Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SM)
Mangalore, Nov 5: The state-level Abacus and Mental Arithmetic competition was held at the Ambedkar Bhavan, Bangalore recently.
Students of Aloha Learning Centre, Hampankatta, near Milagres Church here, excelled once again bagging a total of five prizes.
Manu Balnad secured second place in 8th level of “C” group, Meghana K secured second in 8th level of “D” group. P V Aditya Anil Kumar secured third in 1st level of “A” group. Ankush Xess secured second in 2nd level of “D” group and Anvesha Xess secured second prize in 2nd level of “B” group.
All these students brought laurels to their institute.
In a strenuous test of their mental prowess, these students were expected to solve 50 problems in 4 minutes flat. More than 800 students from all over the state participated in this annual competition, which was presided over by K Kumaran, CEO, Aloha India, who distributed the trophies to the winners.
All these students shall represent Karnataka in the National Competition to be held in Chennai in the month of December 2007.
ALOHA, Abacus Learning Of Higher Arithmetic, is a comprehensive mental development programme for children in the age group of 6–13 years based on mental arithmetic and use of the abacus.
Mental arithmetic is the ability of a child to solve mathematical problem using only the latent potential of their brain. A child enrolling in Aloha mental arithmetic course is found to develop a liking towards mathematics from an early age besides improving his listening skills, concentration level, better memory, improved analytical skills and thus more self-confidence.
At Aloha Learning Centre, who believe that every child has a genius in him/her waiting to be discovered, a student enjoys a conducive atmosphere, where an instructor with the help of an assistant, trains small batches of only 14 students. Classes are conducted once a week for 2 hours only, either at weekends or after their school hours.
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