The Abacus Is More Than Counting: Training Both Sides of Your Child's Brain
Many parents think an abacus course only teaches counting. In fact, the benefits go far beyond that for a child's development.
# The Abacus Is More Than Counting
Many parents know the abacus course as a place for children to learn fast calculation. In fact, the benefits of Mental Arithmetic go far beyond numbers and counting.
Training Both Sides of the Brain in Balance
The two-hand, six-finger abacus method pioneered by UMC in Indonesia activates the right brain — the center of creativity and imagination — along with the left brain, which manages logic and analysis. Children learn to calculate while imagining, feeling, and thinking all at once.
Learning Skills That Take Children Far
Concentration, accuracy, memory, visualisation, and speed of processing information are skills built throughout the program. These abilities are useful not only in math lessons, but at every stage of a child's education into adulthood.
Every Child Has Their Own Pace
At UMC Indonesia, we understand that every child learns at a different pace and in a different way. Programs are arranged progressively in levels suited to a child's development, with personal guidance from trained instructors.
When Is the Best Time to Start?
A child's core thinking patterns form most optimally between the ages of 4 and 12. That is the golden window when mental arithmetic practice delivers the best results. Start with a trial class — let your child feel for themselves that learning can be fun.