magrid.education · Case Study
How San José de las Vegas used Magrid to close visuo-spatial gaps, support special needs learners, and build a research case for city-wide scale — across a structured 6-month pilot.
"Magrid represented not only a pedagogical tool, but a research opportunity to understand how visuo-spatial training might influence early mathematical development."
Research Lead · San José de las VegasPersistent weaknesses in geometry-related competencies drove the search for a structured, evidence-based visuo-spatial training programme from preschool upwards.
The school needed a tool for students on the autism spectrum and with ADHD. Magrid's language-free, visual, structured design was an immediate fit — and the results confirmed it.
A parallel pilot with an underserved partner school generated comparative data — building evidence with the potential to inform adoption across Medellín or the wider region.
Visual-spatial perception is the developmental cornerstone of letter recognition, geometric reasoning, and early STEM thinking. In 6 months, the experimental group went from 55% to 88% — a +33 percentage point gain — confirming that structured visual training in the early years produces large, measurable cognitive gains that transfer across the entire curriculum. This is the skill that unlocks everything else.
Visual perception, working memory, and mental rotation all showed large, consistent gains. The school confirmed Magrid is "particularly strong in the cognitive foundations of mathematics" — the skills that predict long-term academic success.
Students with ASD and ADHD showed measurable progress in visual perception and working memory. The language-free, sensory-friendly design removed the barriers that typically exclude these learners from making progress.
Assessment data changed how teachers understood their students' cognitive processes and how they made pedagogical decisions. For many, it was their first experience with individual-level learning diagnostics.
Numerical development was more heterogeneous — confirming that Magrid works best when integrated with classroom instruction. The school is embedding structured teacher mediation into their ongoing rollout model.
The comparative design across two schools — one affluent, one underserved — generated evidence with the potential to support a Medellín-wide or regional adoption decision.
"Students were highly engaged. The visual challenges, structured progression and gamified elements generated strong motivation. Students described the activities as both fun and intellectually challenging." Research Lead · Colegio San José de las Vegas · Medellín, Colombia
The platform increased teachers' awareness of cognitive processes — not just academic outcomes. For many, this was their first experience with structured individual-level cognitive assessment data.
Teachers connected Magrid activities to classroom materials and strategies — building a coherent learning environment where digital and physical practice reinforced each other systematically.
Assessment data became a real pedagogical tool — used to differentiate instruction, identify struggling learners earlier, and make evidence-based decisions the school intends to sustain beyond the pilot.
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