Robotics, the Arts and Storytelling: Junior Makers

A Think x Rainbow Youth Wellbeing Champion Initiative

This program is an inclusive experience for all kids of age 7-9 (neurodivergent or neurotypical), to connect with and express their creativity through a holistic combination of robotics, the arts and storytelling.

This multidisciplinary collaboration is a chance for your child to design and build their own RC robot car, completely from scratch. Whether they want to build a Sports Car, a Monster Truck or a Convertible, they will have the freedom and support to bring their own ideas to life.

It is a chance for them to build a machine with their bare hands, learn electronics and real-world physics through play, and stretch their creative muscles and communication skills through stories.

This 5-day camp is designed by our multidisciplinary team of educators and psychologists, to help kids connect with their creativity, deeply weaving together aspects of emotional regulation and support for their mental and emotional wellbeing. The program also includes a behavioral therapist on standby throughout the whole program, to support kids as and when needed.

Every child has their own unique gifts, and by supporting them through this holistic experience, we seek to help them discover and find confidence in their own unique strengths and gifts.

Facilitated by a passionate team of educators, there will be activities in mindfulness, self-awareness and emotional regulation, which will deepen the participants’ learning journey and offer a deeper translation of these learnings as creative outcomes through robotics and storytelling.

Recommended for kids age 7-9.

No prior experience needed.

“Education is about educating the mind - the whole mind - in young people.

The whole mind comprises left brain + right brain + heart.
We begin by educating the heart - inculcating values & virtues.
Skills to master: compassion, courage, curiosity, commitment and calm - how to be good, empathetic human beings.
Teach kids the laws of harvest - we reap what we sow - and the laws of cause and consequences; teach them how to fish.
Teach them how to learn; make learning fun and joyful (as it should be).
Bringing Silicon Valley / the world into the classroom (create opportunities 
for doing, experimentations, failures and learnings).
Teachers / parents are igniters of the sparks inside our kids.”

- Yen-Lu Chow, Program Director
A summary of his sharing with about 100 teachers and educators, on Establishing a Culture of Innovation in the Classroom - Nurturing Future-Ready Learners

Important Details

Register here: https://forms.gle/SVzfL8v1PwiwQnsS9

*Registrations closes 10 June 2024, 2359hr

For further enquiries, drop us a WhatsApp at +65 91633471; or click here.

Our Team

FACILITATOR

Aditya Kapoor

Entrepreneur, Robotics Educator

Aditya is the co-founder of Whyte Labs, a young robotics education startup based in Singapore, trying to create a holistic learning experience for kids to:

(1) discover their interests

(2) cultivate empathy, kindness, creativity

(3) bring their own ideas to life

From having spent years doing research on disaster response robotics, he is now passionate about coaching kids to develop advanced robotics projects that solve real-world problems, from laundry folding robots to assistive devices for the blind. And he does this by providing kids a safe space where they can find their authentic voice, bolster their sense of self, and nurture their mental and emotional wellbeing at the core of it all.

FACILITATOR

Pamela See

Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Pamela See is a Founding Partner at Think Kids and Think Psychological Services. She holds a Masters in Psychology (Educational & Developmental) and a Graduate Diploma in Education. She is a registered Psychologist with AHPRA – Psychology Board of Australia and Singapore Psychological Society (SPS), a member of Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and certified in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA). 

Pamela has extensive experience working with children with Autism and other learning difficulties in Australia, Singapore and across Southeast Asia. She also works with children to help them cope with school stresses and who may have anxiety and/or depression, selective mutism, self-harming and obsessive behaviors. Pamela employs different therapeutic solutions depending on her client’s needs. 

She is conversant in techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused and Behavioural Therapy. Pamela has worked closely with Singapore local and international schools and government agencies where she assessed children with Autism, learning difficulties, attention problems, language difficulties and intellectual disabilities. She has successfully integrated many young expat and local children with special needs into the mainstream school system in Singapore (both public and private), in addition to providing on-going counseling and support services to their families and school.

FACILITATOR

Yuanhui Chen

Educator of the Heart, Storytelling using the Arts

Yuanhui Chen is the Founder of Stories By Children. She nurtures children in their authentic and creative expressions through art and writing.

A former MOE HOD (Aesthetics Education) and language teacher, she believes every individual is born with a distinct and unique blueprint, color and timbre. To positively and fully live one’s life, is to be in touch with the inner voice within, and to follow its gentle nudging.

