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Traditional wooden puzzles that train focus and critical thinking — brought back into today’s classrooms.

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Mongolia

Mongolian heritage, one puzzle at a time.

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WHAT WE SERVE

MindMaze was founded to ignite curiosity, sharpen focus, and restore the joy of hands-on play. We bring educational value to young minds through cultural games that are slowly being forgotten.

Students cup a wooden burr puzzle together in their hands
A boy assembles a wooden puzzle at his desk
Two boys work a wooden cross puzzle together
Students fit the pieces of a wooden puzzle together
A mentor shows two students a round wooden puzzle
Two students hold a wooden star puzzle in their hands
A student writes code at an iMac
A student codes at an iMac in a computer lab
Students cup a wooden burr puzzle together in their hands
A boy assembles a wooden puzzle at his desk
Two boys work a wooden cross puzzle together
Students fit the pieces of a wooden puzzle together
A mentor shows two students a round wooden puzzle
Two students hold a wooden star puzzle in their hands
A student writes code at an iMac
A student codes at an iMac in a computer lab
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Our approach

From educating young children to bridging the educational gap for teenagers, MindMaze serves every age through coding lessons and the freedom to build your own games and ideas. The goal stays the same: spark curiosity, unravel inspiration, and share the true merit of learning.

A hand holds up a bone-and-string puzzle in front of a painted space mural

Traditional puzzle lessons

Hands-on sessions with interlocking wood, string-and-ring puzzles and puzzle locks. Students slow down, test ideas and finish what they start.

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A student writes code at an iMac in front of a wood-panelled wall

Coding classes

For kids who already live online, we turn screen time into making time: break a problem down, try, debug, repeat.

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Impact

A boy holds up the wooden puzzle he solved
A volunteer shows a smiling girl how to assemble burr pieces
Girls lean in together over a small wooden puzzle
A mentor works through a puzzle with two students
A teacher demonstrates a string puzzle to a crowd of students
Two girls pose with their puzzles in front of class artwork
A full classroom working on puzzles at their desks
A student and mentor comparing puzzle pieces
Students and a volunteer show off their solved puzzles
A girl concentrates on a wooden puzzle at her desk
A girl works a puzzle with a teacher
Three girls solve a puzzle together by the window
A classroom during a MindMaze puzzle session
A mentor guiding a student through a puzzle
Students and mentors gathered around desks with puzzles
Students with puzzles on their desks under a painted space mural
A boy shows his puzzle to the camera
Children untangling a bone and string puzzle
A bright classroom of students solving puzzles
A full classroom raising hands during a session
Students at their desks working on puzzles
A boy holds up the wooden puzzle he solved
A volunteer shows a smiling girl how to assemble burr pieces
Girls lean in together over a small wooden puzzle
A mentor works through a puzzle with two students
A teacher demonstrates a string puzzle to a crowd of students
Two girls pose with their puzzles in front of class artwork
A full classroom working on puzzles at their desks
A student and mentor comparing puzzle pieces
Students and a volunteer show off their solved puzzles
A girl concentrates on a wooden puzzle at her desk
A girl works a puzzle with a teacher
Three girls solve a puzzle together by the window
A classroom during a MindMaze puzzle session
A mentor guiding a student through a puzzle
Students and mentors gathered around desks with puzzles
Students with puzzles on their desks under a painted space mural
A boy shows his puzzle to the camera
Children untangling a bone and string puzzle
A bright classroom of students solving puzzles
A full classroom raising hands during a session
Students at their desks working on puzzles
5
Aimags
12
Schools
840+
Children reached
Our programs

We bring traditional puzzles into school classrooms — and we are growing aimag by aimag.

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Classroom puzzle sessions

Ongoing

5 aimags · 12 schools · 5000+ children solving traditional puzzles together in class.

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Our partner schools

Coming soon

MindMaze puzzle sessions are coming to five more schools in Ulaanbaatar, Uvurkhangai and Erdenet.

  • 21st Secondary School, Ulaanbaatar
  • 24th School, Ulaanbaatar
  • 1st School, Uvurkhangai
  • 2nd School, Uvurkhangai
  • 1st School, Erdenet
Map of Mongolia's aimags, with Töv aimag and Ulaanbaatar markedKhövsgölUvsBayan-ÖlgiiKhovdZavkhanArkhangaiBulganSelengeTövKhentiiDornodSükhbaatarDornogoviDundgoviÖmnögoviÖvörkhangaiBayankhongorGovi-Altai
Mini projects by local students

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Meet the team

Our team

Anujin Ulziidelger
Erkhem Ganzorig
Michid-Erdene Chadraabal
Odbayar Nyambayar
Dulguun Uuganbaatar
Munkhdalai Batbayar
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Get involved

Bring MindMaze to you

We work with schools across Mongolia, student volunteers and organisations who care about how children learn.

Schools

Host a workshop or adapt puzzle lessons into your curriculum.

  • Workshops for any grade
  • Lesson plans for teachers
Request a workshop

Students

Start or join a university chapter and lead sessions in local schools.

  • Training from our team
  • Volunteer experience
Join a chapter

Partners

Help us reach more aimags with puzzles, computers and venues.

  • Sponsor a school
  • Donate puzzle kits
Partner with us

Contact

Have a question, want to bring MindMaze to your school, or support our work? Write to us — we would love to hear from you.

Email
[hello@yourdomain.mn]

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