For Parents of Children In Grades K-8

For Parents of Children In Grades K-8

How To Unlock Your Child's Full Brain Potential And Empower Their Future...

...With a little-known yet extremely powerful program

 

STEP 1: Watch Our Parent Orientation Video

How To Unlock Your Child's Full Brain Potential And Empower Their Future
With a little-known yet extremely powerful program

 

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Michelle Adamolekun

"Since engaging in the program, we've seen improvements in our son's overall academic achievements, concentration & comprehension levels, memory power, reading speed, and overall confidence level. He is able to do more in less time and thrives in pressure situations."

 

Teresa Kuhn

"I tell my son frequently how fortunate he is that he is taking the abacus program. He has an amazing opportunity to develop his math and memory skills, creativity, logic, and visualization abilities at a level that will be necessary if he is to compete in his future's global marketplace. I would not think twice about enrolling a child. I truly believe those children who don't take abacus are at a distinct disadvantage."

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Skyler Johnson

Skyler says he loves abacus because it helped him "for the first time get all A's" on his report card. Skyler was born with an auditory processing disorder and was struggling in school. After his parents enrolled him in our abacus program, his listening skills improved so much so that he can now capture numbers mentally and process calculations at super high speeds!
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Ethan C.

Ethan has been with us all the way and is currently now a grade 1 student! Ethan believes that abacus has helped him perform exceptionally well in school and he is also a top performing competitive swimmer!
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Avaneesh Senthilkumar

Avaneesh loves abacus because it helps him stay sharp and confident at school. Because Avaneesh was able to pick up abacus math at such a young age, he was already ahead of his peers at school and was able to learn math and read at higher grade levels!

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Nathan Lu

Watch as Nathan calculates numbers at super-fast speeds with incredible accuracy using abacus math that he learned from Abacus Brain Gym! And hear what he has to say at the end about how abacus math has helped him!
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Joyce Wang

Joyce started taking our abacus program at a young age and is already performing great and showing off her skills!
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Gabriel C.

Watch Gabriel proudly show us his newly acquired mental math skills from taking our abacus program!
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Adrian W.

Adrian is another one of our quick learners who has been able to transition to using abacus mental math. Watch him show off his impressive skills!
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Winston Djonli

Watch Winston demonstrate his awesome abacus mental math skills. Winston reports that his teachers at school give him assignments multiple grade levels ahead so he doesn't get bored in class (because he finishes regular class assignments super fast)!
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Sahasra Ramasamy

Sahasra started our program at just 4 years old. She enjoys showing off her abacus skills and many other talents on her own Youtube channel! Sahasra is here to prove that any child can start learning abacus, no matter how young!
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Albert A.

Albert is one of our veteran international students from Indonesia! Watch him mentally calculate numbers up to 6 digits!
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Aiden W.

Aidan loves abacus because it allows him to feel like a champion and be rewarded for his accomplishments. Aidan logs on daily to our abacus software and completes a ton of homework so that he can earn prizes and see his name on our site's abacus hall of fame!
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"Does My Child Really Need This?"

The most common question parents ask when first hearing about our program is: "Does my child really need this?" "Do I really want my kid to become a calculator?"

"Does My Child Really Need This?"

The most common question parents ask when first hearing about our program is: "Does my child really need this?" "Do I really want my kid to become a calculator?"

It's so much more than just math...

Abacus mental math is not just about turning your child into a human calculator—it's about unlocking their full brain potential and empowering them with essential skills for success. By synchronizing their visual right brain with their analytical left brain through abacus mental math practice, they develop a powerful combination of creativity and analytical thinking, enabling them to excel in all aspects of life.

The benefits go far beyond numbers and calculations. As they tap into their whole brain power, their creativity blossoms, problem-solving skills sharpen, decision-making abilities expand, confidence soars, and learning and processing skills reach new heights.

Abacus mental math is the key to unleashing their true potential.

Anita Luo

"I can honestly say that when I first tried to register my son to learn abacus, my husband was very skeptical about the abacus program. He asked me why I registered my son in this kind of class and he said our son doesn't need this abacus class. A few months into the training, my husband became a believer and one of the strongest supporters of the Abacus Brain Gym program. In fact, my husband has been recommending the abacus program to all of our families and close friends. My husband always asks our son to demonstrate his abacus skill to his peers, especially when they visit our house. I strongly endorse and appreciate ABG's abacus program."

And it doesn't stop there. Engaging both sides of the brain through our expertly-designed program enhances their cognitive abilities, memory retention, concentration, and logical reasoning. They become agile thinkers and quick learners, adapting effortlessly to new challenges.

Give your child the opportunity they deserve. Embrace abacus mental math as a necessary activity that will shape their future. Imagine the joy and pride you'll feel as you witness their incredible growth and achievements.

