🧮 Soroban abacus and mental math
With the Japanese abacus and the Anzan technique, students visualize numbers and calculate mentally, training attention, working memory and processing speed.
Japanese Soroban abacus · Neuroscience · Play
Agile, creative and happy minds
We train focus, memory and mental agility in children, teens and adults with the Japanese abacus method, neuroeducation and gamification.
- 👧 From age 3
- 💻 Live, self-paced or blended
- 🌎 Español · English · Português
Skills and abilities for life
- Photographic memory
- Observation skills
- Creativity
- Imagination and visualization
- Spatial orientation
- Listening skills
- Analytical skills
- Focus
Our methodology
The brain learns best through play
Between ages 4 and 12, cognitive, emotional and social skills grow enormously. We make the most of this stage with strategies aligned with how the brain naturally works.
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Attention
Short, dynamic classes that teach the mind to focus on one task.
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Active engagement
Students move the beads, calculate, ask and suggest: they learn by doing.
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Learning from mistakes
Mistakes become information: corrected right away and without fear.
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Consolidation
Daily practice and review so that what is learned becomes automatic.
🤸 Brain Gym and brain breaks
Short moments of movement and fun in every class to activate the brain, improve coordination and return to the task with energy.
🏆 Gamification
Levels, challenges and badges that keep motivation high and turn daily practice into a game.
«To educate is to prepare people for life» — José Martí
Programs
A step-by-step path for every age
Each level has its own workbook, practice challenges and a progress report for the family.
Ages 4 to 6
Kinder Dolphins
First steps with the abacus, through play
For the little ones: the abacus, multiple intelligences and math through play, in small groups.
- 📶 3 levels
- 🗓️ 2 sessions per week · 60 min
- Abacus: stimulates analytical and creative skills
- Multiple intelligences: playful activities for all 8 intelligences
- Math through games and teamwork: focus, fine motor skills and spatial awareness
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Ages 6 to 12
K-Dolphins
Mental math with the Japanese Soroban abacus
The complete Soroban abacus and mental math (Anzan) program, with neuroeducation and gamification: 10 levels of 4 months each.
- 📶 10 levels · 4 months each
- 🗓️ 2 sessions per week · 60 min
- 2 one-hour sessions per week
- Workbook for each level
- Daily gamified practice on the platform
- Cognitive progress report for the family
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Ages 13+
T-Dolphins
Mental agility for teens and adults
Soroban abacus and mental math to build focus, working memory and mental agility: 8 levels of 4 months each.
- 📶 8 levels · 4 months each
- 🗓️ 2 sessions per week · 60 min
- 2 one-hour sessions per week
- Workbook for each level
- Daily gamified practice on the platform
- Certificate for each level
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Learn the way that works for you
Live
Live classes
- Small groups with a teacher in real time
- From home, in any country
- Fixed schedules that build habits
Self-paced
At your own pace
- Digital workbooks and videos for each level
- Gamified practice whenever you want
- Progress tracking for the family
Blended
The best of both worlds
- In-person or live classes with the teacher
- Daily practice on the platform
- Printed workbook and Cognitiva kit
Workbooks and platform
A little practice every day changes everything
Each level comes with a workbook whose challenges go from the concrete to the mental. On the platform, students practice, earn badges and see their progress; families receive progress reports.
- Workbook for each level (printed or digital)
- Speed and accuracy challenges with levels and badges
- Cognitive progress report for the family
- Certificate for each level completed
Scientific evidence
What research says
Studying the abacus not only improves calculation skills, it also has a beneficial domino effect on other subjects.
Effective use of image-based thinking fosters human creativity and inspiration.
The abacus method for mental math is extremely effective at activating the right hemisphere of the brain from early childhood.
Wolf Project 🐺
Cognitive sovereignty in the age of AI
Don't let technology think for your children: a "voluntary friction" training so they master technology without depending on it.
Designed for families concerned about screens and for schools that want to offer a real lab for autonomy, focus and making.
- MindSoroban abacus and Flash Anzan: extreme mental math and deep focus.
- HandsTechnical drawing, reverse engineering and 3D fabrication: from buying solutions to building them.
- WillLogic, fallacies and Socratic debate: independent judgment in the face of algorithms.
Ages 3 to 7
Wolf Project · Cubs
Hands, mind and focus from an early age
Fine motor skills, sustained attention and a spatial sense of number through tactile play with the Soroban.
- Tactile play with the Soroban abacus
- Hands-on materials (Montessori approach)
- Challenges that build tolerance to frustration
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Ages 8 to 13
Wolf Project · Explorers
Cognitive sovereignty in the age of AI
Flash Anzan mental math, deep focus, 3D design and fabrication, and Socratic critical thinking: learning to master technology without depending on it.
- Mind: Soroban and Flash Anzan
- Hands: technical drawing, reverse engineering and 3D printing
- Will: logic, fallacies and Socratic debate
- Deep Work without screens
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Try a class before you decide
Leave your details and we will contact you to book a free trial class. You will get to know the method, the teacher and the right level for the student.
- Free and with no commitment
- Live from home or at our center
- We recommend the right program and format
Frequently asked questions
At what age can they start?
The youngest start with Kinder Dolphins or Wolf Project · Cubs. We also have programs for children, teens and adults: the method works at any age.
Is this math tutoring?
No. It is not school tutoring: it is cognitive training. The abacus is the tool to develop focus, memory, visualization and mental agility, which then show up in every subject.
How long does each level take?
Each level lasts 4 months, with two 1-hour sessions per week. After passing it, the student receives a certificate and moves on to the next one.
What is the difference between live, self-paced and blended?
Live: real-time classes with the teacher. Self-paced: the student moves forward at their own pace with workbooks, videos and practice on the platform. Blended: combines classes (in person or live) with daily practice on the platform.
Can I pay in my currency?
Yes. We show prices in COP, CAD, USD. Choose your currency at the top of the page.
What is the trial class like?
It is a real class, free and with no commitment. The student gets to know the abacus and we identify the right level to start.
The best gift is a trained mind
Lifelong skills: focus, memory, creativity and confidence.