UCMAS – Medicine Hat

UCMAS Medicine Hat currently lists its classes at 2000 Division Ave N, the Big Marble Go Centre in Medicine Hat. The core program is advertised for children ages 5–13 and focuses on abacus and mental-math enrichment. UCMAS is a class-based abacus and mental-math program rather than private one-to-one tutoring. Students attend a scheduled weekly class and progress through UCMAS's structured levels. The current Medicine Hat page does not publish a class-size ratio, and it does not advertise a local online option. UCMAS follows its own level-based abacus and mental-math curriculum rather than tutoring students through specific Alberta school courses. It is not a homework-help service and does not advertise Alberta PAT or Diploma Exam preparation. The Medicine Hat page describes a two-hour class each week and says a UCMAS level typically takes about five months. The broader UCMAS program has multiple sequential levels, with some later levels structured over longer periods. Program materials are part of the program, progress is tracked and parents receive updates. Students may also have opportunities to participate in UCMAS grading exams and mental-math competitions as part of the broader program. UCMAS Medicine Hat currently offers a free trial session before enrollment so families can experience the program and discuss the class structure and fees. The current UCMAS Medicine Hat page lists Hana Ilott as the local contact. UCMAS's Medicine Hat FAQ also recommends its i-Maths early-enrichment program for younger children, but families should confirm current Medicine Hat i-Maths availability directly. The UCMAS page includes parent testimonials; these are first-party testimonials selected and published by UCMAS, not independent reviews.

Teaching approach: UCMAS teaches children to calculate first with a physical abacus and then through mental visualization. The structured program uses repeated arithmetic practice and visual, auditory and hands-on activities to build speed, accuracy and mental-calculation fluency. Curriculum examples include: Foundation levels (one- and two-digit addition and subtraction, an introduction to times tables, the physical abacus and an introduction to mental/visual abacus); intermediate levels (larger addition and subtraction, multiplication, division and increasingly faster physical and mental calculation); and advanced levels (decimals, multi-digit multiplication and division, percentages, introductory square roots, order of operations and higher-speed mental arithmetic). This sequence is UCMAS's own and does not map directly onto Alberta grade-level curriculum.

• Enrichment

1. A family books a free trial session. 2. The child begins at an appropriate UCMAS program level. 3. Students first learn arithmetic using a physical abacus. 4. As skills develop, students learn to visualize the abacus and perform calculations mentally. 5. The Medicine Hat program currently describes one two-hour class per week. 6. Students move through sequential UCMAS levels rather than following their school math textbook or Alberta course sequence. 7. Program materials and an abacus are part of the UCMAS program. 8. Progress is tracked and parents receive updates. 9. Students may also participate in UCMAS grading exams and competitions. UCMAS is an enrichment program and is not a replacement for school math instruction. UCMAS Medicine Hat currently describes the core program as one two-hour class per week. Families should contact the centre for the current Medicine Hat class schedule.

UCMAS Medicine Hat does not currently publish its local program fee on the centre page. Families should contact Hana Ilott for current tuition, registration and materials costs. A free trial session is currently available before enrollment.

Prices change. Always confirm current rates directly with the provider.

The Medicine Hat page lists Hana Ilott as the local contact. UCMAS Canada says its course instructors complete program-specific technical training and level assessments, but the current Medicine Hat page does not publish individual instructor credentials or state that every instructor is a certified school teacher.

2000 Division Ave N, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1C 1X9