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Empowering Kids To Achieve Their Ultimate Brain Power From Home

Worried about the effectiveness of online classes? Don't be, we've got you covered!

 

Proven and Effective

Your child gets all the benefits of our proven curriculum and our expertly-trained instructors from the comfort of your own home.

Personal and Engaging

Your child will build a close relationship with their dedicated teacher in a small group class environment, receiving individual attention and support that can't be replicated in a crowded classroom. The interaction with our teachers is just as engaging and personal as it would be with an at-home private tutor.

Learn Anywhere

Our classes are safe, secure, and provide flexibility for families on the go. Access our classes and practice on our software anywhere with an internet connection.

 

Personalized Attention from Expert Abacus Teachers

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Introducing

Our Mission.

To empower every child to unleash their full brain power.

We're on a mission to provide the most effective mental math training that will help children achieve the best results at the fastest speeds by utilizing a proven method that has been backed by history and the world's most advanced technologies.

To accomplish this, we have simplified the abacus math training process so that any child can achieve success!

 

 

Who We Are.

We opened our first brick and mortar learning center in Austin, Texas back in 2001.

Since then, Abacus Brain Gym has expanded with learning centers across Texas, the U.S, and globally in countries such as Qatar, Indonesia, and Egypt! Together, we have been providing abacus training and helping children foster their brain power for over 20 years!

We launched Learn Abacus Online during covid in order to continue our classes online and now to be able to reach and teach children all around the world from the convenience of their home!

 

 

Why We're The Best At What We Do.

Abacus Brain Gym has been empowering children for over 20 years.

After working with thousands of students, we understand what it takes to get your child there. Our training is designed to achieve success with every child.

✅ We teach our students using a proven curriculum originating from the grandmasters of abacus mental math in Taiwan and Japan.

✅ We provide students with our Abacus Mastermind software designed for multi-sensory training, adopted from the Japanese quick-mind teaching system.

✅ We have a long-standing and proven track record of results and testimonials backing our teachers who passionately work to bring out your child's best potential.

✅ We host a global annual competition and leaderboard system (tied with our software) which motivates our students to practice and compete!

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Parent Testimonials

Teresa Kuhn

"I tell my son frequently how fortunate he is that he is taking the abacus program. He has an amazing opportunity to develop his math and memory skills, creativity, logic and visualization abilities at a level that will be necessary if he is to compete in his future's global marketplace. There is a small window of opportunity that children have to take advantage of Abacus. I would not think twice about enrolling a child. I truly believe those children who don't take abacus are at a distinct disadvantage."

Curtis W.

"Of all the things parents have to worry about with their children, we now have one worry to cross off of our list. We are confident that with the abacus approach to math, our daughter will be more than adequately prepared in math. Abacus has opened a whole new world for our daughter. She has gained such confidence in herself and feels good about her accomplishments. She is able to track her own growth in math and push herself to get better. She is learning life lessons along with the abacus approach to math. She is learning how preparation leads to preparedness."

Nina Wilson

"Since both my husband and I are educators, we get a chance to see firsthand the effects of not being adequately academically prepared. We know that our students struggle in math nation-wide. We feel blessed beyond measure to have been exposed to ABG’s teaching of abacus to our daughter."

Michelle Adamolekun

"Since engaging in the program, we've seen improvements in our son's overall academic achievements, concentration & comprehension levels, memory power, reading speed, and overall confidence level. He is able to do more in less time and thrives in pressure situations."

Annie Gao

"After two years of abacus training, Nicholas is way ahead of his peers in many ways. Through the mental stimulation of image-abacus practice, Nicholas has the opportunity to synchronize his left and right brain and we think he may have more connections in his brain network than we do. We are very strong believers of the program due to the benefits we observed in Nicholas and we enrolled our second son Alan who just started kindergarten. Both Nicholas and Alan love the abacus!"

Grace Chen

"I worked (watched) with my daughter doing abacus homework for the first couple weeks and then, she started to finish it herself. I don't even need to ask her to do it. She has never been this aggressive on anything before the abacus training. She has gained more confidence than ever before!"

Chun Wang

"In sharp contrast to the previous absent-minded Steven, he is a lot more focused now and can concentrate on one thing for a long time. I owe all these to the abacus training class and ABG’s effective teaching methods. I hope more and more parents will realize the potential of the abacus brain training and let their children have this opportunity which they probably never had when they grew up."

Smita Sahoo

"We are grateful to your contribution and dedication to improve Subham's overall ability. Besides his math, we found he is now improved a lot in other studies. Now he has a competitive attitude towards study, which is more vital. We found your ways of study and interaction with kids contribute a lot towards improving the quality of kids education."

