Kumon Kelmscott Education Centre

As an organisation, Kumon provides supplementary, after-school learning programmes for children. Spread across 57 countries, our learning method aims to foster sound, capable individuals who are able to independently carve out a path for themselves in life.

Imagine a classroom where every child is learning something different. Imagine every child is given what they are ready to learn next. Imagine the most advanced students are adequately stretched and the least advanced properly supported. Imagine instruction is targeted to the individual and the common denominator is progress. Imagine that. Toru Kumon did.

It all began in 1954 when Toru Kumon saw his son was falling behind in maths. Toru believed that the work of an educator is to foster a mindset for self-learning in children and so he began creating learning materials for his son, allowing him to work comfortably with the materials each day, steadily developing his skills.

The Kumon Method is an individualised learning method. The starting point for each Kumon student is determined individually in order to match the material to the current ability of the child. The Kumon worksheets have been designed in a way that allows students to figure out how to solve problems on their own. If students continue to study at their own pace, they will catch up with their school grade level and eventually advance far beyond it.

Through the Kumon Method we aim to foster sound, capable individuals who can succeed in achieving their goals in life.