GenWise Talent Nurturing Program

Here's a peek into how a series of classes can go in the physics section of TNP365.

On Day 1, learners predict whether a ball and a feather fall at the same rate, then watch NASA footage before explaining the role of air resistance. This rhythm of predict, observe, explain threads through the course, as students build precise language for motion and forces while testing their own ideas against evidence. Over subsequent sessions –

• Prime & predict: Students surface everyday notions of "push" and "movement," then refine them with net force, inertia, and Newton's laws.
• Think in representations: They sketch and interpret distance-time and velocity-time graphs, linking to slope in mathematics.
• Test in the real world: Ice cubes floating, clay balls sinking, hands on tasks make density and Archimedes' principle more than formulas.
• History to insight: From Aristotle to Galileo to Newton, learners see how explanations of falling bodies and gravitation sharpened over centuries.
• Right level stretch: Small group challenges such as explaining circular motion or comparing constant speed vs constant velocity give advanced thinkers space to extend.

Gifted learners thrive here because the focus is on sense making before formulas, and then fully understanding and using those formulas. You can see the joy when learners grasp of detailed diagrams and graphs, and peer energy in debating claims with evidence. They end the series of classes able to explain why tides follow the law of universal gravitation and why "moving fast" is not enough without direction. TNP365 sustains this level of rigor and mentorship across the year, week after week.

Here's a peek into how a series of classes can go in the Biology section of TNP365.

Have you ever seen a wasp inside a fig, do you know that relationship is a fascinating story in biology? What if we explored ecosystems as "marketplaces?". A fig is sliced open to reveal a surprise. Inside, students find the tiny wasps without which no fig seed can grow. That moment of surprise seeing a familiar fruit in a new way sets the tone for exploring mutualisms, nature's deep partnerships. Predict, observe, and explain becomes the rhythm of uncovering hidden ecological teamwork.

• Prime and predict: Students meet agricultural, reproductive, housing, and cleaning mutualisms, from ants and aphids to clownfish and sea anemones.
• Think in frameworks: They learn how to trace flows of energy and materials. Ideas like ecological stoichiometry and elemental currencies help them to track carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus trades in ecosystems.
• Test from data in the real world: From coral bleaching to the gut microbiome, learners connect classroom insights to urgent global and personal health contexts.
• History to insight: Stories of the Wood Wide Web, bioluminescent squid, and ancient nutrient cycles show how science reframes cooperation and competition.
• Right level stretch: Thought experiment "If you were a plant choosing partners" and design tasks about "cheaters" push gifted learners into evolutionary problem-solving.

Gifted learners thrive here because they can question, hypothesize, and connect biological stories across scales, from microbes to forests. They leave with sharper tools for thinking about cooperation, cheating, and balance in nature and by extension, in human systems. TNP365 offers this same blend of rigor and imagination across disciplines all year.

Here's a peek into how a series of classes can go in the math section of TNP365.

In a possible learning track for math in TNP365, learners play with puzzles, challenges and real world situations and predict the hidden rule. As they test and refine their guesses, algebra emerges naturally as the language to explain patterns. This habit of moving from playful curiosity to precise representation anchors the series, showing mathematics as a way of making sense rather than memorising steps.

• Prime and predict: Students uncover number patterns and geometrical patterns in various examples, generalising them into algebraic rules.
• Think in representations: They model those patterns with spreadsheets and digital graphing tools, and explore popular patterns like the Mystic Rose and Sierpinski Triangle.
• Test in the real world: With datasets on real world numbers such as temperatures or population, they identify linear, quadratic, exponential, and sinusoidal relationships through graphs and regression.
• History to insight: From games like Charlie's Delightful Machine to real-world modelling, learners see algebra evolve from rule-finding to predictive power.
• Right level stretch: Small group investigations and extensions let advanced thinkers explore transformations of linear and quadratic graphs with clarity.

Gifted learners connect here because the emphasis is on meaning before method, pattern before procedure, and representation before formula. They end the series able to explain how algebra compresses rules into symbols and graphs, and how this power transfers across science, coding, and daily reasoning. TNP365 ensures basics are thoroughly covered, but enables students to reach for higher applications of the same skills, reaching undergraduate level work.

Here's a peek into how a series of classes can go in the English section of TNP365.

This group of sessions focuses on finding your own voice in writing. Students pick up their pens for a seven-minute free write, scribbling without pause or correction. Laughter often follows as surprising images spill out, yet this simple warm-up becomes the gateway to finding a personal writing voice. From there, each session builds toward fluency, choice, and confidence.

• Prime and predict: Free writing helps students uncover authentic voice and style, treating writing as discovery rather than performance.
• Think in forms: They play with poetic structures such as Haikus, Cinquains, limericks, and "Hello Goodbye" poems, distilling meaning into rhythm and pattern.
• Test in the real world: Assignments such as retelling a fairy tale in 50 words, crafting dialogue from images, or mapping imaginary worlds bring precision to creative choices.
• History to insight: Through mini-lessons, writers learn intentional strategies—audience, purpose, sensory detail—connecting them to a wider tradition of writing craft.
• Right level stretch: Reluctant writers gain scaffolds for expression, while confident ones tackle challenges like weaving alliteration, imagery, and layered perspective into polished drafts.

Gifted learners thrive here because the course offers both freedom and structure: a safe space for experimentation, alongside tools that make writing sharper and more deliberate. They leave with the ability to express ideas vividly – whether in verse, description, or argument – and with the habit of revising for clarity.

Alongside core subjects, students get the chance to pursue short, high-interest courses called electives. These are designed to spark new passions, deepen expertise, and let learners experience how knowledge connects across disciplines.

Electives will be announced 1 month in advance at least. Please note that the following list is representative of the topics we might cover, and exact lists will be announced as courses are scheduled.

• Astrophysics: Explore the mysteries of the universe, not just through popular science and sensationalized videos, but though the lens of an actual physicist who is interested in learning how the world works.
• GenAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence): Go beyond being a person who relies of AI for glorified googling and learn how they work, their strengths and limits, and how to apply them creatively and responsibly in real-world contexts.
• Robotics: Go beyond kits and prefabricated bots—this elective builds deep mechanical intuition by working through gears, levers, motors, and control systems from first principles.
• Neuroscience: Uncover how the brain learns, remembers, and makes decisions, connecting biology with psychology to understand yourself and the world more deeply.
• Narrative Thinking: Strengthen the art of explanation and persuasion by learning how stories shape science, history, and everyday life.

Electives range from advanced math puzzles to ecological fieldwork and creative writing, letting students pursue new passions or go deeper in areas of strength, with expert mentors and peers who share their curiosity.