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Seven tips for supporting your child to develop a love for reading

As well as providing children a window through which to explore their imaginations, reading books allows for the development of ...
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Trial Kumon English or Mathematics as a second subject, obligation free, in May 2023

With Kumon’s second-subject Free Trial in May, students currently enrolled in either Kumon Mathematics or English can trial the other ...
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Experience Kumon English or Mathematics over two weeks during May 2023

With Kumon’s Free Trial your child can experience our individualised Mathematics or English programme over two weeks, for free. Find ...
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Four tips for optimising your child’s home study

Kumon Mathematics and English are daily study programmes. Students generally attend the centre once or twice a week, and are ...
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Meet the new Instructor of Kumon Kilbirnie Education Centre

Kumon Kilbirnie Education Centre in Wellington is now operating under the guidance of a new Instructor, Rudeep Gaur. Rudeep is ...
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New edition of ‘Potential’ magazine out now!

In our first edition of Potential for 2023, we focus on how small, daily, and consistent efforts lead to great achievements in ...
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Motivating your children over summer

Young children are naturally curious; they love to explore and discover. If their exploration brings pleasure or success, they want ...
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New edition of ‘Potential’ magazine out now!

In our second edition of Potential for 2022, we focus on the contributions that our students will make towards their ...
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Trial Kumon English or Mathematics as a second subject, obligation free, in August 2022

With Kumon’s second-subject Free Trial in August, students currently enrolled in either Kumon Mathematics or English can trial the other ...
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Experience Kumon English or Mathematics over two weeks during August 2022

With Kumon’s Free Trial your child can experience our individualised Mathematics or English programme over two weeks, for free. Find ...
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Manya tops the world in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics

Achieving Top in the World in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics is just the beginning for Manya, as she eyes her next ...
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Experience Kumon English or Maths over two weeks during May 2022

With Kumon’s Free Trial your child can experience our individualised Mathematics or English programme over two weeks, for free. Find ...
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New edition of ‘Potential’ magazine out now!

In our first edition of Potential for 2022, we focus on how Kumon provides each student with skills and capabilities that enable ...
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Kumon’s ongoing contribution to our community in 2022

Kumon Australia and New Zealand is committed to helping children realise their potential. Our Kumon centres achieve this goal through ...
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Esmael goes back to school with confidence

Starting school for the very first time can be an exciting, yet daunting step for children and their parents. But ...
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New Zealand Kumon centre operations throughout COVID-19

Dear Kumon Students and Families, The health and welfare of all students, parents and staff continues to be a priority ...
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Janmesha shoots for the stars with Kumon Mathematics

By studying Kumon Mathematics more than five years ahead of her school grade, Janmesha is one step closer towards her ...
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Top tips for supporting your children’s Kumon study over summer

While summer is a time to recharge and catch-up with friends and family, children can get the rest they need ...
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Kumon Virtual Advanced Student Forums 2021: For a bright future

Each year in November, Kumon Australia and New Zealand hosts a series of Advanced Student Forums to celebrate our highest ...
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Kumon partners with Athletics NZ

Kumon Australia and New Zealand is proud to announce a new corporate partnership with Athletics New Zealand. As students and ...
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Nine-year-old Ayson tackles calculus

Ayson hasn’t even finished primary school yet, but he can comfortably tackle calculus concepts that Year 12 students would find ...
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Sam’s daughter flips her performance in mathematics

Zoe started Kumon Mathematics after falling behind because of missed schooling due to a childhood illness. But now, with the ...
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Nicole sees big improvements during her daughter’s first year of Kumon

While Kumon is primarily a long-term study programme, it can lead to big improvements within the first year of enrolment ...
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Hetanshi tops Cambridge International mathematics in New Zealand

Hetanshi, 17 years old, in Year 12 at school and a former Kumon Mathematics student, topped the class in New ...
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New edition of ‘Potential’ magazine out now!

