Understand the gap beyond practice.
Experience the difference between following a solution and finding a useful connection. Understand one possible reason your child keeps getting stuck.
Does this sound familiar?
“They understand when it’s explained.
“They understand when it’s explained.
Why do they get stuck again?”
Your child handles familiar questions but asks, “How do I start?” when something changes. Once someone explains, it makes sense.
Knowing a method and recognising when to use it are different. Spotting how the information connects can reveal a starting point.
Especially relevant when your child understands familiar work but still needs help to use that knowledge independently.
Results can stall for different reasons, including gaps in basic concepts or calculation skills. This workshop focuses on how children recognise and use the Math they already know.
What you will take away
Understand what may be missing.
Understand what may be missing.
See a way to develop it.
Try a guided challenge yourself. Discover the thinking it calls for, and how children can develop it through repeated practice.
See what your child can develop.
See how looking closer, asking useful questions and making connections can help a child use the Math they know.
Know how to support the next stage.
Explore how CurioMITY’s Adventures and parent guidance support these habits over time, without leaving you to become the teacher.
Meet your workshop host
Dr Norman Tien
Founder of Neuromath Academy · Creator of CurioMITY
Math Talent Architect
Teacher training experience
Has trained teachers in Singapore and Jakarta
Schools include Tao Nan School, Ngee Ann, Whitesands Primary and Singapore Intercultural School (Jakarta).
Dr Norman Tien has been featured and interviewed on
He will guide the challenge and explain how CurioMITY develops this thinking over time.
Explore CurioMITY’s approach
Experience with parents and educators
Making children’s thinking
Making children’s thinking
clearer to the adults who support them.
Dr Norman Tien has conducted parent workshops and teacher training at schools in Singapore and internationally.
The photographs show past parent workshops at Tao Nan School and Ngee Ann Primary School. They offer a glimpse of his experience guiding parents through mathematical thinking.
Schools where Dr Norman has conducted workshops or training include
A selection of schools from his wider workshop and training experience.
Let’s find a time for you
Discover what could
Discover what could
help
your child next.
Choose your times.
For parents of children aged 7 to 12 who work hard and have tuition, but whose Math results aren’t improving. Tell us when you could attend. We’ll contact you with a proposed session.
No booking or payment at this stage.
2 hours · Parents only. Free workshop; S$15 per parent covers the venue and one drink. Two parents: S$30. Date and start time will be confirmed before you book.
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Tell us what works for you.
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We review parents’ preferences.
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We contact you with session details.
A FEW THINGS YOU MAY BE WONDERING
Before you raise
your hand.
How long is the workshop?
The workshop lasts 2 hours. The form collects broad availability windows so we can choose a suitable start time. We’ll contact you with the proposed date and exact time before you book.
Should I bring my child?
No. This workshop is for parents only. You will explore a guided example yourself and learn about supporting your child’s thinking. We are planning for up to 30 parents.
My child already has tuition. Who is this workshop for?
It is especially relevant when your child understands familiar work but needs help to use that knowledge independently. Results can stall for different reasons. Through a guided example, this session explores one possible gap: recognising how to use Math they already know. If basic concepts or calculation skills are also difficult, those need attention too.
Will one workshop improve my child’s results?
This two hour workshop introduces the thinking skills CurioMITY develops, why they need practice and how parents are supported along the way. Developing independent thinking takes repeated practice over time. We do not promise a change in school results from this session.
Do I need to be good at Math to attend?
No. We guide you through the example. You do not need to prepare or know the solution. The aim is to help you support your child’s thinking without taking on the role of teacher at home.
Is this a tuition lesson or a test?
It is a parents only introduction to CurioMITY through a guided hands on example and discussion. There is no child assessment or tuition lesson in this session.
Can I choose more than one day and time?
Yes. Choose every day and time window that could work. If certain times only suit certain days, tell us in the notes so we can take that into account.
What does the S$15 per person cover?
The S$15 fee covers the venue and one drink for each parent attending. One parent pays S$15; two parents pay S$30 in total. The CurioMITY workshop is free. You won’t be asked to pay when sharing your preferred times. Payment details will be provided with the confirmed session arrangements.
When will the session details be confirmed?
We’re gathering preferences first. We’ll contact interested parents with the date, start time and booking arrangements for the two hour workshop. The cost is S$15 per person for the venue and one drink; the CurioMITY workshop is free.
How will my details be used?
Your contact details and preferences are collected by CurioMITY to plan this workshop and contact you about the session. They are not published on this page or added to a general marketing list through this form. To ask about your information, email [email protected].