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Mental Math is a tested way of developing a child’s academic abilities and creative thinking in a balanced way, allowing them to reach their full intellectual potential.
Our online lessons are designed to take full advantage of technology, bringing the classroom to your device. With real-time responses, the teacher will help your child navigate the world of maths - starting with basics.
Our studio is equipped to ensure every lesson becomes exciting, by explaining mathematical concepts through interactive gaming.
Abakus UK Mental Arithmetic
Academic Curriculum
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By understanding what we are able to provide, you can establish if this is what you are looking for.
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Origin of the Abacus
The abacus is an ancient counting tool that originated in Sumeria around 4,500 years ago. It was later adopted and adapted by many other civilizations, including the Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Japanese.
Over time, each culture added their own unique features and innovations to the abacus, making it a crucial tool for early mathematics and commerce. The abacus remains an important tool in many parts of the world, particularly in Asia, where it is still used in schools to teach children about mathematics.
The abacus was a crucial tool for early mathematics, allowing people to perform complex calculations quickly and efficiently. In fact, the word "abacus" comes from the Greek word "abax," which means "calculating board."
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This is an example of a students annual progress report. During consultation, a metric is determined based on expectation from the parent. Throughout the academic year, traits, characteristics and abilities are measured in terms of their development. Parents get to see statistical improvements in their child's capabilities.
This person managed to attain level 3 proficiency on an abacus, which means that they are able to multiply and divide. The person has many strengths including mental counting. Attainment in pattern recognition, logical thinking and visual perception have all exceeded initial expectation. Detailed statistics highlight that this person is leading in mathematical and logical abilities, in comparison to their peers.
Our Lesson
Our approach to teaching mental arithmetic is fun and most importantly, effective. Cutting-edge teaching methods combined with BrainFitness make studying mental maths both interesting and valuable. Our students are consistently top in their maths class.
After learning with an abacus for two years, the mental arithmetic capacity of a 8 to 9 year old, is equivalent to that of a Mathematics graduate. Our students are able to add, subtract, multiply and divide as fast as a calculator. Why not try your skill against one of our students to see for yourself?

Try your skill
Solve these questions to test your skill. At the end you can see how well you did!
Pricing
Standard pricing for our lessons include one academic lesson per week (45 minutes each), in an online group of students with similar age and academic level.
Our plans include a 9-month contract that covers the academic year. The price of the membership includes costs associated with licensing, online portal use and competition enrolment.
A fast track method is available for students to practice with Abakus UK for 2 academic hours which includes FREE textbooks and FREE abacus counters. Click More Info to learn about other memberships.
Private Trial
80£One month of 4 private lessonsValid for one month- Best Value
Full Academic Year
125£Every monthTwo academic hours every week (45 minutes each)Valid for 10 months Academic Year
70£Every monthAn academic hour (45 minutes) every weekValid for 10 months
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Based in Glasgow, we are the only independent officially registered centre which provides opportunity to candidates including private candidates to sit these type of examinations in Scotland. We cover GCE A Level, GCSE and International GCSE (IGCSE) exams with Edexcel exam board.
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