What is the best age for learning the abacus?

The development of a child’s brain is at its peak between the ages of 4-14. Therefore that is the best age to introduce a child to an abacus.

About Alpine Abacus Academy ?

We have been in the field of education for the last 14 years. Our experience has been very rich and rewarding and we have come to understand the needs and the difficulties faced by younger children while learning.

One of the difficulties we noticed is that many children fear arithmetic. Most of it has to be learnt by rote and they find it boring and abstract. But we are always on the look out for new methods and techniques that make learning pleasurable and yet efficient. Therefore, when we became aware of the Abacus technique which has recently been introduced in India, we decided to try it on a small batch of students.

The results were amazing! Using an abacus, the children were able to add and subtract numbers almost instantly. Soon they were able visualize and calculate them without using an abacus. They acquired speed, accuracy and concentration but above all, they lost their fear of arithmetic and began to enjoy it. After a little more practice, they were also able to multiply and divide.

Today we have established Alpine Abacus Academy Pvt. Ltd an exclusive institute to impart and inform interested individuals on the use of abacus. We train teachers and help people set up abacus training institutes on a franchise basis. If you are interested in setting up an abacus training institute in your area, please get in touch with us, we would be happy to initiate a dialogue.