A toddler studies separately from his parents starting from the age of 1
HOW DO WE TEACH CHILDREN?
5 distinctive features!
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A child gets practical knowledge through different tests, games, experiments
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A young leaner develops high learning motivation taking part in different kind of competitions, educational contests, Olympiads, performances
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A graduate creates portfolio for his future school and gets “Az-bu-ka” Certificate of completion
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There is also Teacher’s Training Center established for our tutors’ continuing professional development (CPD)
A child plays, does tasks and exercises on his own. While he is engaged with the teacher, mom can have a rest or do her own things.
Without mom 
With great interest 
Getting ready for school 
He learns new information very easily as it is based on his practical experience, and by the age of 7 level of his knowledge will exceed the accepted norm. As a result, parents of our graduates choose high-score schools where their children demonstrate deep knowledge and pass entry exams successfully.
Geography 
Chemistry 
Physics 
A child is happy getting certificates, medals and cups, he is glad when his parents are proud of his achievements. Such moments motivate him to learn more and more.
Competitions 
Performance 
Maths Olympiad 
Portfolio is a book of child’s achievements for his first 7 years based on his experience and presented by photos and rewards. Portfolio helps to introduce a future first-grader to his school director more vividly. Our graduate gets “Az-bu-ka” Certificate of completion at Graduation Ceremony Party.
Training Center ”Teacher’s Az-bu-ka” was founded in 2001. All our teachers upgrade their skills here each month. All our classes are equipped with observation system that allows parents to stay informed about lessons, teaching methods and be aware of every achievement of their children via monitors.
One is teaching children should learn himself! 
Upgrading teaching skills 
Finding new methods of teaching 
OUR METHODS OF TEACHING
We use different methods of teaching when preparing scenarios of lessons for our learners (see below), and we do not stick only to the one method. Our choice of this or that method is based on certain characteristics of the particular group or individual depending on the level of their knowledge and skills. We believe that using only one method of teaching, for example, methods of Maria Montessori or Nikolai Zaitsev is not effective as it is narrows the program. Of course, we use famous method of Maria Montessori, but only the most effective exercises that are actual today and suitable for development of the modern child. Generally, our learners are mentally and physically healthy, they do not need Montessori method in full as it was initially created for the mentally deprived children. Use of one method is the same as eat only apples. Apples are healthy food but we see no reason to limit ourselves jus to apples. Human nutrition as well as development of the child should be balanced!
Our educational program is updated every year, we add new methods of teaching and refuse from the outdated and irrelevant ones. Regular participation in educational conferences, forums, seminars and master classes both in Russia and in other foreign countries (France, USA, UAE, Germany, etc.) helps us to update the program on a regular basis. We adapt gathered information to our work with children aged 1+ in Russia and share our knowledge with our teachers.
Our Pedagogical Training Center “ Teacher’s Az-bu-ka” was established in 2001. This is a place where our teachers improve and upgrade their skills. Here we explain them new methods of teaching and other up-to-date techniques that are used for work with children of preschool age. The training seminars and workshops take place here each month, all our teachers attend them on a regular basis during the whole period of their employment. All seminars are held in an interactive form with suits and props. A teacher becomes a child for a while, he plays, hops, crawls, barks like a doggy, makes and draws – does all that he usually has to explain to a child at “Az-bu-ka” classes. The teacher should get his personal experience as if he were a child, go through the same emotions and feelings in order to choose the proper words when explaining the material to a child.
The opportunity of personal growth and continuing professional development is one of the reasons why teachers choose “Az-bu-ka” center as a place of work.
BELOW IS THE LIST (NOT FULL) OF AUTHORS AND METHODS WE KNOW AND USE IN OUR WORK
Kumon
The Kumon Method was developed by Japanese educators 50 years ago and was created to help children aged 2+ to count and develop handwriting skills. Kumon centers are opened in 47 countries however there is no Russia on the list. In 2014 Kumon’s notebooks appeared on the Russian market. The program is focused on independent skills’ development. Thanks to The Kumon Method children feel they can achieve much by themselves.
