The Mind Lab

The Mind Lab was originally established by Frances Valintine in 2013 as a space where school-aged children could learn about science, technology and creative media.

Unlike traditional education spaces, it was designed so that students could be given a problem and asked to collaborate to figure out solutions.

Online learning resources for children have, however, continued in the form of the Mind Lab Kids website, supported through a partnership with Genesis Energy[3] In 2014, The Mind Lab established a partnership with Unitec Institute of Technology to deliver a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice with a specialization in digital and collaborative learning.

[4] Between 2015 and 2018, The NEXT Foundation provided fees scholarships for in-service teachers to enroll in the postgraduate certificate programme.

[5][6] Further qualifications were subsequently added to the Unitec partnership portfolio; the Master of Technological Futures (through The Mind Lab's sister organization Tech Futures Lab) and the Master of Teaching and Educational Leadership, alongside Teach First NZ / Ako Mātātutpu.