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Miguel Secillano ‘s Hobbies Other Than Mathematics

Miguel Secillano is an 11-year-old genius from Central Florida. He has got worldwide recognition due to his mathematics skills. He has been to several famous TV shows such as Little Big Shots. The child prodigy has accomplished great things at such a young age and dreams to achieve many more milestones.

In an interview with Global Child Prodigy, Miguel Secillano talks about his hobbies. Continue reading the article to know more!

How Did Miguel Get Into Mathematics?

Miguel Secillano

Miguel’s parents recognized his talent when he was three and was stacking & counting his Play-Doh. After that, he started learning basic math operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division at the age of four. He mastered all these things in just two weeks. His mom was the first one to identify his talent.

Miguel Secillano’s Other Hobbies

Although Miguel is known for his mathematics skills, he has many more amazing skills. He loves to play Piano. The young genius told us that he started playing Piano at an early age. He has a Piano mentor who recognized his talent and started teaching him for free. Miguel loves mathematics, Piano, and computer science equally. He says that all three are essential and balanced for him. He manages to practice all these things every day.

Miguel Secillano playing Piano

Miguel practices mathematics almost every day from a book named Art of Problem Solving. He also writes down the programs for Computer science whenever he gets time. On his way to school, he solves five math problems daily and then cracks another five after coming back home. After school, he practices Piano daily. Other than that, He has a passion for drawing and sketching. He doesn’t show his art skills online, but he loves to draw. 

Skills Developed During Covid Pandemic

Miguel says that he was shocked when schools were closed, but then he got used to technology. He learned to use Zoom and Microsoft office because of these online classes. He also felt that physical school was better than the online version of it.

During this pandemic, Miguel took two virtual courses on Computer Science from Harvard University. The first course was on Introduction to Computer Science, and the other was about Web Programming using Python and Javascript. He got certificates for both the courses, and he enjoyed it.

Winner of Global Child Prodigy Awards 2020

The Global Child Prodigy is the only organization globally to recognize talents from various countries and backgrounds. GCPA celebrates children having extreme competency in their field of interest such as modeling, painting, writing, martial art, entrepreneurship, music, social work, etc. 

Miguel at GCPA 2020

Miguel Secillano won the Global Child Prodigy award in January 2020 for his outstanding math skills. His name was also among the top 100 prodigies of the year. He says that he was really shocked when he got to know about it. Miguel feels very happy to be a GCP Awardee.

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Also Read : Miguel Secillano, The Math Prodigy, Had An Exclusive Interview With Global Child Prodigy

This post was published on January 30, 2021 4:00 am

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