Anita Luo

"I can honestly say that when I first tried to register my son to learn abacus, my husband was very skeptical about the abacus program. He asked me why I registered my son in this kind of class and he said our son doesn't need this abacus class. A few months into the training, my husband became a believer and one of the strongest supporter of the Abacus Brain Gym program. In fact, my husband has been recommending the abacus program to all of our families and close friends. My husband always asks our son to demonstrate his abacus skill to his peers, especially when they visit our house. I strongly endorse and appreciate ABG's abacus program."

Iris Chang

"I am so fortunate that I made the right decision to put my daughter, Rayhan, in the abacus program almost a year ago. I knew the theory sounds great, and I was willing to give it a try to see if abacus training will make a difference in my daughter's learning skill. Soon after one level of abacus training with Abacus Brain Gym, I discovered that it had made a dramatic improvement on Rayhan's concentration skill and memory power. She used to have problems memorizing musical notes and the piano teacher had to spend over the entire session to remind her of just one simple mistake. Now, with the mental stimulation through image abacus, Rayhan can memorize 6 pages of piano notes easily and play without the notes in front of her. Correcting her mistakes can happen right at the moment when the piano teacher pointed it out to her, it doesn't have to take the entire session anymore."

Subrat Sahoo

"We pray for your organization to grow in all direction to reach more kids. We are anxiously waiting for the next level class, as we know it will be important and fruitful to our kid's improvement."

Pankaj Gajjar

"We truly believe that the mental abacus training helps synchronize both sides of the brain to work actively for a much more efficient learning and help kids build confidence. We are so glad that ABG is doing this for our kids."

Kristine Foster

"I think one major benefit of the class is confidence/self esteem. When our kids are doing things that others cannot do, it will be a source of both. Today, Cole was doing some mental math - thinking of the abacus. A Watchdog (a dad that helps in the class / around the school) saw him and said “I can’t even do that”. Of course, Cole was proud of himself and told me about it this afternoon. I’m with the Watchdog and can’t do it either! I’m really excited for our kids and what they are all accomplishing in the abacus program."

Rina Gajjar

"We are really glad to have signed Neal up for the brain training at Abacus Brain Gym. In less than 6 months, Neal has gone from 2 numbers addition to 8 numbers addition and subtraction all done in his mind mentally through his imagination skill. Although Neal is only 5 years old and in kindergarten, he has shown the learning skill acquired at the second grade level and he has become an excellent reader. We are very impressed with his reading skill and he can even spell very difficult words that we won't expect him to have the memory skill to recall the letters."

David K.

"Not only is the program superb, but ABG also has a loving teacher who has an incredible passion not only for teaching Abacus but motivating the children to develop their God given gifts.brain to work actively for a much more efficient learning and help kids build confidence. We are so glad that ABG is doing this for our kids."

Winnie Chan

"Learning time tables can be tough for a lot of kids. However, the abacus class makes the learning transition so smoothly for my kids. Now, they do the time tables very well and make them so confident at school in Math. I am glad both of my kids have an opportunity to attend the abacus class. It is not only to improve their math skills, but also to help them build their confidence and enrich their thinking process."

Pearl R.

"Journeying through the ABG curriculum has served as an essential towards my dreams for my kids. It has proven to offer so many opportunities to teach them about the true values in life. I will not say that it has always been easy to stick to our goals and to persevere through. We’ve had up days and we’ve had low days, yet, that in itself has been a firm ground to teach them at an early age that it will always be that way. Our job isn’t to make life a perfect balance, but rather to find our balance when life isn’t perfect."

Darda Chang

"I am glad that I discovered this opportunity for my child to learn Abacus. After a little bit over one month, Derek has been handling the finger movement and the reaction of the sound very well. All my family members have been impressed by his progress and the speed to come up with the result by using the abacus. I believe that with ABG well-prepared training program, Derek is going to be beneficial with this unique asset."

Myung Lemond

"The progress in my daughter, Kaela, has been incredible! Though tough at first, she has a lot more self-confidence in math. As with all things, it is helping her in other activities as she comes to understand that hard work pays off."

Louisa A.

"It is really our kids' fortune to have the chance to learn this."

Charling Bell

"Please provide this precious chance to your children, believe me, you won't regret it."

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10 YEARS FROM NOW YOUR CHILD WILL BE THANKING YOU

 

This is as risk-free as it gets, more importantly though...

 

What is the risk of not trying this? What could you lose by not making the decision to enroll your child in this program and impact their future for the better?

Failure to act now will bring a point of no return. When your kids begin to struggle and fail at higher levels in school, the regret of not taking action today could be devastating. Give your child the opportunity to feel this power and confidence.

