Soroban – Math Heroes

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The soroban is an abacus developed in Japan. It is derived from the ancient Chinese suanpan, imported to Japan in the 14th century.

The soroban is composed of an odd number of columns or rods, each having beads: one separate bead having a value of five, called go-dama and four beads each having a value of one. Each set of beads of each rod is divided by a bar known as a reckoning bar.The number and size of beads in each rod make a standard-sized 13-rod soroban much less bulky than a standard-sized suanpan of similar expressive power.
The soroban uses a decimal system, where each of the rods can represent a single digit from 0 to 9. By moving beads towards the reckoning bar, they are put in the “on” position; i.e., they assume value. For the “five bead” this means it is moved downwards, while “one beads” are moved upwards. In this manner,all digits from 0 to 9 can be represented by different configurations of beads.

The program is a mental development program that is aimed at children aged 6 to 16 years.
Soroban promotes children’s skills through mental arithmetic.
Classes take place twice a week (each lesson last for one hour).
The program consists of 6 levels, each level usually lasting 5 to 7 weeks.
The great benefits of the program will be felt after the second level (3 months).
By making sure that your child does the math using the abacus and practices at least 10 minutes a day.
Our method does not contradict the school method, on the contrary, it helps the child to visualize the numbers better and to do complicated calculations quickly and without tools.
A learning group usually has a maximum of (5-6 students in the office), (5-6 students online).