Video lessons
Concepts explained, calmly and clearly
Short films learners can watch at the centre or at home. Press a lesson to open the video.
Science · Grades 1–3
How airplanes fly
A gentle SciShow Kids introduction to lift, thrust and why a heavy machine can stay in the sky.
5 min · Forces of flight
Life Skills · Grades 1–3
Why we go to school
A short, age-friendly look at why learning together matters — curiosity, friends and growing a capable mind.
4 min · Belonging and purpose
Science · Grades 4–6
How plants make food
TED-Ed walks through photosynthesis: sunlight, water and carbon dioxide becoming food and oxygen.
4 min · Photosynthesis
Science · Grades 4–6
Solar System 101
National Geographic maps our neighbourhood in space — the Sun, planets and the scale of the solar system.
5 min · The solar system
Science · Grades 4–6
The four forces of flight
Lift, weight, thrust and drag explained with clear visuals. A companion to the younger airplane lesson.
4 min · Forces
Life Sciences · Grades 7–9
How lungs work
TED-Ed follows a breath of air from nose to alveoli, and why oxygen and carbon dioxide swap places.
5 min · Respiration
Life Sciences · Grades 7–9
How food affects the brain
A TED-Ed short on glucose, fats and micronutrients — why what we eat changes how we think and feel.
5 min · Nutrition and the brain
Maths · Grades 7–9
Powers of ten
The classic 1977 film zooms from a picnic to the edge of the universe and back into an atom.
9 min · Place value and scale
Geography · Grades 7–9
World population
A visual story of how many of us there are, and how that number has changed.
7 min · Population
Life Sciences · Grades 10–12
What is special about the human brain
Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel explains neurons, brain size and why our minds can learn language.
17 min · The nervous system
Life Skills · American GED
How we learn by doing
Gever Tulley on making, tinkering and why hands-on problem solving builds confidence.
9 min · Study habits
Life Skills · American GED
Why school, really
A TEDx talk on how schooling shapes the brain. Best for older learners thinking about GED or Grade 12.
16 min · Motivation