Where could this decision take you and your child 10 years from now? How could adding abacus to your child's activity list change the entire trajectory of their life?

Lacking math skills from the get-go will cripple any child's ability to learn everything else down the road. Math is the foundation of confidence in learning. You would hate to imagine your kids not making it into the college of their dreams because they just slightly missed the mark or the scores required. Now imagine if they came prepared and equipped with the most powerful and best version of their brain which they had been training since a young age.

Regret is painful. Taking action and being prepared is the ultimate leap toward massive success.

Don't live with regret while you have a risk-free decision today to take the leap with abacus math and see the success that so many other children have.

Knowledge is not power until you take action!

Enroll your child today, they will thank you later!

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Research and Case Study:

Abacus Mental Math

Introduction

The abacus has been the tool of choice for math calculation in Asian countries for hundreds of years. It has survived the test of time because it works. It works even more so as a tool that develops and enhances the brain. Believe it or not, it is faster than using a calculator and it changes the brain in ways that regular classrooms and instruction methods can only dream of.

While other students struggle with tedious math calculations on paper, Abacus Brain Gym students are mentally calculating and finishing homework, tests, and assignments much earlier and with more accuracy. Not to mention reading skills improve as well. Abacus mental math training has the longest records of success for early math mastery that leads to a sustained positive attitude towards math and a greater level of self-confidence throughout life. It is also easy to learn, cost-effective, and research proves it enhances many different areas of the brain. Follow along with this case study as we walk you through the how and why of Abacus Mental Math Training.

 

Millions of children around the world are taking the abacus training today and here is why

A proven track record through history and recent neuro-scientific research has positively confirmed the effectiveness of the abacus training. Calculating on an abacus that utilizes a hands-on, kid-friendly, and multiple-intelligence approach has proven benefits to enhance the development of the human brain. The mental abacus method has a clear advantage to keep the mind vibrant and to ease the journey of learning while utilizing one's WHOLE BRAIN power.

Abacus instruction works because it is a unique combination of classic and contemporary methods, tools, and research. The goal of the program is to teach students how to mentally calculate while simultaneously enhancing and improving the brain.   

Abacus + Brain + Software + Great Instructor  =  HIGH SPEED MENTAL ABILITY 

The BRAIN is wired for challenge and can function as a SUPER COMPUTER.  Information travels across the nervous system at a speed of over 200 mph. How’s that for an information super highway? Yes, we are wired for very complex applications — just like a computer. Why not use that? Forget calculators. When the hands, both hemispheres of the brain, brain waves, auditory nerves, and memory are in synch, the brain is at its best. It is wired for success. Eureka! Repeating something over and over solidifies a pathway. Brain plasticity proves that parts used are parts engaged and expanded. As the abacus training synchronizes all of these traits, brain cells grow and areas expand. Science proves it.

Activating both sides of the brain through the abacus

Abacus Math training is extremely unique in that it is one of the very few exercises which stimulates and utilizes both sides of the brain to work together at the same time.

Your brain is divided into two hemispheres: the left brain and the right brain. The left brain is responsible for analytical and logical thinking. For most people, this is the only side of the brain that is utilized for calculating numbers and solving math problems. The right side of the brain is the creative and visual side, which has the capability to proccess information and make decisions quickly based off of your intuition and is also the side that is connected with your imagination!

Just like how you can close your eyes and imagine yourself relaxing on vacation at the beach, our students can imagine the abacus in their minds and manipulate the beads mentally in order to perform mental math. Through this imaginative process, these students are unknowingly activating their creative and intuitive right brain to work alongside their logical and sequential left brain in order to perform extremely impressive mental math!

The result? Well it turns out that when both hemispheres of the brain are in sync, the brain is at its best and operates EXTREMELY FAST. That is exactly why our students are able to perform mental math much faster than a calculator. That's the secret! Abacus mental math training is not only a math program. Abacus mental math training cleverly exercises and trains the brain to operate at peak efficiency and unlocks one's full brain power.

Hi-Speed Mental Math is just the beginning

Image Abacus is a method of mental calculation. It is performed on a virtual image of the abacus formed in the mind and is based on the principles of abacus calculation. In this case, the abacus is merely a tool, through regular practice of which, children are able to visualize and internalize the image of the abacus in their mind.

How fast can it be?

By activating both sides of the brain, all students can achieve calculation speeds previously only achievable by math geniuses. 

As a matter of fact, in Dec. 2000, a first-year student and his 2 sisters had broken 4 Guinness world records with this very same method of calculation.

Read the full story on the Taiwanese Government’s official website.

How does it benefit my children?

