What is Mental Abacus Course
Mental abacus calculation is a distinctive educational program that trains individuals to perform arithmetic calculations by visualizing an abacus in their minds. This method is an innovative evolution of the traditional Chinese abacus, recognized as intangible cultural heritage, designed to cultivate precise work habits, emotional resilience, and unlock intellectual potential.
Training Audience
Primary Audience
Children of all ages - curriculum developed over two decades with age-appropriate methods
Cultural Heritage Meets Innovation
Traditional Foundation
Built upon the Chinese abacus, recognized as intangible cultural heritage
Modern Innovation
Advanced mental visualization techniques for 21st-century learning
Why Learn Mental Abacus?
Cognitive Enhancement
Promotes simultaneous use of eyes, ears, hands, mouth, and brain, cultivating attention, memory, observation, imagination, and logical thinking.
Balanced Brain Development
Uses both hands for calculations, stimulating and promoting balanced development across both left and right brain hemispheres.
Superior Calculation Ability
Students experience significant and rapid improvement in mathematical calculation speed and accuracy.
Emotional & Character Cultivation
Instills mental discipline, enabling children to be focused and still when needed, yet active and dynamic at other times.
Holistic Education
Founded on comprehensive quality education principles, emphasizing good character development and effective learning habits.
Academic Excellence
Builds resilience and positive attitude towards overcoming difficulties, creating a foundation for lifelong learning success.
Scientific Training Methods
Refined since 1998, our systematic approach is grounded in scientific educational principles
From Concrete to Abstract Visualization
Learners begin by using a physical abacus and progress to creating a mental image of the abacus, manipulating the 'beads' in their mind to solve problems.
Training Focus: Progressive visualization skills and mental manipulation abilities.
Benefits: Develops spatial reasoning and abstract thinking capabilities essential for advanced mathematics.
Multi-Sensory Integration
Training actively engages multiple senses simultaneously—sight, hearing, touch, and speech—strengthening neural pathways and enhancing cognitive coordination.
Training Focus: Coordinated sensory development and enhanced concentration abilities.
Benefits: Improves overall cognitive coordination and builds sustained attention spans.
Five-Step Capability Progression
Systematic skill progression: Can Do → Proficient → Excellent → Superb → Internalize, guiding learners from basic competency to intuitive mastery.
Training Focus: Structured skill development and mastery verification at each level.
Benefits: Ensures solid foundation building and measurable progress towards expertise.
Expert-Backed Curriculum
Curriculum developed with guidance from academics and experts from Peking University and Beijing Normal University, ensuring educationally sound methods.
Training Focus: Research-based pedagogy and continuous curriculum improvement.
Benefits: Guarantees high-quality education backed by leading academic institutions.
Unlock Your Child's Mathematical Potential
Experience the time-tested Shenmo mental abacus method that has benefited countless children worldwide