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Study finds that even the smartest kids need teaching support
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The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) studied a group of 5000 students for more than four decades with results suggesting the brightest students require teachers’ guidance and to optimise their potential. Read full article here At BrainBuilder™ our teachers mentor and
Study supports back-to-basics approach:
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At BrainBuilder™, our programs are designed by Dr Fong who has had the experience and research knowledge of the optimal learning environment for students to perform at their best. Students perform best when introduced to questions scaffolding from Easy-to-Hard A
Maltese school to adopt the Singapore Maths approach
| Global News, Maths
Singapore Maths, based on the successful textbooks written by Dr Fong, has extended it’s global reach, with a leading Maltese school now adopting the approach. According to the Times of Malta, “the independent Chiswick House School will be switching to
BrainBuilder™ students outperform in AMC test
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About AMC The Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) is one of the world’s largest school-based mathematics competitions with more than 14 million entries since 1978. This test highlights the importance of mathematics as a curriculum subject and gives students an opportunity to
Singapore Maths curriculum a global success
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Dr Fong , founder of BrainBuilder™ , has built programs based on the Singapore Maths curriculum; the author of school maths books used in Singapore, the US and the UK. Going Global Research has showed the in-depth Singapore Maths curriculum
Congratuations to Ian Cheah from BrainBuilder™ Sri Hartamas!
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Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge 2016 (SIMOC) Math Gold Award winner! Ian has been at our Sri Hartmas centre for over 2 years with the strong foundation Power Maths Program since 2014. Our programs at Sri Hartamas has successfully helped
Why are Singapore’s kids so good at maths?
| Global News, Maths
A recent article in the Financial Times ‘Why Singapore’s kids are so good at maths’ examines why this relatively small country consistently ranks near or at the top of the global maths comparisons. Andreas Schleicher, Head of the OECD’s education assessment program
STEM subject focus: upskilling for the future to ride the technology wave
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According to a recent discussion paper released by StartupAUS, “up to 4.6 million jobs are at risk in the future if Australia does not ride the technology wave and get the skills to adapt to this change and prosper”. StartupAUS
New minimum numeracy, literacy standards for NSW HSC students
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The NSW government yesterday unveiled new minimum standards for numeracy and literacy which will come into affect from 2020. This is seen as another step towards arresting the decline in standards for maths in Australia and to prepare students to
Congratuations to Jared Goh!
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Jared was awarded top Maths award at his school (HIS)! Jared has been our student at BrainBuilder™ Sri Hartamas for more than a year. Our programs at Sri Hartamas has successfully helped students over many years. If you wish to
