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News16 Jun 2026

How to Book a Trial Class at Shichida UK

Everything you need to know before your first early years cognitive development class — how to book, what to bring, and what happens on the day.

Method18 Nov 2025

Right Brain, Left Brain: What Whole-Brain Learning Really Means

The popular version of right brain versus left brain is a myth. The idea underneath it is not. What whole-brain early cognitive development actually means.

Parenting13 May 2025

Screen Time and the Developing Brain

A calm, non-judgemental look at what screens do to young attention and early cognitive development — and how to use them without guilt.

Development14 Jan 2025

Sensory Play for Babies: 6 Months to 1 Year

Before words, there is texture, sound, rhythm and touch. A guide to sensory play and early cognitive development in the first year.

Education19 Mar 2024

Getting Ready for Reception: School Readiness That Matters

Reception teachers do not need your child to read. Here is what early years cognitive development really prepares them for on day one.

Development11 Jul 2023

Building Concentration in Toddlers

Attention span is not fixed. Here is how it grows through early cognitive development, and what quietly gets in the way.

News14 Mar 2023

Meet Our Instructors: Trained with Shichida Japan

Who is actually leading your child’s class, and what it takes to stand at the front of a Shichida room.

Development19 Jul 2022

Photographic Memory in Young Children

What photographic memory really means in early years cognitive development, what it does not mean, and why it fades if unused.

Parenting15 Mar 2022

Five Shichida Activities You Can Do at Home Today

Practical, tested cognitive development activities from our classroom, adapted for a kitchen table and a five-minute window.

Development16 Nov 2021

Education of the Heart: Raising Emotionally Strong Children

The part of the Shichida Method that has nothing to do with memory, and everything to do with the emotional side of early cognitive development.

Classes13 Jul 2021

Why We Cap Our Classes at Six Children

Six children, no exceptions. The reasoning behind one of our strictest rules.

Parenting9 Mar 2021

5 Ways to Support Your Child’s Learning at Home

Simple, joyful early years activities that extend what happens in class — using nothing more than what is already in your house.

Method16 Jun 2020

Shichida vs Other Early Learning Programmes

Nursery, tutoring, play groups, Shichida. They are not competing for the same job. An honest comparison of early years learning options.

Method18 Feb 2020

Flashcards Explained: The Science of Rapid Visual Input

Why do we show cards so quickly? Because speed is the point. A look at what rapid visual input does for cognitive development in a young brain.

Parenting14 May 2019

Why Parents Sit Beside Their Child in Every Class

Parent participation is not a nice extra at Shichida. It is a structural part of how early cognitive development works in our classes.

Programmes11 Sept 2018

Which Shichida Stage Is Right for My Child?

Four early years cognitive development stages, from six months to six years. A short guide to what happens in each, and how to choose.

Education17 Apr 2018

Understanding the Golden Period of Brain Development

The window between six months and six years is biologically unique. Here is what neuroplasticity means in practice for early cognitive development at home.

Method12 Dec 2017

What Is the Shichida Method? A Parent’s Introduction

Sixty years of early years research, condensed into an hour a week. Here is what the Shichida Method actually is as an approach to early cognitive development, and what it is not.

News22 Aug 2017

Welcome to the Shichida UK Blog

Our very first post. Here is what we plan to share with parents about early cognitive development, and why we decided to start writing in the first place.