Out with the old, in with the new

For many children, Mathematics isn’t the easiest of subjects to grasp let alone master. It doesn’t help either when conventional methods merely dole out the “rote learning and regurgitation” solution, which won’t help them get very far. However, engage the children and let them have fun learning and you’re talking a whole new ball game.

So this is where a Brainbuilder learning centre can make all the difference for your child. Central to Brainbuilder’s resounding success rate is the use of a well-proven methodology that ramps up your child’s ability to better master problem solving ability, creative thinking, critical thinking and enquiring thinking.

Solving the puzzle

Dr. Fong Ho Kheong, Brainbuilder founder, knew that there was a better way to teach and help children and make learning Mathematics easier and more fun. Dr. Fong also knew the best way to go about doing that; Brainbuilder’s teaching methodologies are based on the unique modules that he developed over the last 30 years. And this are the methods that have successfully contributed to Singapore’s top ranking in international assessments like PISA and TIMSS since 1995.

Dr. Fong’s methods are based on CPA and Problems Sums Approach. Very briefly. CPA depicts the stages of a child’s growth from Concrete to Pictorial to Abstract levels, Problem Sums focuses on developing creativity, critical and enquiring thinking and problem solving ability.

Today more than 80% of Singapore primary schools are using Dr. Fong’s Mathematics textbooks. His books are also being used in many states in the USA, and plans are afoot to introduce them to Great Britain as well.

It all adds up

So successful has been Brainbuilder in grooming top-notch students that it has been ranked up with the top Malaysian schools and in the world for various world class Mathematics competitions and assessments. Brainbuilder can claim that, to-date, its students have generated over 1,000 such high achievement awards. And we’re talking prestigious names here too -ICAS, AMC, KMC, SASMO, APMOPS, CMC and other Maths Olympiads.