The abacus, that ancient, no-batteries-required, bead-based calculator, is making a comeback in after-school programs across Canada. The schools, which are modelled after programs common across India ...

Many teachers still rely on this centuries-old calculating device to provide a hands-on approach to math. For this series, we've been thinking a lot about some of the iconic objects that some of us ...

Some local grade school students growing up in the computer age are using an ancient abacus to help improve their math, concentration, memory and time management skills. The UCMAS Mental Math Program, ...

FORT LEE — For 10 seconds, a series of 50 random three-digit numbers flashed on the screen. After another second, abacus master Jeonghee Lee announced she'd finished the mental addition, correctly ...

In a bid to make it more fun and engaging, children in government schools are being introduced to Abacus-based mathematics as a part of their co-curricular activities. “As a co-curricular activity, we ...

For this series, we've been thinking a lot about some of the iconic objects that some of us remember using — if only for a short period of time — in our early schooling. Slide rules, the recorder, ...