Describing himself as a student who never gets satisfied and always pushes himself to do the things people say he can’t do, Jane Frances Capuyan was in junior high school when he could not understand his math lessons in school. He knew that he had to do something about it as tutorial sessions did not seem to help him understand math better. “I
Realizing that she wanted to change her mindset and improve her math skills, Mary Divine Alegado suggested to her parents that she enroll in Kumon. She vividly describes herself as a second-year high school student then who did not memorize the multiplication table, could spend a whole day alone in her room, and yet wanted to do more than just catch up with
Kumon has taught me that success really takes time and effort. If I really want to achieve something, I have to exert effort constantly until I reach it. Success doesn’t come overnight, but it will come at the right time, with patience and determination. Ysabelle Pangilinan identifies herself as an average student – neither the most intelligent person in class, nor the achiever.
“Every time I create a reason to quit, I also find a reason wanting to come back” This is how Leo Dones, a licensed Engineer, described his Kumon experience while trying to recall his Kumon journey way back in 2010. He was in third-year high school when his mom enrolled him in the program after knowing about the Free Trial campaign. Eight years
By Kumon Completer Isaiah Mari Codilla of Mabini (Tagum) Center You as a Kumon student may say, “Why Kumon?” “Why finish it?” “What’s the point?” “It’s too tiring.” As a Kumon Completer, I can say it is perfectly okay to think about those things. I have been there and you are not alone. When I was at that point in my Kumon journey,
Robert Bryan Yee did not have any plans to enroll in Kumon. His mother just told him to try the program at a nearby Kumon Center. What made him excited was when he found out about the topics per level and the level of difficulty for each. This was because he loves to take on challenges, especially mental ones. From there, Bryan realized
From having poor math grades in elementary, becoming a consistent high school honor student of Paco Catholic School, graduating Magna Cum Laude in college, passing the Electrical Engineering Board Exam in September 2014 with her rating just shy of 0.75% from the 10th topnotcher, and now an Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) scholar at the University of the Philippines – Diliman,
Nowadays, youngsters are always on the go – joining as many clubs as your time can handle; learning various sports as much as your stamina could take, and achieving as much recognition as you could on your list! It is as if juggling a hundred plates is easier than juggling time for your study, guitar lessons, basketball clinic, and also Kumon! You might
When one takes a peek at a student’s schedule, school and school-related events take up most of a student’s time. Your time is allotted for different activities: going to school, doing homework, completing group projects, and attending field trips. But these are not the only activities that keep you busy. In fact, extra-curricular activities like sports, dance classes, educational trips, national and international
ACTUAL: The clock reads 9:00 p.m., and you still have a 10-page book report to submit the next day. FACT: The deadline was given two weeks ago. ACTUAL: Three times this week, you are always running late for your 10:30 a.m. class FACT: You slept late because you needed to accomplish your presentation that was assigned a month ago. These are just two
