de Bono Thinking Systems School Programs K - 12

Six Thinking Hats® and CoRT

July 23, 2007 Announcement: A new division of The Opportunity Thinker is launching early in 2008—de Bono for Schools. You will be able to purchase school materials and implement these tools in your schools. Check back for details on the new site: http://www.deBonoForSchools.com

We are providing you with this information because we always get asked about "the kids." "Why aren't we teaching our children how to think at school?", is the question after we introduce these techniques to adults in corporations.

You can do something about it by taking charge and starting a thinking program in your community, your classroom, your school, or your school district. It is very inexpensive and the payback is priceless.

Edward de Bono has created the only thinking skills programs for children that are available and are taught at schools around the world. They are time tested across diverse cultures.

There are two school programs to choose from:

1. Six Thinking Hats® for Schools - click here for more details  

 

Blue Hat Thinking: Managing the thinking

White Hat Thinking: Just the facts

Green Hat Thinking: Creativity. Ideas. Possibilities

Yellow Hat Thinking: Benefits. Pluses

Black Hat Thinking: Difficulties. Problems

Red Hat Thinking: Feelings. Gut Instinct. Intuition

2. CoRT Thinking - click here for more details

CoRT is a 60 lesson, 2 year program that teaches students of all abilities to effectively apply their intelligence to any academic, personal, or social situation. The lessons are generic enough to be taught at any grade level from K - 12, with minor adaptations.

Uses for the school programs:

• Home schooling

• After school programs

• Gifted children programs

• Regular thinking classes at school

• Thinking Clubs

• Corporations can sponsor school programs

• Corporations can teach programs to kids

• Corporations can use the programs to provide educational opportunities for special events such as - bring your son's and daughter's to work days

The Opportunity Thinker, is a member of the de Bono Thinking Systems, Inc. global network, a de Bono organization.