Become a Mental Arithmetic Teacher!
5 BEST TEACHERS in Europe
will receive the training for FREE
The University of Manchester, 2008
The experimental group that received two hours of mental arithmetic training a week on average gained 7.11 IQ points, a 10.6% increase compared to the control group that didn't receive it.

We are Abakus Europe

International Mental Arithmetic school for children aged 5 to 15 years old
We offer a Mental Arithmetic programme for schools and educational centers as an extracurricular activity and as a part of the school curriculum. Our students learn Mental Arithmetic in online and offline modes around the world.
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Countries
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25 518
Centers
Students

What is Mental Arithmetic?

Mental Arithmetic offers a proven means to developing a child's academic abilities and creative thinking skills in a balanced way.

The programme begins by teaching each child to use an abacus, an ancient tool that allows tactile interaction with mathematics. Once the abacus has been mastered, each child learns to do calculations in their head by forming a mental image of a number on the abacus. The result is each child is able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide even very large numbers mentally.
Peer-reviewed studies with control groups have shown that the Abakus program leads to improved academic results and increased performance in foreign languages.

We are looking for passionate teachers who are creative, fun, energetic and enjoy a team-oriented environment that cares about excellence in teaching and professional development. 5 best teachers in Europe will receive the training for free and have an opportunity to become a fully qualified Mental Arithmetic teacher.

How does the selection process work?
The step for application for a training programme
  • Application form
    Filling out the application form and uploading CV
    1
  • Interview and Assessment
    We conduct an informal interview with you
    2
  • Decision Announcement
    We announce 5 teachers in Europe that successfully went through the selection process
    3
  • Teacher training
    We provide an online teacher training
    4
  • Certification
    A two-step certification to become a fully qualified Abakus Mental Arithmetic Coach
    5

What's included in the Training?
Professional development and training for teachers
We provide comprehensive support to help teachers deliver our programmes and qualifications successfully in the classroom.

  • Comprehensive training for teachers online
  • Detailed documentation to help design fit-for-purpose programmes, appropriate to needs and contexts
  • Learning resources for the candidates in the Guide for the qualification
  • Examiner feedback to highlight achievement and points of development for the future
  • Two-step certification for the candidate teachers to become a fully qualified Abakus Mental Arithmetic Coach
Curriculum course
During the course we will introduce you to numbers on the abacus as well as addition and subtraction methods. We will guide you through Abacus and Mental Calculation methods for children aged 5 to 15 years old. Children develop concentration and attention span, visual thinking, photographic and auditory memory through mental counting.

  • Preparatory level
  • Level 1
  • Level 2

Certification
To ensure the highest quality, Abakus provides certification for students and teachers for 10 levels of Mental Arithmetic.

What parents say about us
Results from a survey of 900 parents of our students
57%
Improvement in academic
performance
65%
Boost of creativity
73%
Memory enhancement
59%
Increased self-confidence
Studying the Effects of Mental Arithmetic on the intelligence of children
The University of Manchester

Research duration: 34 weeks
First published: 3 August 2008

Using a sample of 3185 children, this study investigated the effects of abacus training on intelligence, assessed using standard progressive matrices (SPM). The children were divided into two groups: one group received two hours of abacus training a week for 34 weeks, while the control group did not receive any training.
The two groups were retested at the end of the study period and, controlling for practice effects, the experimental group on average gained 7.11 IQ points, a 10.6% increase, and a statistically significant result. The children who had completed the training also performed much more quickly (+4.6%).

Authors:
Dr. Paul lrwing (University of Manchester, Manchester, UK)
Dr. Richard Lynn (University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK)
Dr. Omar Khaleefa (University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan)
Dr. Alya Hamza (University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan)

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