About the Instructor

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.

My name is Esther Jiyeon Kwon and I am the Fairfax-East Kumon Instructor.

I grew up in Southern California and graduated from California State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and a Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering. Furthermore, I have a TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate, which I attained from Biola University in California.

Upon completing my secondary education, I worked as a professional educator. I coordinated my own after-school tutoring program and served as a substitute teacher for all grade levels at private and international schools. During my time in Japan, I worked as a full-time teacher for middle and high school level math and science at an international school.

I am a mother of three children, who are of high academic achievement and are former Kumon students. I believe in Kumon's philosophy of teaching, as it has proven success with my own children. Having witnessed the tremendous effects of Kumon on a personal level, I hope to bring the same amount of success to your children.