Before
we start to explain the concept
we would just like to ask you
a few questions in arithmetic.
Can you tell us what: - 4325
X 235 =? Or. 7354 / 2345 =?
You might reach out for a paper,
pen or calculator.
The ALOHA Mental Arithmetic
program teaches children to
calculate this huge sum within
seconds, and more importantly,
without using any calculating
device.
This is a whole Brain Development
Program that is taught with the
help of a mathematical tool called
ABACUS.
Is whole brain development
Possible?
Majority of people
in the world use only the left side
of the brain for their everyday activities
including regular school academics.
The right side remains unutilized,
hence it is under developed. It has
also been found that in our entire
lifetime, we use only 2 – 3%
of our brain power. This leads us
to the question, is right side brain
development possible? Yes, and this
is where ALOHA Mental Arithmetic program
plays a pivotal role.
Through various researches it has been
found the period of rapid brain development
is between the age of 4 and 12 years.
After the age of 12, there is a mere
10% chance of further brain development.
By the age of 16 to 20, the brain matures
out and takes a definite shape and pattern
that is difficult to change. The appropriate
age for a children learning mental math
is between 5-12 years and our program
is designed and structured for children
between this specific age limit.
We all know that
the more we use our organs, the better
it responds, which leads to higher
performance efficiency of that organ.
For example:
If you start to
exercise in a gym, you would need
to increase the weights slowly day
by day. And a time would come when
you would be able lift weight more
than what you expected.
This shows that be it any part of
our body, a proper exercise will increase
its efficiency. Now coming back to
our focus on the brain, how do we
exercise our brain?
Time and again it has been proved
that Mathematics is a good medium
of exercising our brain. Scientists
and research teams have proven that
mental arithmetic of a higher level,
for e.g. solving problems like 76382*793,
gives a lot of exercise to our brains.
In short, Mental Arithmetic
+ Cultivation = Brain Development.
The ALOHA Mental
Arithmetic program helps a child
to make the best use of his/ her
potential and improves performance
of the brain, the child is able
to solve complex numbers and calculations
with great speed and accuracy.
As the child progresses in the program,
he/she will be able to solve any complex
arithmetic calculation with exceptional
speed and accuracy and without the
help of any external devices.
Why Mental Arithmetic?
Mental Arithmetic
has been proven to be an age old technique
of exercise for total development
of brain. This technique has been
accepted around the world and is being
actively used over 30 countries around
the globe.
Mental Arithmetic not only helps
in brain development but also improves
visualization and listening skills
in children. As a result, there is
complete coordination of the brain
- vision and hearing.
This way the aptitude power of the child
improves tremendously as the brain is
put to constant exercise through mental
math, just like the body gets exercise
in a gym with the help of the exercise
equipment. Hence, Mental Arithmetic
is a proven tool for whole Brain Development.
What
is an ABACUS?
ABACUS is a tool
invented by the Salamis, labeled by
Mesopotamians, improved as a mathematical
tool by Greek scholar Tetramachus,
and used in China for more than 900
years as a Mathematical tool. ABACUS
is termed as the Father of computer.
ABACUS is being used in our curriculum
for learning the basics of mental
arithmetic and to increase the co-ordination
and development of the right and left
brain.
What is ALOHA’s
Contribution?
ALOHA teaching
methodology is based on mental arithmetic
using the abacus. Initially, we train
the children in arithmetic with the
use of an abacus and the training
advances to help the child perform
calculations in his mind without the
abacus.
This training will enhance a child's
ability to visualize, focus and calculate
without the aid of calculator, abacus,
or pen and paper. The child will be
able to calculate with speed and accuracy
using his own focusing power and can
even surpass the speed of a calculator.
The finely structured syllabus prepared
by ALOHA curriculum development department
helps the children to learn mind math
quickly and effortlessly.
A few of the positive
benefits of undergoing the program
are:
Greater
concentration
Improved
reading writing and learning skills
Keen
Listening skills
Better
Memory
Better
reflexes
Sharper
observation
Better
application skills
Self
- confidence
Improved
analytical skills
Better
expression
Better
creative and imaginative skills
Better
comprehension and calculation
skills
The above abilities
rely entirely on one’s mental
processing skills. The program aims
at stimulating the children’s
right and left side of the brain,
making the whole thinking process
more efficient and effective to produce
complete and confident personalities.
In short, ALOHA is a brain gymnasium
for the young and growing minds.
Won’t
this create a burden on the child?
No, there is definitely
no burden on the child undergoing
training in ALOHA. In fact the child
gets better with regular school homework
as her brain gets sharpened with
the constant practice of mental math.
ALOHA is not like any other educational
tutoring institute but is a complete
brain development center in an interactive
classroom atmosphere.
The meticulously structured syllabus
and the excellent teaching staff for
the weekly classes make the program
more fun filled and the child looks
forward to each class.
In the beginning the child is taught
how to use an ABACUS – a beaded
mathematical instrument used for the
purpose of calculation. Later, the
child becomes independent of the Abacus
and performs the calculations in the
mind.