For our second edition of Potential for 2021, we discuss how Kumon develops self-learning and how this ability will help students to ...
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Passion and great support help Berry’s Kumon centre thrive

Berry Zhu is the proud franchisee of Kumon Gladesville Education Centre in Sydney. She took over from the previous franchisee ...
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Year 5 student Cheston studies calculus with Kumon Mathematics

Auckland student Cheston can already study university-level mathematics, and he has not even finished primary school yet. Cheston, in Year ...
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Beyond mathematics and English: the full benefits of Kumon

Sometimes the purpose of tuition is to help a student catch up. Many families initially seek the support of Kumon ...
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Kumon Mathematics and English now open in Porirua, Wellington

Kumon is now open in Porirua, Wellington, to support all children develop their mathematics and English ability. Kumon Porirua Education ...
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A love of working with children lead Shilpa to become a Kumon franchisee

With two years’ experience, Shilpa Shetty, is the franchisee of Kumon Upper Coomera Education Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland ...
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Four tips for finding the best Kumon study time for your family

Daily worksheet study is essential for your child’s smooth progress in Kumon Mathematics and English. As a general rule, we ...
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Kumon office support helped Ynna thrive through COVID’s disruptions

Ynna McDonald is the franchisee of Kumon St Marys Education Centre in Sydney. She has 15 months’ experience in this ...
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Three top tips for your child’s Kumon study space

The bedroom, the living room, the study room; these are some of the spaces where children might go to knuckle ...
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Experience Kumon English or Maths over two weeks during May 2021!

With Kumon’s Free Trial, your child can experience our individualised Mathematics or English programme over two weeks, for free. Find ...
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Neither too hard nor easy, Kumon’s ‘just-right’ level of learning

A core approach of the Kumon Method of Learning, is to provide each student with work that is at the ...
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Alan continues his advanced Kumon Mathematics study, virtually

Virtual study with Kumon provided 6-year-old Alan a flexible way to continue his strong learning progress throughout the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Ginger and Saxon continue making strong progress via virtual study

Due to the combined virtual and in-centre support provided by Kumon during COVID-19, siblings 9-year-old Ginger and 11-year-old Saxon continued ...
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New edition of Potential magazine out now!

Together, we overcame a challenging year. For our first edition of Potential magazine, we reflect on 2020 and share our hopes for ...
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Kumon Mathematics and English is now open in Halswell, Christchurch!

Kumon has come to Halswell, Christchurch, to support all children to develop their mathematics and English ability. Kumon Halswell Education ...
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Mangere students prepare for their futures, now

By building a solid foundation in mathematics and English, students from Kumon Mangere Education Centre are widening their options for ...
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The future is always uncertain, but students can keep on learning

The COVID-19 pandemic forced sweeping change to how learning is delivered to students. Many students in Australia and New Zealand ...
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Kumon Mathematics and English comes to Pukekohe, Auckland!

Kumon Mathematics and English is coming to Pukekohe, Auckland, to support all children to develop strong calculation and reading comprehension ...
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Three ways Kumon Instructors contribute to their communities

During these uncertain times, the Instructors and franchisees of Kumon Australia and New Zealand support their local communities by building ...
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Kumon Standard Completion Time: the hidden benefits for your children

Have you ever been curious to know why your Kumon Instructor asks your children to write their start and finish ...
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New edition of ‘Potential’ magazine out now!

The future is uncertain. But with the right tools, students can continue to make strong progress in their learning. We ...
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Five ways that Kumon nurtures confident learners

Research suggests that self-confidence in primary school children is an important factor in determining academic achievement, irrespective of a student’s ...
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Self-learning: an invaluable ability for children

If your children enjoy learning on their own, it means that they have confidence in their skills and are able ...
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Sandhya feels ready for a rapidly changing future

Sandhya Das Thuraisingham, a future student at the University of Oxford and former Kumon student, says studying Kumon Maths from ...
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Nick continues to learn through any situation

In December 2019, Nick, a Year 4 student, departed on a family holiday to China. Nick’s family trip was originally ...
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Certainty that learning will continue at home

With most children in Victoria now learning at home, Melbourne dad Kym is confident that his boys’ learning will continue ...
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Kumon Summer Giveaway winners

Congratulations to the winners of our Summer Giveaway! Doing a little each day can instil daily study habits that will ...
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Kumon Maths and English, a home-based programme

Kumon is a home-based, pencil and paper programme students can study, at home, every day on their own. Our worksheets ...
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Kumon: sparking a lifelong love of reading

