Build learning habits into the school day
Help students build the six everyday habits through short language and maths sessions—with teacher guidance as they grow more independent.
Guided activities and progress tracking for schools and early childhood settings.
- 10 mina day
- Easyto use
- Minimalextra work for teachers
The same six habits, in the classroom
Students practise six habits while working on real learning content: following instructions, self-control, independence, calmness, willingness to act and practice. Teachers gradually reduce prompting, so students take on more themselves.
"She understands the activity but needs repeated prompting to begin."
Langford gives that student short, regular chances to practise beginning on her own.
Early Childhood
Helps develop habits from the early years through playful language and number activities.
Primary School
Strengthens habits such as concentration and self-control that support learning through daily practice in mental maths, English and other languages.
Support for Diverse Learning Needs
Students need different levels of guidance, time and encouragement. The Langford approach focuses on clear instructions and manageable next steps. Contact us to discuss your setting and whether the programs are a suitable fit for your students.
Inside the school platform
See how children learn together towards a shared goal, from different starting points, and how teachers follow class and individual progress.
Easy to fit into the school day
Easy to Integrate into the School Day
Sessions of about 10 minutes can be completed at the start of the day to help students settle into learning.
Guidance for students and teachers
The program guides students through structured activities. Teachers establish the routine and provide support according to students' age and needs. As students become more familiar with the activities, they can gradually do more for themselves.
Make-Up Sessions
Students who miss a session can complete it at home and keep up with their daily practice.
Programs use paper activities or online practice, depending on the learning focus. Schools can also choose printed books or online exercises for the main mental-maths levels. See what each program uses
Paper or online? The exact formats
Not every program offers both formats.
- Shaka uses paper exercise books.
- Schools can choose paper or online practice for the main Bamboo levels, with the same visual supports.
- Bamboo Introduction to Addition & Subtraction and Boomerang Letters use exercise books.
- Boomerang themed vocabulary uses online written and oral practice.
Getting started
Tell us about your school, the year levels and the number of students.
We suggest suitable programs and help you set up teacher and class accounts.
Students begin with short daily sessions, and teachers follow their progress.
School licences are priced per student per year. Request a quote below.
See progress for each student and class
Classroom Progress and Learning Results
Teachers and school administrators can follow completed classroom sessions and review learning results through the school platform. Individual assessment and exercise results are available where supported by the program. This helps schools monitor implementation and identify areas where students may need additional practice.
Integrated Assessments
Progress assessments and results reports for individual students and classes.
Assessments and progress reports help teachers follow learning. The assessment sequence depends on the program.
Which assessments does each program include?
The Bamboo and Boomerang programs each include initial, progress and final assessments to compare learning.
What do the reports show?
Reports cover three areas, and they are not the same thing:
- Classroom implementation: how often sessions are completed and whether the class is following the program sequence.
- Academic learning: results from marked exercises and assessments in programs that include them.
- Development of habits: the six habits are observed by adults in everyday situations. Academic marks do not automatically measure them.
What schools have observed
"El Talito" Early Learning Centre
Gabriela Mistral School
Copequen School
El Talito and Gabriela Mistral worked on Shaka programs.
Between 2016 and 2019, more than 10,000 students in Chile and Peru participated in assessments of the Bamboo Mental Maths program. On average, the number of correct answers approximately doubled between the initial and final assessments. Individual results may vary.
Tell us about your school
Let us know your year levels, approximate student numbers and what you would like to achieve. We can discuss suitable programs, how to get started and a quotation for your school.
School licences are priced per student per year. The family subscription and free trial are separate offers.