Shingakukan Isn’t Just About Studying? A Course That Builds Geometry Skills from Kindergarten【Nishitsu Ad】

When you hear Shingakukan, don’t you imagine a place that’s all serious, intense study for junior high school entrance exams?

Shacho-mi tried it out and was surprised!

Shingakukan is on the 5th floor of the Gate Building at Gardens. What a colorful, fun-looking space!

Of course, Shingakukan offers exam-prep courses, including advanced math and study for junior high school entrance exams.

But one of Shingakukan’s big features is that, in addition to those “academic” courses like junior high school entrance exam prep, it also has lots of “ability development” courses.

“We want children to come to love all kinds of things,” says Mr. Nishiwaki of Shingakukan.

He asked Shacho-mi, “Are you good at shapes?”

I’m really bad at them! So she tried taking on a course focused on “shapes”!

First up was “Zukei no Kiwami,” where she tackled a third-grade-level problem

There are all kinds of Shingakukan rooms on the 5th floor of the Gate Building.

This room is green. The classroom is so bright, and it has such a nice atmosphere.

First, the “academic” course “Zukei no Kiwami.”

The levels start from Grade 10, and she challenged herself with Grade 8, the level for elementary school third graders!

This problem asks you to combine two blocks and figure out the completed shape. Do you know the answer?

“Wait, I think I might know this! Umm… it’s this and this, right!?”

Even Shacho-mi, who says she’s bad at shapes, managed to clear it and was very satisfied!

Actually, in this course, you can also solve problems on a tablet.

Since it comes with explanation videos, even complex problems get rave reviews as being “easy to understand!”

“It really helps that the video explains it.”

Even with a problem this packed with squares and this complicated, the video explanation makes it easier to visualize. Modern technology is amazing

You can sign up for a free trial at Shingakukan here

Algo Club, where kids can develop their abilities through play?

There’s also the “Math Olympiad Mathematical Thinking Classroom,” built around the concept of having fun first, so kids come to love it.

It’s an “ability development” program called “Algo Club.”

There are blocks that look kind of like Tetris pieces mixed in.

For this problem, you combine three types of blocks to build the shape shown in the text.

“Wait, how do you do this?” Shacho-mi freezes.

“No, not like that. Maybe like this?” She goes through trial and error.