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Schools
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Students
Experience the POWER of the abacus!
Welcome to Syllogism Education Institute
Why Choose Us?
Authentic
The modern abacus comes from Japan, where it has had 500 years of history: we are the only authentic Japanese abacus school in the UAE.
We have Experience
Our brand has over 47 years of experience.
We are ABACUS SPECIALISTS
As a method, we have exclusively taught abacus/mental arithmetic for 45 years (other methods will include abacus as part of their curriculum, so they are not able to go very deep into it, we are experts).
Highly QUALIFIED
Mr. Rodrigo holds an MPhil in Mathematics Education from the University of Cambridge, UK, where he specialised in the study of the mental representations of number in abacus-trained children and won a best dissertation award from the Faculty of Education.
We are EDUCATORS
Not trainers or businessmen: we teach primarily because it’s our vocation; we love both our subject, and our students, as individuals. The result is that we put education, as our priority. So we do not simply train for skill, but at the same time also cultivate logic, manners and attitude.
We offer INDIVIDUAL support
We teach according to each child’s ability and level of understanding so each student advances at his own pace; we have both introductory and reinforcing teaching materials for each level.
GOOD TIMINGS
We design the timings to optimise learning (each class lasts up to an hour) and you can choose between 1 and 3 one-hour slots per week, Saturday to Thursday mornings or afternoons.
We teach in DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Mr. Rodrigo has experience teaching abacus in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, speaks eight languages, and has lived in seven different countries. You don’t need to learn Japanese and live in Japan to learn from the masters! We have done that for you so you can learn in Dubai!
Message from our founder
About our founder
Education
Distinction and best dissertation award from the University of Cambridge for M.Phil research on abacus-trained children
Experience
Several years of experience teaching abacus and maths in Japan, China, UK and UAE
Languages
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic
Qualifications
Abacus Instructor Licence (All Japan Abacus Federation 2015)
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education Best Dissertation Award (Maths Education)
Managing Director
Some of the ISHIDO-SHIKI schools in Japan
News & Blogs
Congratulations to Navnit, Floris and Ghalia!
Navnit has passed the green book, which earned him the much coveted green card worth 30 points, and is now ready to prepare for the licensing examination! Floris and Ghalia
Our student Mayur is preparing for the 9th rank exam…
Mayur Gurnani has been working hard, and will appear for the 9th rank abacus examination tomorrow. We wish him all the best!
Congratulations to Mishal for finishing her first abacus textbook “HOP”
Mishal lives very far away, but she and her family are making an effort to come to class every week, and now she finished the first textbook. She got 10
April Abacus examination coming up
The abacus examination is coming up on Monday the 26th April. This time, one of our star students, Mayur Gurnani, who has demonstrated some of the abacus addition techniques on
Congratulations to Shahistnaz Patel for passing the 7th Rank Exam and opening her own fashion outlet!
Shahistnaz has been moving up the ranks very quickly, aiming at reaching the 1st rank one day. Her next challenge will be the sixth rank, which will be a milestone
The Ambassador of Guatemala to UAE visits our Institute!
We were greatly honoured to receive the visit of the Ambassador of Guatemala to UAE, Mr. Lars Pira on 1 April 2021.
Congratulations to Shahistnaz Patel for obtaining the 9th rank abacus operator licence!
This is a historical moment, as Mrs. Patel is the first student to take the examination in our BurJuman Centre location on 25th January 2021. She is a great role
The most important thing is to be disciplined and follow the steps carefully!
When practising the abacus, the most important thing is to be disciplined. You must follow the steps carefully. Mayur is one of our most disciplined students and in these videos
Congratulations to Lucy O’rear for obtaining the 9th rank abacus operator licence!
Congratulations! 11 months ago, Lucy passed the All Japan Abacus Federation's abacus licensing examination in the 9th rank, at our Institute in Dubai. Today, she finally got her certificate! Well