Image Abacus trains students to use and synchronize the left brain hemisphere (logical side) to manipulate the virtual abacus image created on the right brain hemisphere (abstract side). This unique exercise fosters and strengthens the brain function in the following areas:

     •     Improves mental calculation, which is the ultimate resource. 

     •     Provides a sense of achievement as one’s proficiency improves.

     •     Develops the right brain tremendously. 

     •     Leads to greater mental capacity

     •     Promotes intuitive thinking.

     •     Enhances problem solving capability.

     •     Greatly enhances creativity.

     •     Improves memory capacity.

     •     Improves concentration and mental endurance.

     •     Fosters one’s confidence in calculation. 

Left and right brain thinking

In short, image abacus training will help any child to retain knowledge better and become proficient in any subject, especially math.

Speed Hearing Calculation

Unlock the brain’s best potential

Studies have shown that reading and listening programs using advanced computer based technology stimulate brain cell development and enhance 19 brain functions, improving the basis point of one’s IQ by 5% to 25%.

Speed Hearing 

Speed hearing research was conducted by the US Army around 1956. Applying speed hearing as a training course for executives was pioneered by the Japanese in the late 1970’s. Our minds can be trained by overhelming the receptors. Neurologically this is called “use dependent plasticity”. The most common experience of this concept for most people is highway driving. After driving at highway speeds for 60- 90 minutes we will find that it is difficult to drive at city speeds. It is because once our brain get used to have information coming at a fast pace, it is actually hard to slow down! ABG applies the same principle by grooming students to listen and comprehend rapid voice interactions.

A Brain Exercise Like No Other 

By combining Image Abacus and Speed Listening training, we have created a brain exercise like no other. The intensive comprehension and calculation required to complete the task causes most of the actual information processing to be off-loaded to the right brain for faster processing. With regular training, students will gain unrestricted access to the right hemisphere of their brains. This is like once we learned how to ride a bike, we instinctively were able to balance ourselves on it without having to think about it every time.

High Volume and Higher Speed Communication Between Brain Cells

As we all know, regular weight training will produce more dense muscles for our body. The same is true for our brain. Regular Speed Listening training produces a much denser synapse network (a neural pathway with much more connection points between cells), capable of higher volume and higher speed of communication between brain cells.

Putting It All Together

To make this training possible, we employ custom developed computer aided training systems and speech synthesizers to accurately control the speed (words per minute), duration, and level of difficulty of each exercise. These training programs were designed basically on our own “Brain Wave Optimization” EEG biofeedback research. The result is an achievable, progressive program that will benefit each and every one of our students. We guarantee that each student will show improvements in focus and concentration, faster and more intuitive thinking, better memory, and of course, incredible and superior mental math capabilities.

Brain Wave Study

Biofeedback: The "Little" Breakthrough In Learning

Brain Wave Study

Our brain is an electrochemical organ. When working, different regions of the brain emit different frequencies called brain waves. Research found that brain wave patterns are directly related to our behaviors, capabilities, and performances after decades of measuring brain wave patterns of natural leaders, artists, scientists, and creative minds from all walks of life. The optimal pattern call “The Awakened Mind” was released in 1979 by British psychophysiologist and biophysicist C. Maxwell Cade.

Brain Wave Pattern of Peak Performance

Combines the following all at the same time: – the intuitive, empathic radar of the delta waves – the creative inspiration, personal insight, and spiritual awareness of theta waves – the bridging capacity of relaxed, detached, awareness of Alpha waves – the external attention and ability to consciously process thought of Beta waves. This brainwave pattern can be found during “peak experience” or “peak performance”, regardless of the content or intention, in all forms of task requiring creativity and high performance. It is not “which” frequency, but “how the frequencies combine”, that determines our optimum states of consciousness. 

The "Ah-Ha" Wave Pattern

The “Ah-ha!” experience — where we suddenly “get it,” gain an insight, or when a great idea suddenly comes to us — produces a brain wave pattern very similar to the “awakened mind” pattern. This pattern is characterized by the bursts of beta and alpha waves.

When an “ah-ha” experience occurs, an association has been created between the problem requiring resolution and the mass of unconscious learning that is available to the subject. It is possible to train the brain to generate the “ah-ha” pattern

The Super Learning State

The Super Learning State occurs when alpha and theta waves dominate. The Super Learning State, which shares some characteristics with the peak performance brain wave pattern, occurs when alpha and theta waves dominate. However, in the Super Learning State, the beta wave is reduced. The result is a unique state where the brain can accept a much larger volume of information than is normally possible. This occurs because the normal conscious filter of the mind is bypassed; instead, the knowledge is absorbed directly and in an unfiltered state.

