Format, schedule, entry points, and fees - everything you need to know.
The year is 42 weeks: 6 modules + 12 problem-solving weeks. The problem-solving weeks are held between modules. Each is a one-hour live session (Grades 5–6 on Saturday morning, Grades 7–8 on Friday evening) where students work together on one hard, enjoyable problem. Every child can make a start, the strongest can keep going, and there are many routes through. No lecture, no homework. Trial students get two problem-solving weeks; annual students get all twelve.
Observe Gifted Lab students in a problem-solving session
Expect 2–3 hours per week: readings, short investigations, problem sets. Less time than most competitive activities. Enough to stretch the mind, never to burn it out.
Session recordings are available for a week when students must miss class. However, live participation is strongly encouraged - the discussion and peer interaction are central to learning.
Students should join sessions from a laptop or computer, not a phone or tablet. A stable internet connection and a quiet space for focused participation are essential.
42 weeks across the academic year: 6 modules of five weeks each, plus 12 problem-solving weeks between modules for annual students.
There are six entry points across the year - at the start of each module. If you find us mid-year, you haven't missed the opportunity. We can place your child into a suitable cohort at the next entry point.
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Gifted Lab runs separate Grades 5–6 and Grades 7–8 cohorts. Each age band has its own Mathematics stream and its own Science stream - four live classes a week in all - with content, pacing and challenge calibrated for that group.
New students begin with a 5-week trial - one full module plus two problem-solving weeks, in both subjects or in a single subject. This lets families experience Gifted Lab before committing to the full year.
Students who trial both subjects can then continue with both, or with whichever one suits them better. Pay for a trial module.
Gifted Lab is built to be continued, not taken once.
A student who joins in Grade 5 or 6 can stay with the same cohort for the rest of their time in the Grades 5–8 range. As the cohort progresses, we design new modules and challenges at their level, rather than making anyone repeat content. Students joining in Grade 8 have a single year with us, and we design that year to stand on its own.
Over time, students build a portfolio of explanations, investigations and projects that shows what they can actually do - a written argument they defended, an experiment they designed, a result they derived rather than looked up - and the habits of rigorous, self-directed learning that go with it.
| Subjects | Duration | Grades 5–6 | Grades 7–8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math or Science | 42 weeks 6 modules + 12 problem-solving weeks |
₹40,000 AED 1,920 $530 |
₹50,000 AED 2,400 $660 |
| Both | 42 weeks 6 modules + 12 problem-solving weeks |
₹75,000 AED 3,620 $1,000 |
₹90,000 AED 4,350 $1,200 |
| Trial (Both subjects) | 5 weeks, 1 Module + 2 problem-solving weeks |
₹12,500 AED 600 $170 |
₹15,000 AED 770 $210 |
| Trial (Math or Science) | 5 weeks, 1 Module + 2 problem-solving weeks |
₹6,250 AED 300 $85 |
₹7,500 AED 385 $105 |
We believe all gifted students deserve proper enrichment, regardless of financial circumstances. If cost is a barrier for your family, please reach out.
Contact gifted-lab@genwise.in with details about your situation. All enquiries are handled with discretion.
Tuition adds more of the same. Coaching optimises for exam performance - topics covered in test sequence, understanding secondary to pattern recognition.
Gifted Lab optimises for thinking. We cover fewer topics but go deeper. We care about whether students can explain why, not just solve how. Students who build understanding here find that exam preparation later becomes format familiarity, not conceptual catch-up.
Session recordings are available for a week. However, live participation is strongly encouraged - discussion and peer interaction are central to learning. If your child will miss multiple sessions, let us know and we'll help them catch up.
Gifted Lab complements school learning. The concepts we cover appear in standard curricula, but we approach them with greater depth. Students typically find that school science and maths become easier after Gifted Lab because they actually understand the underlying ideas.
No. Gifted Lab is for students working at roughly the top 10% of their class, or scoring in the top 10% on the Ei-ASSET from Educational Initiatives. Either is enough.
Many suitable students have never taken any such assessment. If your child's sustained school performance places them among the strongest in their class, no test score is needed, and the five-week trial helps everyone judge fit. If you are unsure, join the next Parent Hour and ask us.
First, students at this age often haven't encountered inspired teaching in their "disliked" subject. Science taught at a high level dissolves these boundaries. The physics of scaling is inseparable from why elephants can't jump. The chemistry of how a cell stores and releases energy is inseparable from how a muscle generates force.
Second, competencies transfer. The habits of mind developed in any scientific context - arguing from evidence, constructing models, questioning assumptions - apply everywhere.
Being ahead does not always mean every foundation has been explored deeply. Some students solve familiar problems quickly but have had fewer chances to derive an idea, explain why it works, or use it in a setting they haven't seen before. Gifted Lab gives them that chance.
The pace may feel slower than coaching - but as students tell us, they "cover more" because they actually understand. Students who genuinely need faster progression can access high-ceiling extensions in every module. But most discover that going deeper is more demanding than going faster.
The trial module exists precisely so that you can find out. Students who trial both subjects can then continue with both, or with whichever one suits them better.
The trial fee is non-refundable once the module begins. If you continue, we credit it in full towards the annual fee. If you do not continue, there is nothing further to pay.
After the trial, if circumstances change, contact us to discuss options.