Welcome Parents

Leonardo DaVinci…

is viewed as having one of the most brilliant minds in recorded history.

One Question:

Why We put children to School ?

Literacy

Foundation for Career

To be successful in Life using knowledge learnt during Schooling

Skills Needed to live a successful Life & Career:

1. Domain Knowledge – e.g. Accountancy, Management, Civil Engineering, Marketing etc

2. Application of Knowledge in real life

3. Personal Skills : Communication, Presentation & Public Speaking, Problem Solving, Team Work, Assertiveness, Empathy, Co-operation …..

Few More Questions:

1. Do our Schools Provide for Application & Transfer of Knowledge in real life ?

2. Do each of our children get opportunity to develop personal skills needed to live a successful life & Career?

Future Facing our Children

Next 8 Seconds – 34 Babies will be born

What will be the world for them ?

Future:

Today’s kids are preparing for careers that doesn’t even exist a decade before ?

Nanotechnology Clinical Research Bioinformatics etc.

Future :

If our children are going to succeed in tomorrows world , we have to teach them to Love to Learn.

Developmental Goals- Prepare children for school and life- Develop creative thinking and

problem solving skills- Build communication and speaking

abilities- Teach application and transfer of

knowledge- Promote leadership and personal

growth- Encourage life long love of learning

What is FasTracKids?

We focus on the 3 C’s

- Communication

- Creativity

- Critical Thinking

What is FasTracKids?

What is FasTracKids?Traditional: Students acquire knowledge

through memorization and repetitionFTK Methodology:

Encourages the application and transfer of knowledge

Challenges students to analyze and evaluate information

How We Learn

Independent Research

Children improved their Children improved their vocabulary vocabulary and social skills at and social skills at

a rate 100-150%a rate 100-150% faster than faster than their peers after their peers after attending attending

FasTracKids!FasTracKids!

Independent Research

Independent Research Expressive Vocabulary Test (EVT)

-Speaking Vocabulary Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

(PPVT)- (Receptive) Hearing Vocabulary

Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS)-Social Behaviors: cooperation,

empathy assertion, responsibility, & self-control

Independent Research

Educational Zig-Zagging Educational Zig-Zagging

Videotaped Presentation

Classification

Experiments

Group Activity

Learning StationPresentation

Question & Answer

Planning

Role Play

Think / Brain ActivityCreative Activity

Subject Matter

Knowledge Input

Unique Interactive Technology

The FasTrack Learning Station

Unique Interactive Technology

Engages children in learning Creates awareness with technology Develops love of learning Promotes discovery and

exploration Develops creativity, critical

thinking, and problem solving Teaches children how to learn to

learn

Why Videotaping Works Promotes high participation Monitors progress and

development Emphasizes “thinking before

speaking” Builds self-confidence Reinforces learning by giving

and receiving feedback

Why Videotaping Works

Cultivates speaking skills Look at the camera Talk loudly and clearly Use complete sentences Use correct body language and expression

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FasTracKids in Action!

FasTracKids Curriculum Content, delivery

standardization FTK-certified teacher, assistant 8:1 student/teacher ratio 16 children in class maximum 2 hours per week for 24 months 12 subjects 8 lessons per subject

FasTracKids Curriculum Enrichment on a developmentally

appropriate learning level Builds self-esteem Child-centered classes Meets individual needs, interests,

and abilities of children Stimulates critical thinking skills Exposes children to high-quality

curriculum subject areas

FasTracKids Subject FasTracKids Subject ContentContent

BiologyBiology(Science)(Science)- Science of Life - Animals- Science of Life - Animals- Human Body - Plants- Human Body - Plants

TechnologyTechnology- At Home - - At Home - TransportationTransportation- Computers - Medical- Computers - Medical

Goals & Life Goals & Life LessonsLessons- Friends/Family - - Friends/Family - FeelingsFeelings- Goals for Life - - Goals for Life - ResponsibilityResponsibility

CreativityCreativity - In the World - Imagination- In the World - Imagination - Art - Problem Solving- Art - Problem Solving

Earth SciencesEarth Sciences - In the World - Geology- In the World - Geology - Oceans - Energy from Earth- Oceans - Energy from Earth

AstronomyAstronomy- Sun & Stars - Planets- Sun & Stars - Planets- Flying - Space Travel- Flying - Space Travel

FasTracKids Subject FasTracKids Subject ContentContent

MathematicsMathematics- Shapes - Size and - Shapes - Size and PatternsPatterns- Time - Measurement- Time - Measurement

NNatural Scienceatural Science- Buoyancy - Electricity- Buoyancy - Electricity- Magnetic Powers - - Magnetic Powers - MoleculesMolecules

Speech Drama & Speech Drama & ArtArt- History of Theater - - History of Theater - CinemaCinema- Performing Arts - - Performing Arts - ExpressionExpression

LiteratureLiterature - Facts & Opinion - Storyline- Facts & Opinion - Storyline - Creating Stories - - Creating Stories -

ExpressionExpression

CommunicationCommunication - History - How we can- History - How we can - Effectively - Different Ways- Effectively - Different Ways

EconomicsEconomics - Marketing - Earning- Marketing - Earning - Modern World - Spending- Modern World - Spending

Typical Session Breakup

Window of Opportunity

“A child’s ultimate intellectual development can vary by as much as 25%, depending on the quality and quantity of the early stimulation.”*

Source: Neurobiologist Peter HuttenlockerUniv. of Chicago, USA

Capability is Established Early in

LifeLearning ability development

Total lifetime learning

50% by age 5 80% by age 8

“At the moment of birth, every child has greater potential intelligence than DaVinci ever used.”

*Glenn Doman Author & Education Expert

Questions are critical to learning.Do you have any questions?

Our Center

Modh Mahodaya Building,

Sir Pattani Road, Opp. Gosaliya Jain Bhuvan

Meghani Circle to Ghogha circle Road,

Bhavnagar – 364001