The goal of the mental abacus training is to provide students with control over these brain wave patterns. This control will allow students to access the desirable brain wave pattern for the learning which is required. Employing the core “speed hearing” technique and progressing through a carefully designed series of graduated calculation exercises, students are trained to achieve the optimal state of mind for the task at hand.

The Abacus Brain Gym Method

The power of the mental abacus system consists of its manipulation of three key variables: difficulty of the task, task duration, and the speed at which the task must be accomplished. Manipulation of these variables requires sophisticated technology as does measurement of students’ response. Abacus Brain Gym is one of the very few institutions, and unique in North America, in its ability to provide the equipment, training program, and instructional support to guide your child through this system.  The outcome is that one goes far beyond the ability to perform fast calculation. The lasting effect is the student’s acquisition of a tool that will support all future learning experiences.

Research on Abacus Training

The best skill any child would wish for

Solid math foundation is the key to opportunity

Evaluation of Memory in Abacus Learners. 

Published in Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2006 Jul-Sep;50(3):225-33) Department of Physiology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai 600 003.

Abacus is a method used by Chinese, Japanese and Koreans to improve mathematical skills. This system has now invaded our country. The improvement in mathematical skills is said to be due to a coordinated functioning of both right and left hemisphere. As learning and memory in any field is achieved by coordinating and analyzing the different sensory inputs, whether an abacus trainee would also improve the short-term memory as a whole was evaluated in our study. 50 children of average IQ between 5 and 12 years from 2 regular schools and 50 from an abacus institute were evaluated for short-term memory before and after a period of one and two years. The memory tests were taken from Wechsler memory scale, Mini mental state examination, Mann - Buitar visual memory screen for objects. The results showed that the abacus learners at the end of one and two years had a better visual and auditory memory when compared to non-abacus learners.

About skilled Abacus Users and the training of intelligence.

Mr. Lin and Mr. Haqits, professors in Osaka Education University, studied abacus users and found that abacus training can help to cultivate and to improve their intelligence. They wrote a thesis to the Journal of British Medical Science. Dr. Sinagwakane, professor of Japan Medical University, Mr. Kawano and Mr. Osisewbi also did some research and made a report to the 68th Conference of Japan Physiology Association in Kyoto.

A Dissertation Submitted for the Dr. Degree in Abacus Study

Associate professor of University of Chicago, Dr. James Stigler, wrote his Doctoral Dissertation about abacus study. He stayed in Taiwan for two years and did research to the students. He gave a test to the students before and after taking abacus lessons. Then he wrote a doctoral dissertation and received his PhD. His major is in Psychology in Human Behavior. Later, he wrote many theses, including the "Mental Abacus - The Effect of Abacus Training on Chinese Children's Mental Calculation".

Japanese ~ American Co-operative Study on the Effects on Abacus Education

Dr. Flanagan in University of Maryland and Dr. Biga, a professor in Liuqiu University cooperated to study the achievements of Japanese and American students in mathematics. The result shows that Japanese children's arithmetic scores are higher than American students; above all, abacus learners are top in every grade.

A Guide to the Experiment on the Effects of Abacus Education

American educators wanted to know why Americans tend to reject arithmetic. They introduced abacus to the classrooms. Children like to work with the abacus in a concrete way instead of an abstract way. They gradually changed to be fond of studying arithmetic.

Concentration Effects

Decker Avenue School in California did a research for CONCENTRATION after introducing abacus to the children. The study indicated a very good result.

The Particular Teaching Tool   

Children like to work with something concretely instead of sitting and listening to lectures. Abacus method is good for an active attitude toward learning, as pictured in Haslett's and Piaget's theories.

Author:  Mr. Kouzi Suzuki, President of English Mental Arithmetic Education Association of Japan

 

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Soroban and the Right Brain  

Recent studies have shown that the abacus method of mental calculation is effective in the development of the right brain. At first, this idea was only a hypothesis, but the recent development of high-tech machinery has helped provide tangible research data. In this section, we will present information provided by researchers who study the effects of abacus training.

Evaluation of Memory in Abacus Learners  

Abacus is a method used by Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans to improve mathematical skills. This system has now invaded our country. The improvement in mathematical skills is said to be due to a coordinated functioning of both right and left hemisphere. As learning and memory in any field is achieved by coordinating and analyzing the different sensory inputs, whether an abacus trainee would also improve the short-term memory as a whole was evaluated in our study. 50 children of average IQ between 5 and 12 years from 2 regular schools and 50 from an abacus institute were evaluated for short-term memory before and after a period of one and two years. The memory tests were taken from Wechsler memory scale, Mini mental state examination, Mann – Buitar visual memory screen for objects. The results showed that the abacus learners at the end of one and two years had a better visual and auditory memory when compared to non-abacus learners.

Neural correlates underlying mental calculation in abacus experts: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.  

