Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: Career Abacus, a leading Abacus Teaching Institute today organized State Level Competition for the students of Abacus in the Auditorium of M.N.K.G. Montessori School, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu in which children from the age group of 5 to 13 years participated.
The function started with the lighting of lamp by the Champion of Champions 2014, Shivansh Gautam of Army School, Kaluchak and Suhani Gupta of Presentation Convent. It was followed by the singing of National Anthem.
Arvind Sharma, Director of Career Abacus informed that the aim of this competition is to promote the learning of Abacus and Mental Arithmetic.
He said that children are given a chance to compete among themselves and win prizes. Children were given 200 questions which were to be completed within a time frame of 8 minutes.
The competition was conducted in different levels and age groups.
At the end of the exam, a small but impressive speech was given and refreshment was distributed among the students.
Divya, Coordinator of the Institute explained the benefits of abacus to the audience and stressed upon the need to teach this skill to all the students in the age group of 5 to 13 years., while Akanksha informed that abacus not only helps in improving the arithmatical skills but it improves the memory, listening skills, imagination, creativity , self reliance and above all self confidence of the students.
Atul Mahajan, Sheetal, Monika Suri, Sheetal Gupta, Rahul, Bhushan, Taniya, Gaurav, Garima, Arti Bedi, Amanpreet, Nalin, Kuljeet Kour, Amit Pal Singh, Raman deep, Jatinder Kour and Vikram helped in smooth conduct of the exam.
Arvind Sharma, Director of the Institute presented vote of thanks.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were S Rabinder Singh, Chief Engineer (Retd.), Chairman MNKG Montessori School, Gurdeep Kour, retired Principal.
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