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Learn calculations 5 times faster New Indian Express
Express News Service
Chennai March 29
CASHING in on the abacus mode of calculations, children can now learn their arithmetic five times faster with a new focused programme.
SIP Academy India Pvt. Ltd. that is into skill development for children in India is guaranteeing five times better mental arithmetic calculations by the end of the SIP Abacus and Brain Gym Foundation level 4 module. If now they’ll refund the Rs.5000 charged for the same.
Over 2 lakh children have benefited from abacus training in the last few years through SIP offered programmes in the past. Recently a research undertaken by them in which over 500 children participated proved the effectiveness of these lessons.
“We want to set new benchmarks in the abacus industry in India. The Abacus & Brain Gym Programme is currently going on in more than 560 centres across 200 cities and 19 states,” Dinesh Victor, Managing Director. SIP Academy India Said.
Scientific research has proved that the use of Abacus stimulates the nerves in the fingers and sends message through the neurons. This continuous process of information transfer enerygize the brain. In young children especially, the brian is constantly building to from new connections in response to the stimulations is response to the stimulations received. Thus, Abacus and Brain Gym learning helps the whole brain development of a child. This process uses the 3 senses (tactile, visual and auditory) to develop and balance their mental, physical, emotional and social interaction, personality and confidence. “Children who enroll into the foundation level programme undergo an assessment which is repeated at the end of the programme. SIP ensures that the enrolled children do five times better in the latter assessment after they have completed the foundation level 4.
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Kids Parents give thumbs up to this maths course
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:43:34 PM, IANS Â |
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New Delhi: Arithmetic, abacus, calculations and cheerful kids enjoying every moment of it. This unlikely scene played out in the capital Sunday at the fifth Northern Region Abacus and Mental Arithmetic competition.
Organised by Sociable Intellectual Progressive Academy (SIP), the annual event helps children develop memory, concentration, and arithmetic skills by using internationally proven tools like abacus, brain gym and speed writing. “The event was excellent and around 1,000 kids participated. We also have a national and international championship. The idea behind these is to motivate the kids,” Dinesh Victor, managing director, SIP Academy told IANS. Participating in such a big event at an early age also gives the children the confidence to prepare for much bigger challenges, Victor added. The programme has 11 levels spread across three courses - foundation, advanced and grand master, meant for kids between the ages of five and 12. “We charge a registration fee of Rs.875 and a monthly fee of Rs.650 to Rs.750, depending upon the rent we are paying for the centre. The duration for each level is 3 months, with one two-hour session held every weekend,” Victor said. Ankit Gupta, a ten-year-old from Faridabad who reached level seven, said: “Earlier I was very weak in mathematics tables and could not concentrate well, but since I’ve joined SIP, I’ve improved a lot in all my subjects.” “I’ve reached the grand master level A and I’ve improved a lot in mathematics. After joining SIP, I’ve started scoring above 90,” said a proud Jatin Sardana from Noida. Aman Bhardwaj, a nine-year-old from Amritsar, also was delighted with the results. “I got my half-yearly result yesterday and I’ve scored A1s in all my subjects.” The parents too were pleased with their children’s performances. “There has been a noticeable improvement in my son’s results, especially maths. It definitely makes me feel proud and happy,” said Meena Sardana, mother of Jatin. The academy has been conducting programmes in India since 2002 and has trained 100,000 children in 450 centres across 18 states. The course has earned three Limca National Book of Records certificates, and is available in over 1500 centres worldwide. |
Education is a recession proof business
“Education is a recession proof business”
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Q&A: DINESH VICTOR, MD, SIP Academy |
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Hrishikesh Joshi / Mumbai May 11, 2010, 0:29 IST |
Chennai-headquartered SIP Academy India Pvt. Ltd., a skill development organization for children, provides a unique learning experience to more than 1.5 lakh school children in the area of mathematics, art and languages. Moreover, it gives a business opportunity with a nominal investment with substantial returns. SIP India has been awarded ISO 9000:2008 certificate for the intensive quality training. Dinesh Victor, MD, SIP, India in a chat with Hrishikesh Joshi shares the business opportunities in understanding that each kid is unique and has the potential to be a winner
What is SIP Academy and how does it function?
SIP Academy India Pvt. Ltd., is a children skill development organization headquartered in Chennai started in the year 2003. Various programs offered by SIP Academy have been developed after years of research and testing and are of International standards. These programs focus on developing various skills in children. In the process of developing skills they improve the learning ability of the child. This fun learning methodology achieves the objective of making the child achieve excellence not only in academics but also in other walks of life. This requires constant communication between the three - viz. Parent, Teacher and the Child to ensure best results.
How has the concept emerged?
Basically, this is Malaysian concept and founded by Kelvin Tham. We have developed our own courses in Mathematics, art and learning and linguistics. The courses are designed by international experts and are globally reputed. Now it is over many countries like Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, USA and Nigeria.
Tell us something about your franchise business?
This network is the biggest strength of SIP Academy. We have a network in the states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. But 40 per cent of business is concentrated in Maharashtra. There are over 80 cities and towns were the franchises had been offered. And more than 45000 students are learning the courses. Currently, we have 44 master trainers and 562 trainers all over India who are actually running the academy. SIP is expanded over 20 states, 200 cities and 500 centres across India with a turnover of Rs 10 crore.
To whom do you offer franchise? What kind of investment does it require?
It does not require a huge investment around Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh. You can earn substantial amount of profit out of it. For an educated individuals, graduates, housewives it is a very good opportunity to start their own business. My opinion is that education is a recession proof business. Parents will never compromise on their child’s quality of education.We conduct training sessions for them so that they are able to teach students.
What kind of courses do you offer and how they are help full in a kid’s development?
We conduct courses for the children pf age groups between 5 to 13 years. We offer SIP Abacus and Brain Gym to develop arithmetic skills and learning abilities. The other one is Global Art which was launched in 2005 which helps to enhance their level of creativity. Third programme is AMAL which is Accelerated Mental Learning has been developed with a vision to build and improve multiple intelligence in the child. Mi Kids is phonics based language programme for children and it incorporates phonemic awareness, phonic fluency and vocabulary.
We do conduct competitions known as SIP Prodigy and it holds Limca Book of Records in 2007 conducted in Bangalore and till date we have conducted 30 competitions all over India.
The children who are trained in the SIP programme are now studying in prestigious universities. Over the past six years, over 1.5 lakh students have been trained in this system.
What are your expansion plans?
We are planning to increase franchises. Currently we have 500 centres all over India. We have not expanded much in north India as compare to South India and Maharashtra. The revenue target is around Rs 15 crore in next three years.