On 8 Apr 2023, PictureThink Academyโs team met Dan Roam, our Principal, over dinner when he was in Singapore. It was Danโs 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.
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 childโs visual mind.
PictureThink conducted our second public Visual Decoder for Stories Storytelling event at Kinokuniyaโs 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.
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”.
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 conducted a public Visual Decoder for Stories Storytelling event at Times Waterway Bookstore on 11 Nov 23. We covered the story of โMabel and the Mountainโ, and taught the children how to draw out the key elements of the story using our Visual Decoder template.
PictureThink participated at the 15th Asian Festival of Childrenโs Content (โAFCCโ) on 25 May 2024. We shared on the topic โThe Visual Decoder for Storiesโ with a diverse group of writers, illustrators, translators, publishers, educators and media professionals.