Let me tell you something about myself. I am a mom who
believes that I have the answer for all my children’s need. Yup, I am not
joking; I research far and wide as they say so that I could give the best to my
children but then again ; we have our short comings as well
Hahahahha, I know that I have limitations especially when
it comes to tutoring my kids. The education of today’s generation is so far
different of what I am use too; not to mentions that subjects that they have.
For example, Math; just the word Math makes me sweat.
I just to share to you this scenario when my son came
home from his first day in school. EJ was grade 6 then and he is studying in
ATENEO. He told me that they will now
study Singaporean Math.
What is Singaporean Math, I had a hard time with Math
alone and now here comes Singaporean Math
To cut the story short, I search for a tutorial center
that could give lessons about Singaporean Math. We did find one, but it was not
equip with the proper curriculum that I seek.
My son is now in Grade 11, we did manage to pass the
subject but not with flying colors. I know that parents like me are looking as
well for the perfect tutorial center for their children for this Singaporean
Math.
I was able to meet the people behind S.A.M
S.A.M.’s Beginnings in Singapore
The people behind S.A.M are educators from the National
Institute of Education in Singapore, led by Samuel Chia and Lau Chin Loong, not
to mention a support team of Marshall Cavendish consultants. S.A.M. or
Seriously Addictive Mathematics is an international Singapore Math enrichment
program with over 100 centers in 16 countries around the world including USA,
Australia and Canada. According to the TIMSS (Trends in International Math
& Science Study) survey, Singapore Math has been recognized as one of the
most successful national programs in the world since 1995. The S.A.M program
follows the Singapore Math Curriculum set out by the Ministry of Education and
can either be a stand-alone or supplementary math program suitable for children
aged 4-12 years old. What makes the SAM approach different from the other
Singapore math programs in Philippines is that it is the only international
Singapore Math program from Singapore. Here in the Philippines, it was Enrich
Asia which introduced S.A.M. to Filipino families. Enrich Asia is composed of
professionals who actively scour the global education arena for new innovative
approaches to engaging children and inspiring them to learn.
Marikina Branch
The Holistic Math Approach of S.A.M.
The S.A.M Approach to Mathematics combines the benefits
of personalized coaching, which happens in the classroom in the company of
other children with self-learning and self-discovery, which happens when work,
is taken home. The S.A.M Approach is designed to introduce new concepts in
incremental yet sure steps to make learning easier. I'd say more of "slow
and steady wins the race" concepts. During class, the trainers of S.A.M.
introduce and explain the concepts and the lesson objective. The child then
reinforces and applies this knowledge on his own at home through daily
worksheets planned and prepared by SAM. Corrections or clarifications, if any,
are done during the session the following week. You can say holistic now!
More than just rote learning, drill and practice; SAM
aims to develop math skills going into the 21st century. No old school
(literally) mathematics here, boys! These skills revolve around heuristics
(hands-on learning), logical reasoning, metacognitive (yes, that word exists,
look it up!) understanding, modeling techniques and situational word problems.
Rather than focusing on rote learning, quick fixes and maverick methods, the
S.A.M program builds on kids’ foundation in Mathematics so that they can learn
self-reliantly in their later years in school. The once a week teachings
provided by S.A.M. is a well-thought of process that guides yet steers a child
towards learning math independently yet effectively. S.A.M. programs start
children with an assessment, so they start at a comfortable point. Here, both
their strengths and weaknesses are identified so the mentors will know which to
polish or focus on. There are also no memorizations involved in teaching kids
how to answer math problems, ensuring that understanding is the essence of
every learning objective. And because what they learn are the concepts, the
greater benefit is that the skills taught through S.A.M. stays with a person
well into adulthood, where math ceases to be just a subject, and already a way
of life. That's how they do it. Analytical minds like math and an analytical
mind must understand what it analyzes.
For free trial call
please call the nearest S.A.M Branch:
San
Juan – 0905 4476924 / 218 1118
Marikina
– 0917 6563115 / 0932 8763115 / 209 7265
West
Ave. QC – 0917 8933104 / 622 8234
Binangonan
– 0998 5326357 / 0998 8663606 / 546 3448
Angeles
City – 0926 3371571
Lipa
– 0909 2705464 / 0997 1272094 / (043) 703 2304
Tanauan
– 0955 1640525 / (043) 7069843
Rosario,
Batangas – 0955 1640504 / (043) 706 9853/
Cebu
– 0977 8137326 / (032) 415 1803
Davao
– 0905 4671190 / (082) 284 4934
Macasandig,
CDO – 0917 3034902
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