students per day
60 students per session
Feedback On Our Smart Thinkers Workshops
The Smart Thinkers programme was outstanding. It was amazing to see all the students collaborating and solving a wide range of problems and challenges. The day was organised really well and the presenter had good control of the children. It was a rare opportunity for us as teachers to take a step back and look at the children problem solving and communicating. An amazing day was had all round."
Ms Sidrah Begum,
KS1 Lead - Chestnut Lane School
“We have hosted The Happy Puzzle Company a few times now and their latest Smart Thinkers programme took everything to the next level. The students were engaged from start to finish, and the staff were impressed by how well the students collaborated on the tasks. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending The Happy Puzzle Company to any other school.”
Katie Goldstein,
Teacher - Channing School
"Their delivery of the Smart Thinkers workshop was fantastic! The new programme seems to have been a big hit with everyone. The feedback from staff was amazing and there were some very enthusiastic pupils. Thank you for a fantastic day."
Darren Thomas,
Head Teacher, Pantyscallog Primary School
This workshop is great for developing...
- Team Skills
- Logical Deduction
- Maths Skills
- Problem Solving
- Spatial Awareness
- Strategic Planning
- Visual Perception
- Gross Motor Skills
- Planning
At the end of each of our workshops, students are asked what they feel they have learned that will help them in the future. Almost always, we hear the same three answers...
"Never Give Up!"
"The importance of working as a team"
"That nothing needs to be impossible"
Many schools host a Smart Thinkers programme... Are You?
- As an activity to help develop thinking skills.
- As part of an activity week, maths week or enrichment week
- As a team-building activity that will benefit students of all abilities, including those with specific learning difficulties.
- As a beginning/end of year activity for a class or a year group, or for students visiting from other schools
- As an INSET programme for staff
