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About the Instructor

Introduction

As an extensively trained and certified professional instructor, I serve as a mentor who guides your children through their work while also providing direction, support and encouragement. I create an at-home study plan in addition to monitoring classroom assignments, and I emphasize the importance of accurately completing each assignment within a designated time frame. This has helped many of my students increase self-confidence, thus becoming more self-reliant. Like all Kumon Instructors, I have a true passion for education and an earnest desire to help children succeed.

As a Kumon parent myself, I have seen the tremendous growth and increased confidence that the Kumon curriculum can provide. This is especially helpful in schools that have implemented a Common Core based curriculum which challenges students' capacity for independent and creative thought in many new ways. The Kumon Program can provide a perfect supplement to this type of educational approach by providing a firm foundation and mastery of fundamental skills and by providing an opportunity to develop independent and critical thinking skills, both of which are essential for success in school and beyond.  

Biography and Background

Primary Instructor - Sung Kim
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Sung received a B.A. from Williams College (#1 ranked liberal arts college – U.S. News & World Report) and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to joining Kumon, Sung taught courses at Kaplan for SAT and LSAT prep and practiced as a corporate attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions at various international law firms for ten years. He is also a current and active member of MENSA.


Sung’s wife, Irene, is also a Kumon Instructor at another Center location – the Kumon of Rancho Cordova, and will assist at the Kumon of Arden - Arcade location. Irene received a B.A. from UC Davis and a J.D. from Fordham Law School in New York City. Most recently, from 2007 through 2012, she was counsel at UBS Wealth Management in New York on the international law team.  


Irene and Sung are both former Kumon students, and have a true passion for education and an earnest desire to help children succeed.