CSI Detective - The Case of the Bundled Corpse

Workshop Summary:

The CSI Detective is a one-day workshop that will develop and extend the thinking skills of gifted students based on a stimulating detective case investigation. Designed to challenge the logical reasoning and thinking abilities of gifted students, students will work together and compete in groups in deducing clues, tackling complex puzzles, solving real-life problems - with the aim of finding the ultimate culprit!

This is a multi-disciplinary thinking skills workshop that will combine English, Maths and Logic.

Academic skills covered will include:

• Advanced complex problem solving

• Advanced logical thinking

• High-level deductive reasoning

• Understanding relation between intention, action, and consequence

Besides academic skills, other soft skills will also be nurtured:

• Collaboration and negotiation skills

• Persuasive communication skills

• Advanced abstract thinking

• Presentation skills

• Understanding justice

This workshop is targeted towards students in grades 7-10. It is suitable for students who enjoys solving problems using a combination of logic, maths and English skills.

The workshop will be led by Ms Wong and Dr Kwok:

Ms Wong was a high school English teacher and is a tutor and mentor for gifted students worldwide from countries including Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and the UK. Ms Wong achieved first-class honours in her studies of English literature and linguistics in her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hong Kong, and graduated with a Masters Degree in Gifted Education from UNSW with excellence, as well as a Masters of Education (Research). Her research interests include twice-exceptionality and socio-emotional development of gifted students and has published her research in the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education. Ms Wong is also a volunteer mentor for Aurora College and is mentoring a regional student in publishing his own fiction. 

Dr Kwok is both an experienced educator and a gifted individual himself. He has a Phd from UNSW, is a member of Mensa and achieved an ATAR equivalent of 99+.  He has been teaching Maths and other subjects for many years, especially for gifted students. He has also completed a Mini-Certificate in Gifted Education (Mini-COGE) from UNSW and has been invited as a speaker at Mensa events.