The SIP Abacus & Brain Gym programme is a 'whole' brain development programme combining the Eastern method of learning - The Abacus system with the Western science of Brain Gym. Developed by Mr. Kelvin Tham in 1997, this programme has significantly advanced Abacus Training in Malaysia.The current enhanced version of this programme uses Abacus and Brain Gym techniques to enhance the interaction between the left and the right brain.

SIP Academy is a member of Asia Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Research and Development Affiliation (AAMARDA). SIP Abacus and Brain Gym programme is currently available in 8 countries. More than 2,50,000 children have benefited from this programme from 1000 learning centres spread across these countries. In India, this programme was initiated in January 2002. The efficacy of this programme has seen more than 85,000 children trained & developed in 18 states by August 2008. we are penetrating to the smaller towns to help children improve life skills.

We focus on children aged 7-12 years. The knowledge of numbers from 0-9 is all that is required at the beginning. " The harder I practice, the luckier I get" is the mantra for this skill based programme.