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 Shari Kurtz and I am the Instructor of the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Merrillville. Growing up in a large family of 9, my parents made it very clear that education was important along with a strong work ethic. I continued this motto when I started having children 28 years ago. My husband and I are proud parents of 6 beautiful children, and I am so thankful that I was introduced to Kumon when they were young. Kumon has allowed my children to succeed in school and achieve amazing accomplishments in academics and athletics because of the discipline they have learned in their Kumon studies.  My center has been open since 2003 and it has been my dream and goal to introduce as many families as I can to Kumon. Parents play a critical role in their children's educational journey, and I would love to help families reach amazing academic goals.