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we compared the neural correlates associated with three mental-operation tasks (numeral, spatial, verbal) among six experts in abacus operations and eight non-experts. In general, there was more involvement of neural correlates for visuospatial processing (e.g., right premotor and parietal areas) for abacus experts during the numeral mental-operation task.

Mental Math: Imaginary Abacus Calculates Strings of Numbers in Seconds

When 11-year-old Priyanshi Somani multiplies strings of 10-digit numbers or finds the square root of a six-digit number, she doesn’t use a calculator or even pencil and paper.

Taiwan Headlines: Kaohsiung Siblings Break Math World Records

A brother and his two sisters from Kaohsiung City shattered four Guinness World Records for arithmetic calculation Saturday, under the extemporaneous testing of Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh and other officials.

Mathematical Education: A Comparison between Japan and America

The mathematical education provided in the United States has proved to be inferior compared to that of other countries. Specifically the Japanese and other Asian educational systems produce more educated mathematics students than the United States. American children tend to score lower on standardized testing than Asian students do. Many studies have been done by research groups such as the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement showing the differences in teaching methods between the United States and Japan. The teaching styles and the cultural differences can account for the gap in performance.

A collection of useful links:

Mystery of the Bead: An Abacus Manual

Collection of all kinds of abaci with wonderful pictures and descriptions.

What’s the deal with the abacus? Why do so many Chinese people still use them, and how do you do calculations?

Kids Rank with Adults at Japan Abacus Championship

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Our Abacus Mastermind Software

Over the years we have developed the ultimate learning tool to complement our training program and facilitate success and  growth in our students!


Our abacus mastermind software contains countless homework files which enable our students to learn and practice as much as they want in order to fully comprehend and master the skills.

The abacus mastermind software includes three modes of practicing homework:

  • Reading mode – which lists problems on the screen to facilitate visual processing and learning.

  • Flash mode – which flashes numbers to be calculated on the screen, which fosters development in the brain’s high speed processing power and memory.

  • Listening mode – which delivers problems strictly in audio format, sponsoring auditory learning, and developing auditory retention and processing skills.

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When you choose to enroll in our program you will be placing yourself alongside a community of dedicated and committed parents who strive for only the best in their children.

We also have a unique annual on-going competition to motivate and encourage students to practice homework and boost their competitive skills! Students can earn points by submitting their completed homework on their Abacus Mastermind software and the top performers will show up on our daily, weekly, and annual Hall of Fame web pages! We find that this system highly encourages our students to practice more and more homework and they love checking our Hall of Fame page daily to see their name show up and their hard work paying off. (We also reward prizes to the top performers!)

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Hear From Our Parents:

Teresa Kuhn

"I tell my son frequently how fortunate he is that he is taking the abacus program. He has an amazing opportunity to develop his math and memory skills, creativity, logic and visualization abilities at a level that will be necessary if he is to compete in his future's global marketplace. There is a small window of opportunity that children have to take advantage of Abacus. I would not think twice about enrolling a child. I truly believe those children who don't take abacus are at a distinct disadvantage."

Curtis W.

"Of all the things parents have to worry about with their children, we now have one worry to cross off of our list. We are confident that with the abacus approach to math, our daughter will be more than adequately prepared in math. Abacus has opened a whole new world for our daughter. She has gained such confidence in herself and feels good about her accomplishments. She is able to track her own growth in math and push herself to get better. She is learning life lessons along with the abacus approach to math. She is learning how preparation leads to preparedness."

Nina Wilson

"Since both my husband and I are educators, we get a chance to see firsthand the effects of not being adequately academically prepared. We know that our students struggle in math nation-wide. We feel blessed beyond measure to have been exposed to ABG’s teaching of abacus to our daughter."

Michelle Adamolekun

"Since engaging in the program, we've seen improvements in our son's overall academic achievements, concentration & comprehension levels, memory power, reading speed, and overall confidence level. He is able to do more in less time and thrives in pressure situations."

Annie Gao

"After two years of abacus training, Nicholas is way ahead of his peers in many ways. Through the mental stimulation of image-abacus practice, Nicholas has the opportunity to synchronize his left and right brain and we think he may have more connections in his brain network than we do. We are very strong believers of the program due to the benefits we observed in Nicholas and we enrolled our second son Alan who just started kindergarten. Both Nicholas and Alan love the abacus!"

Grace Chen

"I worked (watched) with my daughter doing abacus homework for the first couple weeks and then, she started to finish it herself. I don't even need to ask her to do it. She has never been this aggressive on anything before the abacus training. She has gained more confidence than ever before!"

