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The Thinking Classroom
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN
Where Educators Think, Teach & Transform
Four-Day In-Person Summer Intensive · 13 – 16 July 2026 · Lahore
How to register:
Email: admin@cill.pk
Call: +92 344 4476347
REGISTRATION FEE and TARGET AUDIENCE
PKR 10,000/per participant · full 4 days
Early and Primary Years Educators
- All four days of sessions
- Tea, coffee & full lunch daily
- Welcome pack & session materials
- CILL Certificate of Participation
- Access to alumni community
About the Intensive
The Thinking Classroom is CILL’s flagship summer intensive, designed to launch the academic year with a coherent pedagogical journey. Rather than a sampler of disconnected topics, the four days follow a single thread: how thinking begins in the child, how teachers see and respond to it, how we honor the diversity of every thinker, and how we sustain curious minds — both our students’ and our own. The intensive is delivered as a single shared cohort, ensuring every participant experiences the full arc together. It draws on the established CILL programs (Building Blocks of Play, Unpacking Inquiry, Assessment for Understanding, The Pedagogical Pillars) and weaves them into one journey.
8:45 – 10:00 AM | Opening Ceremony
Welcome & The Thinking Classroom: A Vision for the Year
Dr. Mariam Chughtai, CEO – Chughtai Institute of Leadership and Learning
10:00 – 10:50 AM | Inaugural Panel
Reimagining Pakistani Classrooms: From Compliance to Curiosity
Panelists: TBC – Senior school leader · TBC – International educator · TBC – Curriculum specialist
Moderator: Maryam Usman / Anusheh Attique + FALS
Tea Break · 10:50 – 11:30AM
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Foundational Workshop
Building Blocks of Play: Play as the Starting Point
Saima Salik with CILL Faculty
Lunch Break · 1:30 – 2:15 PM
2:15 – 3:45 PM | Insight Workshop
The Curious Brain: How Children Learn
Saima Salik with CILL Faculty (drawing on neuroscience & developmental research)
Stretch Break · 3:45 – 4:00 PM
4:00 – 4:45 PM | Wrap-up
Daily Reflection: What did we notice about thinking today?
Maryam Usman / Anusheh Attique + FALS
How We See Thinking
How do we make children’s thinking visible — to them, and to us?
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Morning Reflections
Maryam Usman / Anusheh Attique + FALS
9:30 – 11:00 AM | Workshop
Unpacking Inquiry: Building Blocks of Inquiry-Based Learning
Maryam Usman/ Anusheh Attique
Tea Break · 11:00 – 11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Workshop
Unpacking Inquiry: Living Inquiry in the Classroom
Maria Khan
Lunch Break · 1:00 – 1:45 PM
1:45 – 2:45 PM | Insight Hour
Transdisciplinary Connections through Music: Thinking Across Domains
Farhan Albert with CILL Faculty
Stretch Break · 2:45 – 3:00 PM
3:00 – 4:30 PM | Workshop
Assessment for Understanding: Making Thinking Visible
CILL Faculty – Fatima Munir (in dialogue with Ali Ezzeddine)
4:30 – 4:45 PM | Wrap-up
Daily Debrief: What thinking did we make visible today?
Maryam Usman/ Anusheh Attique + FALS
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Morning Reflections
Maryam Usman/ Anusheh Attique + FALS
9:30 – 11:00 AM | Workshop
Pedagogical Pillars · Designing for Differences (UDL + Differentiation)
Anusheh Attique with CILL faculty
Tea Break · 11:00 – 11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Workshop
Pedagogical Pillars · Inclusive Education: Every Child Belongs
CILL Faculty
Lunch Break · 1:00 – 1:45 PM
1:45 – 2:45 PM | Insight Hour
ATLs in PSPE: Building Lifelong Thinking Habits
Ali Waqas with CILL Faculty
Stretch Break · 2:45 – 3:00 PM
3:00 – 4:15 PM | Panel Discussion
Local Wisdom, Global Practice: Educators in Conversation
Panelists: Dr. Mariam Chughtai · Azam Noon (TBD/maybe?) · Senior local educator (TBC perhaps Dr Yasira Waqar)
Moderator: CILL Faculty
4:15 – 4:45 PM | Wrap-up
Daily Debrief: Who did we honour today, and how?
Maryam Usman/ Anusheh Attique + FALS
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Morning Debrief
Maryam Usman/ Anusheh Attique + FALS
9:30 – 11:00 AM | Workshop
Pedagogical Pillars · Agency as Pedagogy: Voice, Choice & Ownership
Maria Khan
Tea Break · 11:00 – 11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Workshop
Pedagogical Pillars · AI in Education: A Thinking Partner, Not a Shortcut
Anusheh Attique with CILL Faculty
Lunch Break · 12:45 – 1:30 PM
1:30 – 2:30 PM | Embodied Workshop
Social & Emotional Competency through Movement & Mindfulness
Anusheh Attique/ FalakWahla
Stretch Break · 2:30 – 2:45 PM
2:45 – 3:45 PM | Closing Workshop
Health, Happiness & the Sustainable Teacher
FalakWahla
3:45 – 5:00 PM | Closing Ceremony
Closing the Loop: Reflection, Evaluations, Certificate Distribution
Dr. Mariam Chughtai & Tina Hameed
Notes for Participants
· All sessions are delivered to the full cohort in the CILL main hall. There are no parallel tracks — every participant moves through the same pedagogical journey together.
· Certificates are awarded to participants who attend the full four days of the intensive and submit the post-workshop reflection task.
· Please bring a laptop or tablet for the AI in Education and Assessment for Understanding sessions. Comfortable clothing is recommended for the movement-based sessions on Days 1 and 4.
· For queries, please contact the Program Office: admin@cill.pk · +92 344 4476347
