On 8 Apr 2023, PictureThink Academy’s team met Dan Roam, our Principal, over dinner when he was in Singapore. It was Dan’s first trip to Singapore post-Covid. Dinner was lovely, with great company and engaging conversation. We got to know Dan better in person and benefitted from his insights and perspectives for our visual thinking work.
This competition showcased children’s creativity and ability to reflect thoughtfully about what they learn from stories. The judges were very impressed with the entries received and all the children who participated in this competition should feel proud of their visual decoder work. The winning works were chosen based on the strength of the child’s point…
PictureThink conducted our second public Visual Decoder for Stories Storytelling event at Kinokuniya’s Main Store on 10 Sep 23. At the end, we also showcased the winning visual decoder pictures for our inaugural Visual Decoder for Stories Contest, and presented the winners with their prizes.
Visual representation accompanying a simple explanation to kids about why a good attitude is more important than intelligence to succeed in school.
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.
We have launched our Visual Decoder for Stories programme. Our first event was organised as a public storytelling session at Kinokuniya Main Store on 10 Aug 2023, together with a contest for 5-8 yo children.
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.