Experimath

The great emphasis which is placed on academic performance in school can make learning a highly stressful process for all concerned - children, teachers and parents. Many children do badly in Maths despite trying their best and their parents spend long hours struggling with homework and supervising studies. One of the common reasons of referral to Sethu is poor performance in Maths, leading to frustration and failure. This lead to the idea of "Experimath" Sethu's training program for parents in the Universal Active Maths method, devised by Navnirmiti, Mumbai. This full day workshop enables parents to teach their children the essentials of primary school Mathematics through a process of doing and learning. Since January 2008, Sethu has conducted several workshops with great success. The learning process is so enjoyable that many parents have told us they wish they had experienced these methods during their own childhood!

Through group activities using things language, all the basic Maths competencies such as number concept, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division were explained and practiced. Any parent who is interested in the Experimath workshop should call Michelle at the Sethu centre and register their names, so that they can be informed of the next program. Generally these full-day workshops are conducted on public holidays to enable parents who work outside the home to attend.