Starting a new learning experience like Kumon, while we’re all at home, might have felt like a challenge too far for some parents, but it’s proved to be the ideal thing for five-year-old Almira, and her mother, Demet. 

As a Kumon Instructor, I am sometimes asked why we require repeated practice of basic mental addition without allowing our students to count on their fingers? If they get the right answer using their fingers, why do they need to keep practising 3+2, 8+2, 6+2, mentally?
Why do many of our students, even those who are already dealing with multiplication or fractions at school, often start the Kumon programme on basic addition (plus 1, plus 2, plus 3) before progressing to mixed addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions and higher maths?

The answer is that we are laying the foundations for future success in more advanced maths.

While we've had to stay at home, our Kumon centres have found new ways to support even more children, so they can start to study with Kumon even when we cannot meet them face-to-face. Since schools have been partially closed, we’re pleased to have spoken with lots more families looking for an educational programme for their children that they could do at home. We chatted to Sreepriya, a mum from Cardiff, who recently enquired with and went onto enrol her six-year-old son, Devesh at the Kumon Cardiff, Grangetown Study Centre.

Kumon mum, Claire, told us about her first week of staying at home during the current Coronavirus crisis, working from home and supporting her daughters, Holly and Belle, while schools are closed.

Whether it’s to gain entrance to a private/independent school, to be awarded a scholarship, university entrance, or to land their very first job, Kumon can prepare students for these interviews.