The stars shone bright on this beautiful night I laid calm and still in bed without fright Goodnight moon, goodnight stars, goodnight Teddy Off to dreamland I’d gone to be happy All was well this dim night, or so I thought It opened the door, the hall light it brought I adjusted to the door’s golden glow I saw a man whose face
I woke up in this castle, I felt lonely as usual. Then I looked into the mirror, And wished I could see myself clearer. Out in the garden, Where my anger is pardoned, These flowers I grew, Had petals that flew. But then one morning, A girl was passing. She stole some flowers, Which made me think for hours. One night when I
Who could’ve thought that math can deepen someone’s understanding of the world? Apart from knowing that math indeed trains our brain, it also trains us on how we view the world. Roger Antonsen, a professor at the University of Oslo in Norway, suggests that understanding what’s around us has something to do with the ability to change our perspective. “Many of us think
At two years old, Dustin always loved it when we read to him. Sometimes, he would pretend that he is reading but the book is upside down. So I thought, how nice it would be if he was able to learn how to read early on and eventually, get to read any time with or without having to wait for anybody to read
I struggled in math when I was in grade one. I always had to ask my teachers in school about the lessons. For me, it seemed like the math questions are beyond my grade level. When I reached grade two, I discovered Kumon. My mom decided to enroll me then. I still struggled in math at school since my worksheets in Kumon were
I started Kumon when I was in grade one. My math grades back then were not that good so my mom tried to help me. One day, my classmate gave me one of the magazines from Kumon. My mom saw the magazine upon cleaning my bag and she told me that I’ll be enrolling in Kumon after reading the magazine. At first, I
My Kumon journey started when I was three years old. My parents enrolled me in the Kumon Reading Program because they wanted me to learn how to read and to love numbers. When we went to Kumon to take my test, I was excited and nervous at the same time. These questions were in my head: “What will Kumon look like?” “Will they
It was Kerby Gilan Salvador’s own desire to enroll in the Kumon Math Program that led him to excel even more in school and develop his confidence and independence. According to his parents, it was Kerby who persistently requested to be enrolled in Kumon. He was already an excellent student, but he wanted to improve his math skills further. “He was already a
Called “the dynamo” (dynamite) by his parents, Alkim Rodgel Gosioco is a young boy with a wide array of interests. He began to browse all kinds of printed materials at the age of two and a half years old and is very interested in cars and airplanes. In fact, with much enthusiasm, he can name all car brands and models, including their parts
A go-getter and an active person by nature, Thyra Mae Navarro felt nervous when her parents told her that she would be going to Kumon to develop her mathematical skills. What made her nervous was the thought that Kumon was difficult and that this was only intended for very young students. Thyra’s initial encounter with Kumon was through the Free Trial Campaign. Her
