Further and faster with Kumon
contributed by Allan Menagh
(vision communication team leader, Kumon Asia Oceania)
Kumon students in Australia and New Zealand have demonstrated
the success of the Kumon Method of Learning with almost
one-third of all students enrolled being recognised
as "advanced" in their learning abilities.
In November, 10,000 of the 31,000 Kumon students in
both countries were honoured at the Kumon Advanced
Students' Awards Ceremony 2007. Because of
the high number of advanced students studying the Kumon
program, four presentations had to be held in both
Melbourne and Sydney, two in Brisbane and one each
in Perth and Adelaide.
The awards recognise students on Kumon's Advanced
Student Honour Roll (ASHR), which is measured quarterly.
The ASHR is compared to the Kumon International Standard -
a global curriculum above the Australian curriculum
levels.
Those students on the ASHR are rated as being six
months ahead of the Kumon International Standard. There
were also Advanced Student Awards for those students
who are two years ahead of Kumon International Standard
as well as those students who are an incredible three
years ahead or more.
Kumon graduates, who have completed all Kumon requirements
and advanced study levels, were also recognised at
the November Kumon Advanced Students' Award Ceremony.
Kumon aims to foster a superior level of basic academic
ability in children, along with a sense of self-affirmation
and ability to learn independently. Now with over 23
years of experience in Australia, Kumon has demonstrated
the success of its student-focussed methods that match
teaching with the level and learning pace of individual
students.
All advanced students at this year's Kumon
Advanced Students’ Awards Ceremony are
at various stages of developing their capacity for
self-learning and the skills that will stick with them
for life.
Kumon Australia & New Zealand's communications
manager, Davy Loo, said about 250 Kumon graduates were
expected in the region this year and their level of
skills would be ”extraordinary".
