• Mental math is a set of invaluable skills that enable a person to do calculations in the mind with accuracy and speed.
• The need for usual helps like calculator, paper and pen or finger-counting is eliminated.
• This is a great benefit for children as their mathematical abilities in academics will soar, empowering their performance.
• At Brain Train Academics (BTA), we introduce children to mental math with the use of the Abacus (Abundant Beads Addition Calculation Utility System), a simple but powerful ancient calculating system.
• While children initially learn the system using a physical abacus, they will soon picture it in their minds and not need an actual tool at all!

• The use of Abacus system will always be relevant to help kids even in the present time of calculators and computers.
• Much depends on how the child is taught to use the instrument at the beginning.
• Learning the proper technique at the start itself is the foundation to a love for math and development of speed for further studies.

• As your child learns the Abacus with us, practice will make him/her perfect.
• The Brain Train Academics program is designed to teach your child the best Abacus techniques in a systematic and progressive way.
• Our system includes on-going practice, so that your child keeps growing in skills. This will ensure that your child will develop the life skill of making fast and accurate calculations.

• The Brain Train Academics system is uniquely developed to impart vital learning skills to your child in the environment of an enjoyable experience.
• Powerful brain-activating resources, techniques and strategies are incorporated into the training, so that your child will develop both academic and personal capabilities.
• Recent studies show that individuals are naturally either left-brain or right-brain dominated. Our system is intentionally designed to enable your child achieve whole brain development, so that combined use of left and right sides of the brain will result in superior intelligence and mental performance.
• Such children develop logical and creative capacities simultaneously, so that they are successful in and outside the classroom too, making your child an all-rounder!

• Although Abacus can be learnt at any age, it is always preferred that the child is introduced to it at a very young age, since the younger the child, the easier it usually is to pick up new skills.
• A child can start learning Abacus from the age of 4-5 years. The best and fastest mind development takes place between the 4-14 years. Children in this age group are much quicker to pick up and learn things; it is also planted much stronger in their memory at this early stage.
• This is why we take in children who are from 5 to 14 years old at BTA, though 5 years is the best age to start accelerated mental arithmetic learning.
• It is important that children pick up a love for math through our program at an early age, before any dislike or negative attitude for math can set in. If your child is introduced to Abacus at a very young age, he/she will quickly pick up the basics of numbers, laying a strong foundation for ongoing education.
• Your child will need to know numbers from 0-50 to join the BTA program.

Here are some of the unique features of our program:

• • Our batch size is a maximum of 20 children, so that we can give keener observation and detailed feedback to your child. This ensures quality of learning.
  • Individual attention is the key factor in our curriculum – so that each child receives necessary focus.
  • We have designed the study group according to the age of the student, so that there is not much age variation in the same batch. This is intentionally done so that specific study material is taught to each age-group, making it easy for the child to learn.
  • Learning is done in the context of fun so that the child grasps skills while enjoying the experience.
  • Very little homework is given so that children enjoy the whole process and do not find it is taxing.
  • We encourage students not to miss a class, to ensure learning is not hampered. However, if unavoidable circumstances cause your child to miss a class or if he/she wants to clear any doubts, we will arrange a back-up class.
  • Besides numerical skills, our program will help in your child’s all-round development so that life-skills such as responsibility, respect and responsiveness are instilled.

• Every child is a natural learner but learning needs to be done in the context of play and challenge, to make it enjoyable for him/her. At BTA, we keep this very much in mind, so that learning is interesting for the child, without additional pressure.
• Our program is designed in such a way that it involves the simultaneous use of multiple senses, such as visual, auditory and tactile, making the learning process fun and attractive.
• Since our intention is whole brain development of the child, we incorporate a number of game-type learning activities too. This ensures that your child will develop analytical and creative abilities simultaneously.

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• • The BTA program is intentionally designed to offer a ‘whole-brain’ learning outcome for your child. This means that, along with enhanced arithmetic and numerical abilities, your child’s logical and imaginative capacities are expanded.
  • As a result of our program, you will notice that your child will improve in a number of important areas that are usually not directly addressed in school life, such as concentration, positivity and determination.
  • Further, a range of inner faculties in the child will be developed, so that memory power, recall, learning ability, listening and visualization, logical reasoning and problem-solving are enhanced.
  • Confidence is a key outcome of the BTA program, that both children and parents will notice.
  • All of this will result in increased marks and grades in school, and also in your child’s holistic development and maturity.

• We need to remember that the end goal of all math instruction is the same – that the child develops numerical ability. Thus, mental math and school math differ in method but want the same outcome for your child.
• This is where the superiority of the mental math method comes in – it gives the child advanced skills that will help him/her excel in regular academics too.
• We train our students to be flexible and use each system appropriately. This means that the child follows the school system as required there but can use mental math to cross-check and verify answers.
• Mental math will also help your child excel in other academic situations such as competitions and competitive examinations.

• It is vitally important that parents think of themselves as partners with us to maximize your child’s benefits from our program.
• Always keep a positive and encouraging attitude toward your child.
• Please remember to flow with us, and do not modify or change our training techniques when working with your child. If you want explanation or clarification about the techniques we are teaching your child, please contact us directly. If our techniques are not followed at home, the child will get unnecessarily confused.
• Finally, please give your child as many opportunities as possible to use the techniques they learn.