Mother of a tween-ager, Yuanhui enjoys facilitating and magnifying the inner light of those who cross her path. Yuanhui holds a Master of Education from Harvard University, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, and a Diploma in Counseling Psychology.

FACILITATOR

Yee Ling Chow

Professional Counsellor, Art as Therapy

Yee Ling is a professional counselor who works with both youths and adults from diverse backgrounds. She integrates cognitive behavior therapy, psychodynamic therapy, solution focused therapy as well as person-centered therapy in helping clients to recognise their strengths and empower them to overcome issues such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, loss, trauma, eating disorder and relationship problems. She serves her clients from all backgrounds and cultures. Through mindful listening, supportive and empathic psychotherapeutic processes, developing suitable treatment plans for those suffering from psychological and emotional distress, she applies deep breathing and mindfulness techniques to empower clients in their emotional and personal growth journey while coping with their life challenges.

Yee Ling is the co-founder of Over-The-Rainbow, a non-profit organization that focuses on youth mental care and wellness. She is a champion of youth mental wellness and advocates the importance of youth and community mental health awareness, education, and wellbeing practices. A certified Yoga teacher and an avid artist, she regularly incorporates art into her therapy work. Her art works reveal a quality of free spirit, energy, and harmony. After her first solo exhibition in 2014, Yee Ling has participated in a number of other exhibitions. She continues to explore and delight in her art adventure to this day.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Yen-Lu Chow

Award-winning Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Social Innovator, Philanthropist, Humanist

Yen-Lu is a former Apple Distinguished Technologist, award-winning entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor and advisor, social innovator, philanthropist and humanist. He is the co-founder and Executive Chairman, WholeTree Foundation / Over-The-Rainbow; Founding Executive Chairman, Asia Institute of Mentoring; Chairman, Singapore Creations ETC; Founding Partner, Fatfish MediaLab; Executive Mentor, YSI SEA; and founder of the Deep Human Movement.

In a fast-paced world where the only constant is change, he believes there is an urgent need for each of us to draw on our strengths and creative potential as human beings, to connect with our higher self and our deeper purpose to contribute towards humanity in a positive and impactful way. He enjoys building ecosystems and mobilizing the community to create positive social change. As an early pioneer in the application of AI, he also has a strong base in the tech space. With the launch of his family foundation and other social impact initiatives, Yen-Lu devotes his time serving both society and the nation in his various capacities.

He is on a life mission to help bring about a kinder, gentler, more inclusive, more just, and sustainable world.

About Over-The-Rainbow 

Over-The-Rainbow (OTR) is the mental wellness initiative of the WholeTree Foundation, the not-for-profit family foundation of Yen-Lu & Yee Ling Chow founded in loving memory of their dear son and only child who ended his own life at the age of 26 after suffering for many years from manic depression. 

Since launching in October 2012, OTR has been a pioneer and trailblazer in the space of youth mental wellness - innovating and pushing the mental health envelope with outreach events, community initiatives, media projects, mental wellness programs, workshops and festivals, volunteer training programs, peer support systems, online support platforms, mental wellness magazines, newsletters and social media campaigns. These initiatives and activities collectively have touched nearly a million lives through both online and offline touch-points, and transformed many others.

From an organization that pioneered mental wellness as a journey and championed prevention and preemption over clinical intervention with innovations such as Holistic Self-Care, Circle-of-Care, Guardian Angels, Wellness Space, Mental Wellness Festivals, Youth Matters, OTR Listens, Rainbow Connection magazines, Think x Rainbow, and a change inside-out approach to life and human wellbeing, innovation is a constant driving force for positive change. 

What started from the ashes of a heart-shattering family tragedy has transformed into a thriving organization with a mission that turned into a movement to transform mental wellness for the 21st century.

About Think Psychological Services and Think Kids 

Think Psychological Services is a private psychological and counseling practice founded in 2011.  It provides a full range of psychological and counseling services for both adults and children. 

Since its inception, the practice has grown to become one of the leading providers of private psychological and counseling services in Singapore. Our team of qualified professionals include clinical psychologists, child psychologists, educational & developmental psychologists, counselors and behavior therapists.

At Think Psychological Services, we take a holistic approach to empower individuals by helping them address their immediate concerns, building on their strengths and preparing them to overcome future challenges. We firmly believe that any patient at Think Psychological Services deserves nothing less than the best psychological and counseling services to improve their quality of life.