83 students from Ba Andhra Sangam School, Tagitagi Sangam School, and Tagore Memorial School have graduated from Brighter Minds Fiji after gaining cognitive and sensory skills students.
The ceremony featured outstanding demonstrations of the cognitive and sensory skills students gained through the Brighter Minds Alpha Program, an internationally recognised initiative grounded in neuroscience and structured sensory learning, designed to enhance focus, memory, intuition, emotional resilience, and disciplined thinking.
A special highlight was the participation of Alice, a Brighter Minds graduate who travelled from Suva to join the event.
Bright Mind says, blindfolded, she confidently used her sensory training to identify a member of the audience, drawing admiration from all present.
Alice says before her exams, she practised her brain-gym exercises which calm her , helps her focus, and think through her answers clearly.
Students from all three Ba schools delivered equally impressive demonstrations, showing remarkable growth in discipline, concentration, and intuitive clarity. Their ability to read blindfolded was a highlight for all.
Savita Sundar a Brighter Minds facilitator from Lautoka, invited parents and teachers to participate in a few simple brain exercises.
They say her lively session filled the hall with laughter and curiosity, giving adults a firsthand experience of how the training activates mental sharpness and intuitive awareness.
Kimaya Foundation and Brighter Minds Trust Chairman, Damend Gounder says he brought the cognitive development programme from Hyderabad in India.
He says the Kimaya Foundation funds every part of the program, bringing educators from India, training teachers, providing transportation, accommodation, meals, and materials.
Gounder says they are also very grateful to their guests at the Kimaya Resorts for their contribution which has allowed us to expand the program to all parts of Fiji.
The Chair says their simple goal is to give as many Fijian children as possible the tools to focus, regulate emotions, and unlock their true potential.
He urged the heads of schools and school managements to embrace the programme as it is upon them to ensure no child misses out on this opportunity.
Gounder acknowledged the Fiji Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts for enabling schools to adopt the program as an extracurricular activity and expressed optimism for expanded collaboration in 2026.
Tagore Memorial School Headteacher and Brighter Minds facilitator, Seema Charan, spoke about the transformation she witnessed across her 43 graduating students from three classes.
She says they have definitely seen changes in their behaviour and their concentration levels in the classroom.
Charan says the students are becoming more responsible in taking care of things, taking up responsibilities in their own initiative, and their confidence levels have improved.
Tagitagi Sangam School teacher, Ganesh Narayan, expressed his gratitude to the Kimaya Foundation and Brighter Minds Trust for bringing the programme to Fiji, calling it a “gift of a lifetime” for his students.
Ba Andhra Sangam School teacher and programme facilitator, Alitia Kautoga, shed light on how the Brighter Minds Fiji programme had changed her approach to teaching.
She says Brighter Minds Fiji has taught her patience and calmness.
Kautoga says the discipline and focus she has seen in her students are extraordinary compared to the start of the programme while their confidence in expressing themselves has also improved.
All three teachers reaffirmed their commitment to continue the programme into 2026.
Fiji is the first Pacific Island nation to implement Brighter Minds as a school-based extracurricular activity approved by the Ministry of Education and brought to Fiji by the Kimaya Fiji Group.
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