NIIT launches ‘NGuru Math Lab’ at Chennai High School, Chennai

-         A revolutionary concept to make the vital subject of Mathematics simpler, easier and an enjoyable learning experience for school students
                                                                                             
Chennai, March 22, 2012:Launching a breakthrough initiative that aims at making the vital subject of mathematics simpler, easier and fun to learn for school students, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer- NIIT, today installed the state-of-the-art ‘NGuru Math Lab’, at Chennai High School, Mylapore in Chennai. Worshipful Mayor of Chennai Corporation Thiru. Saidai Duraisamyinaugurated the revolutionary concept.
‘NIIT NGuru Math Lab’is a novel concept that enables school students to learn and explore mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts and theorems using tools such as the Geometer’s Sketchpad. Structured on NCERT guidelines, this is a dynamic construction and exploration tool that spans the mathematical curriculum from Standard 1 to 12, being made available to Indian schools by NIIT.
Math Lab is an integral part of NIIT’s School Learning Solutions portfolio called ‘NIIT NGuru’, which offers complete education and technology solutions for the next generation of schools.
Mr. Hemant Sethi, President, School Learning Solutions & HiWEL, NIIT Ltd.,remarked,“NIIT is committed to make education more impactful, interactive and fun filled for teachers and students alike. ‘NIIT NGuru Math Lab’ is yet another initiative by us to make the present curriculum simpler and interesting, thereby bringing back the joy of learning Mathematics. We are delighted to now launch ‘NIIT NGuru Math Lab’ in Chennai High School, Chennai that will help young children comprehend the subject better.”
In addition to providing greater scope for individual participation in the process of learning and becoming autonomous learners, the Math Lab also enables the teacher to demonstrate, explain and reinforce abstract mathematical ideas by using concrete objects, models, charts, graphs, pictures, posters, etc.
Speaking on the revolutionary teaching learning solutions from NIIT NGuru, NIIT MindChampion Viswanathan Anand said, “With a vision to create ‘schools of tomorrow’, NIIT has designed complete education and technology solutions to engage students, teachers and parents’ alike in the whole process of learning. This pioneering initiative by NIIT will help the young generation script many success stories in their life ahead. Math Lab has been specially designed to add a fun quotient to the subject that is usually feared by students.”
World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand is the face of the new NIIT NGuru campaign that aims to create awareness about these revolutionary solutions.
NIIT NGuru has impacted more than 10 million children across 17,000 schools in India. It has adeptly leveraged technology and encompassed all possible components to meet the present and the future needs of schools.