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JAMS Receives A+ Rating from the BBB

JAMS Receives A+ Rating from the BBB

by Lucy C | Feb 21, 2022 | Announcements, Education, JAMS in the News

We’re in education, so you can be sure that our recent A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau means a lot to us. That’s the highest ranking a business can get! To receive the honor, we were audited by a BBB official. We’re very proud that our hard work was...
UK Government plans to introduce abacus math in schools

UK Government plans to introduce abacus math in schools

by Lucy C | Dec 1, 2021 | Abacus gains interest globally, Abacus math in UK schools, Education

To catch up on the covid education disruption, the Department of Education in the UK has considered purchasing approximately 360,000 abacuses for the promotion of arithmetic knowledge to primary school students. It is part of a year-long “mastering number” program to...
Research Validates Abacus Math Improves Cognitive Abilities

Research Validates Abacus Math Improves Cognitive Abilities

by Lucy C | Nov 28, 2021 | Education, Improve Cognitive Ability, Math, Research on Abacus

Abacus – The ancient computer The abacus is most commonly attributed to the East Asian countries and, in its most recognizable form, dates back to the 2nd Century B.C.  Although it is usually referred to as an ancient calculator, the abacus is closer to a computer...
INTRODUCING ONLINE ABACUS CLASSES AT JAMS!

INTRODUCING ONLINE ABACUS CLASSES AT JAMS!

by Miwako Sensei | Apr 8, 2020 | Education, Parenting, Responsibility

ONLINE ABACUS CLASSES Others may be living in fear and not doing much during the coronavirus pandemic, but that’s not JAMS. We are working hard to make sure the learning does not stop with our online Abacus Classes! Now is not the time to stop classes. Now is the time...
SADNESS, KINDNESS, AND PEACE AFTER DIVORCE – SENSEI’S JOURNEY

SADNESS, KINDNESS, AND PEACE AFTER DIVORCE – SENSEI’S JOURNEY

by Miwako Sensei | Mar 30, 2020 | Education, Parenting, Responsibility

I divorced in June 2006. I never thought I would be the one to have this experience. But I did, and I became the single mother of three young children — a fifth-grader, a second-grader, and a kindergartner at the time. When I decided to divorce and became separated in...
HELP YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY

HELP YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY

by Miwako Sensei | Mar 18, 2020 | Education, Parenting, Responsibility

It breaks my heart to know that 2,500 students in the Beaverton School District are homeless. I’m so pleased that our school district partners with Family Promise to help end family homelessness. Most of the students at JAMS have more than they need, but they are...
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Founded in 2001, JAMS is proud to be the only math school in the Portland and Beaverton area certified by the League for Soroban Abacus. We use the teachings of Abacus & Anzan instruction to build a solid and strong foundation of mental mathematics with lifelong skills.

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