Why Host Another Puzzle Challenge Day?
The second Puzzle Challenge Day programme takes everything a stage further, allowing students to examine how they have made real changes to their learning and taking the development of their thinking and team skills to a new level. This is not just another set of puzzles to try. It is a superb opportunity for your students to see how much they have improved, how much more they can achieve in their school work and how they can use their skills to full effect with a broader, more intricate set of challenges.
Primary Schools:
Many primary schools ask for a second programme so that the "Puzzle Challenge Day" can become an annual event in the school calendar without students repeating the challenges. As students progress through the primary year groups, so the puzzles in the programmes develop and change. A two-year cycle of Puzzle Challenge Days means that the students will always be experiencing a wide range of new puzzles.
Secondary Schools:
We are often asked if there is a second programme which students can do within the academic year. Particularily in the case of Year 7 and Year 8, many schools will start the year with a Puzzle Challenge Day as an effective ice-breaker which enthuses their students at the start of a new year. Now, a dynamic study skills booster towards the end of the year is also an option.
Everything You Need To Know About The Second Programme...
How does this programme differ from the first?
Apart from a brief refresher at the start of the programme, this is an entirely different set of puzzles. The skills covered in this programme include strategic planning, lateral thinking, spatial awareness, sequencing, logical deduction and visual perception. The day is structured in the same way as the "first programme", again with up to 60 students in each programme and with three or four sessions per day. Please note that your day can be made up of some "first programme" sessions and some "second programme" sessions (if you have groups of students who have never done the "first programme" before. Please let us know at the time of the booking.
Do all of the students need to have taken part in the first programme?
Ideally, yes, as the programme is intended as a "next stage" for students who have experienced the "first programme". However, the programme is structured so that students who have not taken part in the first programme will still gain fully from the experience.
Is there a new parents' programme for after school?
Yes. In the same vein as the "parents programme" from the "first programme", the idea is for the students to demonstrate to their parents what they have learned and then use some additional puzzles to get some effective family learning underway.
Will our school have another opportunity for a parents and staff puzzle shop?
Absolutely. Your school will have full access to our range of puzzles and games on the day, and the usual range of Puzzle Challenge Day discounts and offers for the staff and school will apply.
How does my school book a day and how much does it cost?