FAQ – ALOHA PROGRAM

The ALOHA Mental Arithmetic programme is based on visualisation and conceptualisation: children learn to picture problems and tasks as images. This supports understanding, memory and the development of analytical skills, with an overall positive effect on school performance.

The ALOHA Mental Arithmetic programme is open to all children, whatever their academic level or results in particular subjects. Beyond maths, children develop transferable skills such as memory, attention and concentration, which also benefit other areas of learning.

In addition to two hours of class per week, children should practise at home for 5 to 10 minutes a day to get the most out of the programme.

The minimum age to start is 3 and the maximum is 13. Several scientific studies indicate that the period of greatest brain development runs roughly from birth to age 16.

Because this is when children start to recognise quantities and digits. The youngest follow the Tiny Tots Kinder track (ages 3 to 5), with playful activities suited to their stage of development.

Because the digits 0 to 9 are universal and taught the same way all over the world. Numbers are also part of everyday life, and practising with a visualised abacus stimulates cognitive development.