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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 Aug 2024

The Power of Positive Affirmation Before Sleep

Five minutes at bedtime, done consistently, may be the highest-value habit in the whole method.

Development21 Nov 2023

Speech and Language: Supporting Early Talkers

From first sounds to full sentences — how language really develops in the early years, and how to give it room.

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.

Classes8 Nov 2022

When Your Child Seems Restless in Class

Wriggling, wandering, watching from your lap. Why none of it means the class is not working.

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.

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.

Classes8 Oct 2019

A Walk Through a Typical Shichida Session

Never been to a class? Here is the hour, minute by minute, so you know exactly what you are walking into.

Classes22 Jan 2019

Inside a 60-Minute Shichida Class

One hour, once a week, more than twenty activities. Why that particular shape works so well for cognitive development in the early years.

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.

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.