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Critical thinking
Evaluate information, examine possibilities and reach a conclusion you can defend.
Curriculum / NanoSkool
21st-century skills
Six skills every school claims to build. The difference is whether they are assessed or assumed.
01 — The six
Named, taught, and measured
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Creative thinking
Approach a problem with curiosity, imagination and original thinking rather than a remembered method.
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Collaboration
Build something with people who disagree with you, which is most engineering and all diplomacy.
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Communication
Explain what you built and why. Grace & Force exists largely for this one.
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Decision-making
Compare options and choose with confidence under incomplete information.
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Problem-solving
Identify the real challenge, understand the situation, and apply a suitable solution.
02 — Measurement
If it is not assessed, it is decoration
These skills appear in every school's prospectus and almost no school's report card. NanoSkool treats that gap as the actual problem.
ThinkQuest assesses them directly through competency-based questions. Grace & Force scores communication against a published 100-mark rubric. Robotics projects are marked on process and reasoning, not just whether the robot moved. Parents and school leadership get evidence rather than assurance.