MEET SENSEI TIM
Sensei Tim Migaki was born and raised in Oregon and is a fourth-generation Japanese-American. After becoming interested in Japan, Sensei Tim began studying Japanese in 2003 and has been doing so ever since. He attended Willamette University to study Japanology and upon graduating, he went to Japan in 2010 to teach English with the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Living in rural Fukushima Prefecture, Sensei Tim survived the Great East Japan Disaster of March 2011, but decided to continue on with his work in Japan despite the hardships. After five years, Sensei Tim returned home to the United States and began tutoring for the Tigard-Tualatin School District with the AVID and TRiO Upward Bound Programs. Sensei Tim joined JAMS Portland in the summer of 2016.
Nothing fuels the fire for math than discovering you can be a math genius! If you’re not sure Abacus will help your child, sign up for a free preview of our online Abacus Classes – there’s no obligation to register! Come meet with us, watch some kids in action, calculating at the speed of light! We guarantee you will have fun watching these little geniuses.
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JAMS is proud to be the only Abacus math school in Portland and in the State of Oregon certified by the League of Soroban of Americas. Since 2001, we have dedicated to Abacus & Anzan instruction and to building a strong foundation of Mental Mathematics along with lifelong skills. JAMS empowers children to achieve academic success, so they will grow in areas that go well beyond the classroom. JAMS parents can expect their child to improve in 5 different areas: concentration, discipline, problem-solving, time management, and confidence. This is the teaching approach at JAMS since opening its doors.