JAPANESE METHOD OF EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BY MAKOTO SHICHIDA KNOWN AS THE SHICHIDA METHOD
Professor Makoto Shichida has founded 400 specialized centers of early learning and written more than 100 books. The Shichida method is used in different countries such as Japan, Canada, China and others. Teachers develop physical, intellectual and aesthetic skills of the children with the help of special trainings.
MARIA MONTESSORI METHOD
This method is the most popular one. It involves three parts: Child, Environment, Teacher. The child is in the center of the system. A special environment is being created around him where he lives and learns independently. The Montessori Method is characterized by an emphasis on self-directed activity on the part of the child and observation on the part of the teacher. Method can be used for rehabilitative classes.
DENESH METHOD
This method is based on development of logical thinking. Special games help to develop logical thinking, combinatorics, analytical abilities, create skills required for logical problem solving.
GLENN DOMAN METHOD
This is one of the most disputable methods where cards of a certain size are shown to a child enabling him to read the whole words instead of reading letters or syllables.
CECILE B. LOUPAN METHOD
Her method was born out of multiple attempts to learn her daughters using Doman cards. She believes that learning should be more delicate and individual, the most important thing is the child’s own interest. “Believe in your child” is one of her most famous books.
G.S. ALTSHULLER TRIZ METHOD
Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller is the author of TRIZ – TRTS (the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving - the Theory of Technical Systems Development), the author of TRTL (the Theory of Creative Individual Development), inventor, writer.
With children of preschool age we use the textbook of S.I. Gin “TRIZ learning at the kindergarten: textbook for teachers at preschool classes” 2007
MARIA GMOSHINSKAYA FINGERS PAINTING METHOD
A baby can paint with his fingers and palms starting from 6 months using both hands left and right.
METHOD OF EARLY READING AT THE AGE OF 2 BY N.A. TKACHENKO
METHODS OF TEACHING READING, MATHEMATICS, WRITING, LOGIC DEVELOPMENT BY O.V. UZOROVA, E.A. NEFEDOVA
DEVELOPING METHODS BY E.N. KOLESNIKOVA
METHOD OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS “IGRALOCHKA” AND “ONE STEP, TWO STEPS” BY L.G. PETERSON AND N.P. KHOLINA
TEXTBOOKS ON HOW TO BE READY FOR SCHOOL BY O.A. KHOLODOVA
THINKING, LOGIC AND MEMORY DEVELOPMENT METHOD BY M.B. BEDENKO
THINKING, LOGIC AND MEMORY DEVELOPMENT METHOD BY N.B. ISTOMINA
THINKING, LOGIC AND MEMORY DEVELOPMENT METHOD BY E.KAZ
THINKING, LOGIC AND MEMORY DEVELOPMENT METHOD BY E. LAZAR
READING METHOD BY N. ZHUKOVA
READING METHOD BY N. ZAITSEVA
SPEECH DEVELOPMENT METHOD “ON THE WAY TO AZBUKA” BY R. BUNEEV, E. BUNEEVA
HANDWRITING DEVELOPMENT METHOD BY S. GAVRINA, N.KUTYAVINA, I. TOPORKOVA, S. SCHERBINA
CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT METHOD BY NIKITIN’S FAMILY
METHOD “MUSIC OF INTELLECT” BY A. SAMBURSKAYA
METHOD OF MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT BY E. ZHELEZNOVA
AND MANY OTHERS…
ALL OUR TEACHERS ARE WITH PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION CONFIRMED BY DIPLOMA
We show the diploma to our client on his first demand
Pedagogical experience of our teachers is not less than 5 years (we do not hire students)
Elena Kovaleva
Elena Bugrovitskaya
Irina Agapova
Natalia Chernikova
Tatiana Vasilkova
Elena Marycheva
Oksana Uvarova
Zarema Arsamakova
Larisa Michailova
Ilona Skulova
Elena Khailova
Model Natalia
Suzanna Grishina
Svetlana Zolotareva
Yana Grishina
Anna Korchagina
Ekaterina Rozova
Galina Morozova
Larisa Ivanchenko
Natalia Cherutova
Natalia Teselkina