Chun Wang

"In sharp contrast to the previous absent-minded Steven, he is a lot more focused now and can concentrate on one thing for a long time. I owe all these to the abacus training class and ABG’s effective teaching methods. I hope more and more parents will realize the potential of the abacus brain training and let their children have this opportunity which they probably never had when they grew up."

Smita Sahoo

"We are grateful to your contribution and dedication to improve Subham's overall ability. Besides his math, we found he is now improved a lot in other studies. Now he has a competitive attitude towards study, which is more vital. We found your ways of study and interaction with kids contribute a lot towards improving the quality of kids education."

Anita Luo

"I can honestly say that when I first tried to register my son to learn abacus, my husband was very skeptical about the abacus program. He asked me why I registered my son in this kind of class and he said our son doesn't need this abacus class. A few months into the training, my husband became a believer and one of the strongest supporter of the Abacus Brain Gym program. In fact, my husband has been recommending the abacus program to all of our families and close friends. My husband always asks our son to demonstrate his abacus skill to his peers, especially when they visit our house. I strongly endorse and appreciate ABG's abacus program."

Iris Chang

"I am so fortunate that I made the right decision to put my daughter, Rayhan, in the abacus program almost a year ago. I knew the theory sounds great, and I was willing to give it a try to see if abacus training will make a difference in my daughter's learning skill. Soon after one level of abacus training with Abacus Brain Gym, I discovered that it had made a dramatic improvement on Rayhan's concentration skill and memory power. She used to have problems memorizing musical notes and the piano teacher had to spend over the entire session to remind her of just one simple mistake. Now, with the mental stimulation through image abacus, Rayhan can memorize 6 pages of piano notes easily and play without the notes in front of her. Correcting her mistakes can happen right at the moment when the piano teacher pointed it out to her, it doesn't have to take the entire session anymore."

Subrat Sahoo

"We pray for your organization to grow in all direction to reach more kids. We are anxiously waiting for the next level class, as we know it will be important and fruitful to our kid's improvement."

Pankaj Gajjar

"We truly believe that the mental abacus training helps synchronize both sides of the brain to work actively for a much more efficient learning and help kids build confidence. We are so glad that ABG is doing this for our kids."

Kristine Foster

"I think one major benefit of the class is confidence/self esteem. When our kids are doing things that others cannot do, it will be a source of both. Today, Cole was doing some mental math - thinking of the abacus. A Watchdog (a dad that helps in the class / around the school) saw him and said “I can’t even do that”. Of course, Cole was proud of himself and told me about it this afternoon. I’m with the Watchdog and can’t do it either! I’m really excited for our kids and what they are all accomplishing in the abacus program."

Rina Gajjar

"We are really glad to have signed Neal up for the brain training at Abacus Brain Gym. In less than 6 months, Neal has gone from 2 numbers addition to 8 numbers addition and subtraction all done in his mind mentally through his imagination skill. Although Neal is only 5 years old and in kindergarten, he has shown the learning skill acquired at the second grade level and he has become an excellent reader. We are very impressed with his reading skill and he can even spell very difficult words that we won't expect him to have the memory skill to recall the letters."

David K.

"Not only is the program superb, but ABG also has a loving teacher who has an incredible passion not only for teaching Abacus but motivating the children to develop their God given gifts.brain to work actively for a much more efficient learning and help kids build confidence. We are so glad that ABG is doing this for our kids."

Winnie Chan

"Learning time tables can be tough for a lot of kids. However, the abacus class makes the learning transition so smoothly for my kids. Now, they do the time tables very well and make them so confident at school in Math. I am glad both of my kids have an opportunity to attend the abacus class. It is not only to improve their math skills, but also to help them build their confidence and enrich their thinking process."

Pearl R.

"Journeying through the ABG curriculum has served as an essential towards my dreams for my kids. It has proven to offer so many opportunities to teach them about the true values in life. I will not say that it has always been easy to stick to our goals and to persevere through. We’ve had up days and we’ve had low days, yet, that in itself has been a firm ground to teach them at an early age that it will always be that way. Our job isn’t to make life a perfect balance, but rather to find our balance when life isn’t perfect."

Darda Chang

"I am glad that I discovered this opportunity for my child to learn Abacus. After a little bit over one month, Derek has been handling the finger movement and the reaction of the sound very well. All my family members have been impressed by his progress and the speed to come up with the result by using the abacus. I believe that with ABG well-prepared training program, Derek is going to be beneficial with this unique asset."

Myung Lemond

"The progress in my daughter, Kaela, has been incredible! Though tough at first, she has a lot more self-confidence in math. As with all things, it is helping her in other activities as she comes to understand that hard work pays off."

Louisa A.

"It is really our kids' fortune to have the chance to learn this."

Charling Bell

"Please provide this precious chance to your children, believe me, you won't regret it."

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