SEMPOA SIP “Sistem Edukasi Mengoptimumkan Potensi Otak Anak” or “Educational System to Optimise Children’s Brain Potential” is a company engaged in the field of Abacus and Mental Arithmetic education that was established on August 1, 1998. Originally a Malaysian-based company called SIP founded in 1993, SIP began expanding overseas soon afterwards. Taslim established SIP Indonesia by 1998. Since t
hen, SIP has developed the largest network of any such program throughout the Asia Pacific region. SEMPOA SIP is a 'whole' brain development program combining the Eastern method of learning - Abacus system with the Western science of Brain Gym. With its advanced formula designed to meet the challenging demands of today’s young generation, it has indeed set the international standard of being such a successful and revolutionary primary educational program. Based on committed and consistent in the development of abacus education, especially teacher training system that makes SEMPOA SIP superior in terms of quality and activity and also becomes the fastest growing Abacus-based learning program in the entire Asia Pacific region. In addition to ensuring that the teaching of abacus program stay up to date and oriented brain training, SEMPOA SIP is also working simultaneously with three (3) main organisations that are developing abacus program in the world: The World Association of Abacus and Mental Arithmetic (WAAMA) based in China, Asia Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Research and Development Affiliation (AAMARDA) based in Malaysia and ISDF (Soroban Diffusion International Foundation) based in Tokyo, Japan. Today, SIP has been fully functional in no less than 12 countries and continuing to expand throughout the following 17 countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, China, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, South Africa and Vietnam. SIP have over 1300 fully operational specialist learning centres, representing a worldwide student enrolment of just under quarter of a million. Such statistics are indeed proof positive of our scientifically developed, unique cognitive curriculum. The outstanding learning achievements during the crucial and impressionable time of a young child’s growing psychological maturity speak for themselves.
