This month, the Rotary Club of Ascot awarded a part scholarship of $750 from its Arthur Bray Foundation to eight year old Gracean Alago who came along to our meeting this week with her mother Brenda.
Grace, who attends Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, has been selected to represent Australia in the International Abacus Math competition in Bangkok, Thailand on 1 October 2017 where she will compete at level 10 against kids from 14 other countries.
By attending Perth's SEMAS Academy, Grace has learned not only to use an Abacus which has been around for centuries, but by picturing one in her mind, she is able to make complex calculations in her head. Her demonstrations of this brought much applause from our members at this week's meeting as she was able to provide accurate answers faster than we could with our calculators.
Well done Grace and Good Luck in Bagkok! 