Shaping Critical Thinkers from an Early Age

At the Kintess School, it’s important to note that our programs are designed to help students, to reach their highest potential.

But how? By encouraging the development of critical thinking.

Now, that might sound like a buzzword, easy to say, easy to claim, but the real challenge is practicing it every single day.

Critical thinking isn’t something we do once a day and forget about.

No, no, no. It’s a teaching method. It’s a way of viewing the child as a whole person.

For example, we never begin a lesson or activity by simply saying, “Here’s what we’re doing today. Read the instructions and get started.” Instead, we introduce the concept or activity by asking the students: What do you think we’re going to be asked to do?

How do you think you could approach this task? We encourage discussion, talk with your classmates, share your ideas.

What do you think is the best method to complete the task at hand? Then, we compare and contrast those ideas.

We might say, “That’s an interesting approach,” or “Here, we might lose a bit of time,” or “This method could be more efficient.”

Together, through collective critical thinking not just individual, we explore how to structure both intellectual and social development.

So, critical thinking isn’t just about personal insight. It’s about building collective critical thinking that serves each student’s individual growth, while also developing their ability to think and act as part of a group.

Learn more about Kintess core approach here: https://www.kintess.org/building-the-foundations-of-critical-thinking-our-core-approach/