Report: Thinkers' Club Session 1

Session # 1 

Date: 3rd August 2014

Attended by: 14 participants
Report Written by: Azka Javeria and Fatima Salman

On Sunday, 3rd August, we had the first session of Thinkers' Club. A group of fourteen children had gathered, mostly around the ages of ten to fifteen years. The session began at 10:00 am, and was conducted by Salman Asif Siddiqui.

First we introduced and told three things about our selves. The rules were set and the objectives discussed. 
We talked about how often it was that we wanted to ask or answer a question, but we didn't, thinking it may sound 'silly'. In this club, nobody should worry if they thought their question or answer sounded silly.
We discussed about 'What is the most important thing to think about?' and 'Is there any thing you wondered about but couldn't get the answer?' The kids responded

Then, we were encouraged to ask every question that ever crossed our mind whether it was inappropriate or if it sounded stupid. 

Later we were divided into two groups of seven, and were asked to form questions in our mind related to our brain. Afterwards we jotted them down and shared them with the other group. 

As the class ended, we were given something to observe and ponder upon; 'Do animals think?'
All in one, it was fun, and the best thing was that everyone enjoyed.