Around 3,000 children between the ages of seven to 12 years took part in the 12th National SIP Prodigy Competition-2015 recently held at the Expo Centre in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Organised by the Chennai-headquartered SIP Academy India (P) ltd, which is the Indian arm of the Malaysia-based education group SIP Academy SDN-BHD, the event saw both parents and children at their motivational best in showcasing their unique mathematical competence.
Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shankar Katheria, who was the chief guest at the function, said: “This is very good way to promote young talent. The organisers and promoters have rendered a valuable service by inspiring these children at their foundation stage.”
Apart from Katheria, Dinesh Victor, MD, SIP India Academy, Malaysian entrepreneur and SIP founder Kelvin Tham were present. “SIP Prodigy is an annual event where children and people come from all over India. The main motive of SIP is to motivate children. If the children are motivated, they will work hard and perform well. After 10 years down the line, we can see a very positive response from the students in college. Students who left SIP four to five years back have revealed that SIP has helped them not only in school but in college too,” Victor said.
The SIP Abacus programme is currently available in 12 countries. So far, it has benefited over 5 lakh children across 900 learning centers.