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Picturethink Academy specialises in teaching visual thinking skills to sharpen the thinking, creativity and communication of children and youth.

Drawing is not about art.
It is an extension of thinking.

Visual thinking in the form of simple drawings can clarify and organise complex thoughts that overwhelm children’s minds. Drawing focuses their observation of the world, expands their imagination, expresses their creative visions with others.

We run programmes for children, youth, educators and parents to help them apply visual thinking strategies at school and at home. Sign up for our programmes and unleash your visual genius.

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Our Latest Blog Posts

Workshop at Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2024

PictureThink participated at the 15th Asian Festival of Children’s Content (“AFCC”) on 25 May 2024. We shared on the topic “The Visual Decoder for Stories” with a diverse group of writers, illustrators, translators, publishers, educators and media professionals.

Winners Of The December 2023 Visual Decoder For Stories Contest

Our second Visual Decoder again received impressive entries that showcased children’s creativity and ability to reflect thoughtfully about what they learn from stories. Whether they win a prize or not, all the children should feel proud of their work. The winning works were chosen based on the strength of the child’s point of view, as…

𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱

PictureThink conducted a talk for parents to explain how visual thinking using pictures worked, and how parents could use visual thinking to unlock the power of a child’s visual mind.

Visual Decoder for Stories Storytelling Event with Times Bookstore

PictureThink conducted a public Visual Decoder for Stories Storytelling event at Times Waterway Bookstore on 11 Nov 23. We covered the story of “Mabel and the Mountain”, and taught the children how to draw out the key elements of the story using our Visual Decoder template.

Workshop at GoodStart Conference 2023

PictureThink was privileged to conduct a workshop at GoodStart Conference on 29 September 2023 with a group of preschool teachers. We shared on the topic “Harnessing the Power of Your Visual Mind for Lesson Planning”.

Testimonials

What People are Saying

Feedback from parents about “Unleash Your Visual Genius” workshop in Dec 2022 for 8 to 12 yo children

It was a very fun and rewarding time for our kids. They came home energised and eagerly describing what went on in class. Activities and materials were very engaging and comprehensive.

Joel Ng

My 8 yo girl thoroughly enjoyed the 2-days workshop. The concepts were made to be fun and easily understandable. I hope she brings this skill into her daily life!

Gan Hua Pey

Visual thinking that is age appropriate and practical! Excellent class for kids to explore a different way to plan and express themselves.

Liu Huei Lyn

Feedback from participants after attending “Visual Literacy for Educators” workshop on 28 Dec 2022

The Visual Thinking Workshop for Educators helps to broaden our visual thinking skills by igniting our innate abilities that were dormant all this while.

Ms Dee

SQVID framework helped to elaborate and break down topics and concepts. It helps in guiding our train of thought. Our visuals are versatile and act as an equalizer.

APSN Katong Teacher

The workshop has helped me to understand how to simplify bigger and more complex ideas. This helps me to focus more sharply and makes it easier to teach teenagers.