Testimonials

The Kumon Method is originated from developing Mathematics learning material. The founder, Mr. Toru Kumon, was a high school teacher and specialized in Math. Held with double identities as a father and a teacher, he compiled a set of Math learning materials for his eldest son. With the development of The Kumon Method, in addition to Math, Kumon Chinese and English EFL have also been compiled with the “small steps” principle.

After more than 50 years of development, countless children have benefited from the scientific design of the Kumon learning materials. Student Gong, a student who studies Kumon Math, Chinese, and English EFL altogether at the same time, is definitely one of the vivid examples!

For those students and parents who know about Kumon, the term of “advancing beyond school grade” probably sounds very familiar.

When it comes to why and the benefits of “advancing beyond school grade”, perhaps everyone answers differently. Some people may say that advancing beyond school grade implies students do not need to rely on the instructor to teach, instead, they can complete new contents by themselves, and they feel incredible and happy. Some may say after they advanced beyond school grade, they would learn easily at school. Today, we have our excellent student, Hong, who described the journey of advanced study as “no sweet without sweat”.

We often receive parents’ inquiries about the appropriate age to start learning Kumon. We always answer, “Children over three years old can learn Kumon.” Then parents will respond, “What if my child starts in Primary 5, is it too late?”

About this question, we will have our spotlight of this interview, student Lai, who started learning Kumon Math in Primary 6, and became a Kumon completer in Secondary 3, to answer.

Kumon advocates individualized instruction, which allows children to study at their own pace, and improve in continuous learning. However, you may wonder what if a clever but naughty boy studies in Kumon, how will he grow? This time we are going to meet student Jiang. In his instructor’s eye, he is a “little learning genius, education center devil”, who makes instructor and assistants love and “hate” him at the same time.

Ren has been studied Kumon for six years. Kumon has accompanied her for the entire primary school life, helping her gain not only knowledge but also something more.

Kumon accompanies many children during the transition from kindergarten to primary school. To young children, is it hard to develop a good study habit? Does Kumon really help children to adjust to primary school study? Let us hear Sarah’s sharing.

The founder of the Kumon Method, Toru Kumon, says children are born to love learning; if children can self-learn, moving forth at their own pace, they will gain self-confidence and become more thoughtful and friendly. Student Chan, having the big dimples on her face and filling with curiosity in her eyes, patiently waiting for the start of the interview…

Children who study Kumon usually have a strong belief of persistence. A Primary 5 student, Zhou is not an exception. She studies Kumon Math, Kumon Chinese and Kumon English (EFL) altogether. During more than three years’ learning in Kumon, how much effort has she put into her learning, and how much has she gained? She is going to share with us one by one in the interview.

The interview was set at the backstage of the Kumon Shanghai Advanced Student Honor Roll Ceremony. In the dressing room for drama actors, the mirrors on the wall reflect the shadow of Student Wang, which is a slightly thin but very powerful figure.

In the past year, we have shared many real cases of excellent students in website, in order to show you more lively and practical experience. In the excellent student award ceremony of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau regions, which was held last year, more brilliant students were interviewed. Now let us invite Student Li!

Chen has been studied Kumon for six years. She can clearly recall the reason why she enrolled in Kumon is, that she liked Kumon’s magnetic number board very much. She probably could not imagine that Kumon has become part of her life since then.

“My child learns Peking opera and fencing, which take up 15 hours a week. At school, she is advancing to a higher grade. Kumon study plays a significant role in helping her lay a firm foundation and enabling her to have spare time to participate in extra-curricular activities. The “self-learning” that Kumon advocates allows her to make plans on her own.” Ren’s mother said.

The influence of Kumon on children still remains after completion of the study. This time we are going to share with you about Lee, who obtained excellent results and got admitted to Enrichment Stream in Theoretical Physics program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He believes that the reason why he got excellent grades and is able to self-study under pressure at university was closely related to the study of Kumon in his childhood.

It is quite common for brothers and sisters to study Kumon together, but it is incredible that both of them can advance beyond school grade together.  I believe that they must have worked very hard. This time we are going to introduce the Ye brothers. Let’s see how they advance beyond school grade together!

Seeing those little smiley faces and hearing their unexpected but amazing sharing are the most enjoyable part of interviewing with excellent students. However, this interview is so unique and it left me with a great impression which is from an excellent student’s parent. After the interview, my notes are full of what the daddy said. Kumon always emphasizes the importance of parents because the time children learn at home is much longer than at education center. Therefore, it is particularly important for parents to understand the Kumon Method, encourage their children and supervise them at home. A summary of this father’s speech may give you all some good references! Let us introduce our today’s spotlight --- Daddy Lao!

“I feel bored without Kumon” --- Student Ng

Four years ago when he started learning with Kumon, as Ng remembers he could get stickers after finishing classwork. “At that time, I wanted Ultra-man and Crayon Shin-chan stickers.” As he has developed the study habit, Ng experienced the joy of self-learning and acquiring knowledge on his own; he seemed to ask for more. Ng would request for more homework during long holidays. One day, during the Chinese New Year holiday,

Be Knowledgeable and Humble

Like many students, at the beginning of studying Kumon, it took time for Ng to adapt to the way of Kumon learning, as repetitive pattern and progress-in-small-steps worksheets. She felt bored that some contents seemed to repeat over and over again. However, she gradually developed the habit of studying Kumon every day. As she has made progress, she started to learn new contents. With the hints from the example questions, she solved the problems by herself and received 100 marks from her worksheets. This sense of achievement arouses her interest in learning.

A Playful High-flyer 

A little boy sitting in front of us, Xiangli looks quite playful. Besides saying out loud his name, he gave us the most specific introduction of himself, “I am from Class 6, student number 17, sitting at the third seat in the third row.” Xiangli is an energetic child, who love running outside the classroom. However, he behaves himself well during class. His academic performance is excellent as well. Xiangli’s mother believes that it is the outcome from learning Kumon. “Learning Kumon on regular daily basis builds his concentration.”

Benefit in the Long Run 

Luo recalled the most unforgettable memory in Kumon study is the time she studied level B of Kumon Math. At that time, she had gone through a lot of repetition that was mainly about addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. During the time of this “bottleneck”, Luo even took a “break” from Kumon for a month. Luo thinks back on those difficult time, and she believes that “overcome” those trials and then everything is going to be all right, it is just like how she studies Math at school.