Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Sessions — part 1सत्र — भाग 1Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
How Memory WorksConcentration and Attention
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Sessions — part 2सत्र — भाग 2Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Brain Gym ExercisesVisualisation and Story Method
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Sessions — part 3सत्र — भाग 3Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Mnemonics and AcronymsMemory Palace and Peg Method
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Sessions — part 4सत्र — भाग 4Short practical sessions with examples and activities.
Chunking and Number MemoryHealthy Brain Habits
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Practical testप्रायोगिक परीक्षाShow what you learnt in a short practical / oral test.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 8 chapters · 34 topics
01How Memory Works
4 topics+
- Short-term and long-term memory
- Why we forget
- Revision and the forgetting curve
- Learning by doing
02Concentration and Attention
4 topics+
- Focus games
- Removing distractions
- Short study sessions with breaks
- Breathing and calm-down exercise
03Brain Gym Exercises
5 topics+
- Cross crawl
- Lazy 8s
- Brain buttons
- Hook-ups
- Thinking cap
04Visualisation and Story Method
4 topics+
- Making pictures in the mind
- Funny and big images
- Linking words in a story
- Story method for lists
05Mnemonics and Acronyms
4 topics+
- Acronyms (VIBGYOR)
- Sentence mnemonics (planets)
- Rhymes and songs
- Making your own mnemonics
06Memory Palace and Peg Method
4 topics+
- Memory palace (rooms of your house)
- Placing items on a route
- Rhyming peg method (1-bun, 2-shoe)
- Remembering 10 items in order
07Chunking and Number Memory
4 topics+
- Chunking long numbers
- Phone numbers and dates
- Number-shape method
- Memory games
08Healthy Brain Habits
5 topics+
- Sleep
- Water and healthy food
- Exercise and outdoor play
- Less screen time
- Revision timetable
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain in simple words how we remember and forget
- Improve concentration with short focus exercises
- Do brain gym exercises such as cross crawl and lazy 8s
- Remember lists using pictures, stories, acronyms and the memory palace
- Remember numbers by chunking and the peg method
- Follow healthy habits for a sharp memory: sleep, water, play and revision
Who it is for
- Children aged about 7 to 14 who forget what they study
- Children preparing for exams who want better recall
What you need
- No earlier training needed
- Notebook and pencil
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Can memory really be improved?
Yes. Memory techniques and regular practice help children remember much more and for longer.
Will it help in school exams?
Yes. Children learn to use these methods for spellings, tables, science terms, history dates and maps.
What is brain gym?
Simple body movements, such as cross crawl and lazy 8s, used as a warm-up to help children feel alert and ready to learn.
How long is the course?
One month, with games and memory challenges in every class.