Being a strong reader is essential for Kelsey Davis’s law career. Kelsey, who studies a Master of Laws at Columbia ...
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Kumon: building foundations for later learning

Kumon believes the early years of a child’s life are a vital period for developing the foundation for lifelong learning ...
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What to expect in your child’s first year of Kumon

Confidence, mastery of the basics and a strong study habit are foundations for advanced study.  These foundations are what Kumon ...
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Hayden develops lifelong study skills through Kumon Maths

Hayden’s Kumon Maths study went a long way to helping him achieve the International General Certificate of Secondary Education in mathematics. The ...
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Kumon Australia and New Zealand – Potential 2020, Issue 1

One of Kumon’s fundamental goals is to build student’s foundations for future learning. Kumon Australia and New Zealand has dedicated ...
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Pencil and paper learning in the digital age

Thousands of parents across Australia and New Zealand have chosen Kumon to support their children’s maths and English learning. What makes a ...
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Advanced Student Forum 2019: Celebrating students’ effort, achievement, potential

Each November, Kumon Australia and New Zealand celebrates the effort, achievement and potential of our most advanced students at the ...
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Kumon: A learning method for the future

"The only safe prediction is that the future will be different to the present", wrote Australian economist Ross Gittins in ...
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Kumon summer giveaway!

Have you stopped to consider your family’s holiday plans for 2020? Perhaps you’re hoping to spend time on the beach? ...
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Supporting early learning, the Kumon way

Nine in ten Australian children and six in ten Kiwi children under four are enrolled in formal early learning. There is ...
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Tia advances ahead in maths and English

Despite being in Year 3 primary school, seven year old Tia can solve maths and English problems that Year 6 ...
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New edition of Potential out now!

One’s earliest experiences lay the foundation for progress in later life. Therefore, Kumon Australia and New Zealand has dedicated this ...
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Why is studying both Kumon Maths and English beneficial?

Studying both the Kumon Maths and English programmes supports the development of students’ foundational numeracy and literacy skills. According to ...
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Kumon comes to Mangere, Auckland!

Kumon has now come to Mangere, Auckland, to support all children in the local area with maths and English learning ...
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It takes a village: NIC 2019

On Saturday, June 8, Kumon Australia and New Zealand’s Instructors will travel to Brisbane, Australia, for the 2019 National Instructors’ ...
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Yahya develops a strong maths foundation

Yahya, 10 years old, is already a numbers whizz. In Kumon Maths, he is already comfortably studying equations that Year ...
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Sharlyn races ahead to Year 12 level maths

For 14-year-old Sharlyn, solving Year 12-level equations is no problem. Sharlyn, who aspires to enter the medical profession, developed her ...
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Kyara writes her own story

The prospect of writing and publishing a children’s book with her classmates doesn’t faze ten year old Kyara. The Year ...
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Harshwardhan powers ahead in maths and English

At just ten years old Harshwardhan is smashing his way through high school maths and English. The Year 5 primary ...
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Layla launches ahead in maths

She’s only in Year 5 in primary school, but 10 year old Layla can already tackle many of the advanced ...
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How Kumon supports the growth of our youngest minds

Kumon’s experience with helping children reach their potential in Maths and English has shown that – so long as the ...
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After walking 800km, Anna hands in her holiday homework

Most students would take time off from homework while embarking on an 800km trek, but not 11-year-old Anna, who kept ...
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Three ways to help your children love learning this summer

With the arrival of the summer holidays, children can play and live their daydreams without the interruptions of the classroom ...
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The numbers add up for Gisele, Chace and Charmaine

For siblings – 9 year old Gisele, and 8 year old Chace and Charmaine – numbers are a breeze. The ...
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Kumon places Alisha ahead in maths and English

Despite being only 11 years old, Alisha can already complete many of the maths and English problems she will likely ...
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Kumon accelerates Kaiden’s learning

For Kaiden, 12 years old, Kumon is a jump start for his education. The aspiring car mechanic, who studies Maths ...
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Cleo journeys from Kumon student to student doctor

It was 18-year-old Cleo's own experience with surgery that inspired her pursue a career in medicine. “Having undergone surgery a ...
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