Curriculum Designer · Critical-Thinking Specialist · Educational Consultant

Raising children who can think for themselves in the age of AI.

I work with parents, teachers, school leaders, and education bodies so children learn to reason, read, write, and speak with a mind of their own, using AI as an apprentice rather than a crutch.

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C.S. Odili · Founder, The Thinking Child Series

The THINK First Framework

Five moves for homes and classrooms.

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Year 1 to University

Primary, secondary, adult ESL, and undergraduate teaching

Online and in person

Remote curriculum design, classrooms, and webinars

British and Nigerian

Two systems, one critical-thinking lens

Classroom and publishing

The lessons and books children learn from

About

An educator who builds the whole thinking environment, not just the lesson.

I design curricula and literacy materials, teach critical thinking through my THINK method, and consult with schools on curriculum-language audits, pastoral provision, and whole-child development.

Why schools and families work with me

Most educators bring one of these. I bring all of them, at once.

The whole learner journey

Taught Years 1-8, adult ESL, and undergraduates: each stage sets up the next.

The materials, not just the lessons

As publisher and literacy consultant, I make the books children think with.

Two curricula, one critical lens

Fluent in British and Nigerian systems, with doctoral research on curriculum language.

The whole school, not just the classroom

Experience in pastoral provision, admissions, transitions, and staff development.

Services

How we can work together

Every service runs on the same idea: put the thinking first, then the tool. Choose by who you are: a parent, teacher, school, or institution shaping curriculum for many schools.

For parents

Parent consultations

Sixty minutes, one to one, on the questions you are actually living with: your child's AI use, literacy and reading habits, thinking, writing and speaking skills, or homeschool support.

For schools

Curriculum review and redesign

I review your curriculum for the thinking it actually commissions, then redesign it with you using the THINK method and a curriculum-language audit

For schools

School workshop

Practical sessions for staff, parents, or whole-school audiences on raising thinkers, readers, writers, and doers in the age of AI.

For teachers and schools

Lesson-plan creation

Curriculum-aligned lesson plans differentiated for AI use, language, and critical thinking, so every lesson does more thinking work without adding to the load

For schools

Literary and debate clubs

Set-up and delivery of clubs where children read closely, argue fairly, speak with confidence, and learn that a mind changed by evidence is a mind that works.

For publishers, schools and families

Educational writing

Commissioned writing and editing for textbooks, curriculum guides, homeschool materials, children's books, teacher manuals, and literacy resources.

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Toolkits you can use today

For parents

Parent Toolkit

Everyday practices for raising a thinker at home: AI, reading, conversation, and choice.

For teachers

Classroom Toolkit

Routines and materials that put the thinking before the tool in any subject

Home and classroom

Thinking Prompts

Question sets that interrogate, extend, and name the thinking a task demands.

Home and classroom

Thinking Games

Games that build reasoning, argument, and attention without a screen.

For teachers

Lesson Packs

Curriculum-aligned lessons differentiated for AI, language, and critical thinking.

For school leaders

AI Classroom Templates

Editable policies that set clear, thinking-first rules for AI use in school.

The Thinking Child Series

A webinar series for parents, teachers, and school leaders

Thinking is a muscle. AI is not the enemy; unthinking use is. The Thinking Child Series teaches the THINK method live, with worked examples from real homes and classrooms.

Webinar 1

Reteaching Critical Thinking

Raising children who can think without the machine.

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 11:30 WAT · 90 minutes · Zoom · Free

Contact

Let's put the thinking first.

Tell me who you are and what you are trying to change. I'll reply with the right next steps.

Other contact options

Most educators bring one of these. I bring all of them, at once.

The whole learner journey

Taught Years 1-8, adult ESL, and undergraduates: each stage sets up the next.

The materials, not just the lessons

As publisher and literacy consultant, I make the books children think with.

Two curricula, one critical lens

Fluent in British and Nigerian systems, with doctoral research on curriculum language.

The whole school, not just the classroom

Experience in pastoral provision, admissions, transitions, and staff development.

How we can work together

Every service runs on the same idea: put the thinking first, then the tool. Choose by who you are: a parent, teacher, school, or institution shaping curriculum for many schools.

For parents

Parent consultations

Sixty minutes, one to one, on the questions you are actually living with: your child's AI use, literacy and reading habits, thinking, writing and speaking skills, or homeschool support.

For schools

Curriculum review and redesign

I review your curriculum for the thinking it actually commissions, then redesign it with you using the THINK method and a curriculum-language audit

For schools

School workshop

Practical sessions for staff, parents, or whole-school audiences on raising thinkers, readers, writers, and doers in the age of AI.

For teachers and schools

Lesson-plan creation

Curriculum-aligned lesson plans differentiated for AI use, language, and critical thinking, so every lesson does more thinking work without adding to the load

For schools

Literary and debate clubs

Set-up and delivery of clubs where children read closely, argue fairly, speak with confidence, and learn that a mind changed by evidence is a mind that works.

For publishers, schools and families

Educational writing

Commissioned writing and editing for textbooks, curriculum guides, homeschool materials, children's books, teacher manuals, and literacy resources.

Toolkits you can use today

For parents

Parent Toolkit

Everyday practices for raising a thinker at home: AI, reading, conversation, and choice.

For teachers

Classroom Toolkit

Routines and materials that put the thinking before the tool in any subject

Home and classroom

Thinking Prompts

Question sets that interrogate, extend, and name the thinking a task demands.

Home and classroom

Thinking Games

Games that build reasoning, argument, and attention without a screen.

For teachers

Lesson Packs

Curriculum-aligned lessons differentiated for AI, language, and critical thinking.

For school leaders

AI Classroom Templates

Editable policies that set clear, thinking-first rules for AI use in school.

A webinar series for parents, teachers, and school leaders

Thinking is a muscle. AI is not the enemy; unthinking use is. The Thinking Child Series teaches the THINK method live, with worked examples from real homes and classrooms.

Webinar 1

Reteaching Critical Thinking

Raising children who can think without the machine.

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 11:30 WAT · 90 minutes · Zoom · Free