Less spoon feeding, more thinking.
We see a world where every
child learns by thinking.
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The problem that must be solved
Children are natural thinkers. They are curious and ask many questions.
And then they get busy learning definitions and formulae. They are rewarded with marks and grades if they remember the information provided by the teacher or the book.
What a fabulous system of making extraordinary thinkers into ordinary thinkers!
The solution
Open Door is saying that enough is enough. And that is why we have designed programs with beautiful questions at its core. Open Door offers two programs - Mastery Assessments and Thinking Classroom - to schools and two programs - Unbox and Thinksheets - to individual parents.
Our story
so far
Open Door began in 2013. The founders realized early on that the school system focused on exams and marks but had limitations in providing in-depth mastery of a concept. In other words, children were scoring marks but the learning was pointless because no one was really understanding a concept.
We kept the name of the initiative ‘Open Door’ because we wanted to make children think and question.
Milestones
1. Critical Thinking Program
2. Subject Mastery Program
We are a team
of thinkers
Open Door programs are designed by a team of young graduates from some of the finest universities - such as the IITs and NITs - in India. The team is a group of thinkers who live and breathe science and math. When they look around themselves, they do not see a table, a wall or a book. They see science and math.
Over the last 7 years, Open Door team has been working to increase the thinking in many classrooms. The questions designed by the team are currently making 150000+ students think more than before.
Wow Videos
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Which paper would burn first?
Wow! Congratulations!
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We burned two papers, one attached to a wooden plate and one attached to a Copper plate. Which paper would burn first? Lets use Physics to understand.
Which Pen will fall first?
Wow! Congratulations!
We placed two ends of pens on a glass surface and a rough surface. Which pen is more likely to fall when the scale support is removed? Can you guess which pen will fall first?
Which ice would melt first?
Wow! Congratulations!
We froze the same quantity of water to make ice cube and ice sphere. We placed them over two stands at room temperature. Which ice do you think would melt first?
The beauty of Thermal Conductivity
Wow! Congratulations!
We kept one ice cube on a Silver Bowl and one ice cube on a Steel bowl. Why did the ice cube on the Silver bowl melt faster? Physics will help!
Using Math to predict orientation of bottle caps
Wow! Congratulations!
We threw 600 caps on the floor. Can you predict their orientation?
Can you use Geometry to help this insect?
Wow! Congratulations!
An insect wants to catch a prey. Can you help the insect find the shortest path?
Can solids apply a buoyant force?
Wow! Congratulations!
We have learned in Physics that liquids apply a buoyant force. But, can solids apply a buoyant force as well?
Interested to know more?
FAQs
Open Door offers 'Thinking Assessments', 'Thinking Classroom' and 'Critical Thinking' programs to schools. Thinking Assessments is a series of thought-provoking assessments followed by immediate feedback. Thinking Classroom is a set of workbooks of questions that make children think and help teachers speak less while teaching and the 'Critical Thinking Program,' is designed in partnership with IIT Gandhinagar. This program assists your teachers in teaching critical thinking to students during school hours.
Our programs are offered for Science and Mathematics. Thinking Assessments is offered from grades 3 - 10. Thinking Classroom is offered from grades 6 - 8.
Teachers tend to use similar examples every year. By using Open Door's assessments, teachers challenge themselves and students to think deeper. This also provides school management to reliably gauge student understanding through an external body of assessments.
CBSE and ICSE
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