Many of us think why sweat calculating in the mind, when a calculator is handy? Though you have a car, you run or walk for exercise. Similarly, mental arithmetic is an exercise for the brain.

It has been proven that there is a direct relation between numbers and brain development.

As we all know, our brain is divided into two parts, the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere. The activities of each side of the brain are:

Majority of people in the world use only the left side of the brain for all their everyday activities. Even our regular school curriculum uses more of left side of the brain. The right side remains unutilized, hence it is under developed.

The ALOHA mental arithmetic program helps develop the right hemisphere of the brain and hence aids in overall brain development.

Abacus is a tool invented by the Salamis , then 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 to aid in arithmetic calculations.

The use of abacus in the ALOHA Mental arithmetic program helps a child visualize and conceptualize, which is the main work of the right hemisphere of the brain. Starting with the abacus as an initial tool to perform arithmetic calculation, the child gradually moves on to visualize the abacus in his/her mind and perform arithmetic calculation at stunning speed and accuracy. Thus, the right side of the brain is also equally utilized and this results in total brain development.

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.

Take the following set of numbers:

23+31+86+56+67-11+27+90+48+82-77 = ?

462756 * 7 = ?

2958/87 = ?

When you try to solve these problems in your mind, you may get to the answer eventually, but how much of effort and concentration was required?

When you give the same to a 7 or 8 year old child who has undergone the ALOHA mental arithmetic program, the answer is out in seconds without the aid of any tool to calculate.

The primary reason for this is the technique learnt and more importantly, improved concentration and visualization.

The ALOHA mental arithmetic program is based upon the method of visualization and conceptualization. This simply translates to enabling the child to visualize the problems and tasks in the form of pictures. This leads to better understanding and improves the memory and focusing skills of a child significantly. This has an overall effect on his performance at academics.

The entire program consists of 8 levels. The time taken to complete each level is 3 months. It takes 2 years to complete all the 8 levels. It is very important that the child completes at least one full year, that is, 4 levels to benefit from the program.

No. we provide books to the children when they join the program. They have to come to the class every week to learn the ALOHA Mental Arithmetic concept.

The minimum age is 5 and the maximum age is 12 for learning the ALOHA Mental Arithmetic concept. We do have a maximum age limit, as the brain development is significant from birth until 12 years.

This program is suited for all children with different IQ levels. A less than average and an average performer can benefit from this program through the unique teaching methodology that ALOHA follows involving visual, auditory and kinesthetic senses. This type of teaching helps improve the child's concentration gradually and helps him better his performance and help overcome his fear on any subject. For an above average performer, the right side brain development will have a remarkable impact on his achievements at school.

No. It is an intensive, fun filled, highly interactive classroom program. Hence, the child needs to be taught exactly how to apply the mental arithmetic technique. The full benefit, as mentioned above, will be derived only when the child goes through the step-by-step classroom learning process.