THINK & THRIVE CURRICULUM
A LEARNING JOURNEY
An interactive learning journey for young people to learn to think, feel and connect with the changing world around them.
Holding a curious mind-set is a great starting point when you're learning with ThoughtBox. Having an open mind allows you to venture into the unknown and embrace difference and diversity. After all, curiosity and connection are great ways to lead young people into the future.
Through this discussion-based curriculum, students will develop essential life skills for triple wellbeing as they deepen connections with themselves, with other people and with the natural world.
CURRICULUM DETAILS
RESOURCES: Interactive skills-based lessons
TOPICS: 6 global thinking topics
CURRICULUM LINKS: PSHE & SMSC
FORMAT: Downloadable PowerPoints | 4 lessons per topic
RELEVANT AGES: 5-18 years (KS1 to KS5)
COST: £60 for 6 topics - £10 per additional topic
Topics for 5-7 year olds
Lessons will introduce a range of topics and ideas, encouraging children to start to engage empathically with other people and explore new ideas and perspectives. They will learn to develop curiosity, creativity and imagination.
Topics: Identity | Happiness | Home | Journeys | Habitats | Waste
Pack includes: 6 topics, Lesson Resources, Schemes of Work and Parent’s guide.
Topics for
11-13 year olds
Lessons will introduce a range of topics and ideas, encouraging young people to widen their critical thinking skills, engage with a broad range of perspectives and learn about systems thinking. They will sharpen their levels of curiosity, creativity and connection.
Topics: Identity | Happiness | Immigration & Refugees | Gangs | Waste | Habitats
Pack includes: 6 topics, Lesson Resources, Schemes of Work and Parent’s guide.
Topics for
7-9 year olds
Lessons will introduce a range of topics and ideas, encouraging children to develop curiosity and empathy whilst learning to become ‘linking thinkers’. They will broaden their levels of curiosity, creativity and imagination.
Topics: Identity | Happiness | Home | Journeys | Habitats | Waste
Pack includes: 6 topics, Lesson Resources, Schemes of Work and Parent’s guide.
Topics for
13-15 year olds
Lessons will introduce a range of topics and ideas, encouraging young people to engage critically and compassionately with the world as connected learners. They will heighten and expand their levels of curiosity, creativity and connection.
Topics: Identity | Happiness | Immigration & Refugees | Gangs | Changing Climates | Food
Pack includes: 6 topics, Lesson Resources, Schemes of Work and Parent’s guide.
Topics for
9-11 year olds
Lessons will introduce a range of topics and ideas, encouraging children to develop critical thinking skills whilst connecting empathically with new ideas. They will strengthen their levels of curiosity, creativity and imagination.
Topics: Identity | Happiness | Home | Journeys | Habitats | Waste
Pack includes: 6 topics, Lesson Resources, Schemes of Work and Parent’s guide.
Topics for
15-18 year olds
Lessons will introduce a range of topics and ideas, encouraging young people to engage critically and compassionately with the world as connected learners. They will elevate their levels of curiosity, creativity and connection ready to go out in the world and thrive
Topics: Global Cultures | Identity | Immigration & Refugees | Voluntourism| Changing Climates | Food
Pack includes: 6 topics, Lesson Resources, Schemes of Work and Parent’s guide.
How does this sort of learning help young people?
All ThoughtBox lessons help young people to practise and develop key life skills to help them take giant leaps forward in life. The learning journey encourages children to learn to think, develop compassion and empathy and find connections between different issues and ideas happening in the world around them, developing what we call ‘triple wellbeing’ by strengthening relationships with themselves and their emotions, with other people and with the natural world.
Through hands on, interactive learning experiences designed and developed by teachers, young people find inspiration, grow curiosity and learn to feel connected to the changing world.
A global-thinking curriculum
The ThoughtBox Learning Journey supports young people in developing emotional intelligence and life skills for triple wellbeing. Each unique topic explores a particular theme or issue, engaging young people in a journey to immerse, understand, explore perspectives and feel empowered in the changing world around them.
All of the lessons come as interactive PowerPoints written for young people to read and engage in themselves and with others in the household. Each topic encourages relationship building, strengthening relationships with themselves, with others and with the natural world.
How do the lessons work for each topic?
Each topic contains 4 x lesson plans that follow this format:
Week 1: IMMERSE
Engage with the topic and delve straight into ideas and learning.
Week 2: UNDERSTAND
Understand more about the topic and appreciate what is happening/why this is an issue to engage with.
Week 3: EXPLORE PERSPECTIVES
Look at different perspectives from across the world and explore the challenges and opportunities that come in responding to this topic.
Week 4: EMPOWER
Inspire positive action and empowered responses moving forward.
We are also offering free resources for parents and children through our daily School of Thought inquiry-based activities.