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.

Center Director: Rajani Suryanarayan

Hi! My name is Rajani and I’m the center director for the Pleasanton East center. Thankyou so much for taking the time to visit our center! I have been the instructor for the Pleasanton East center since 2019 and it has been a very fulfilling, rewarding, and fun experience thus far.

Before I became a Kumon instructor, I worked in the pharmaceuticals industry for over 10 years, working on drug discovery and data analysis. While my job was exciting and challenging, I wanted a change that would allow me to work with children. I was a PTA room mom throughout my children’s elementary schoolyears, and it was a joy to see their progress over the years.

After spending over a decade working in the corporate world, I realized the importance of building strong foundational academic and study skills at an early age. I first heard of Kumon from a friend who also owns a center within the Bay Area. After hearing about her experiences and the joy she had as an instructor, I decided to become an instructor myself.

As a Kumon instructor, I want to instill not only strong academic and study skills in students, but also a love of learning that will carry them through childhood and into adulthood. Some of my favorite moments as an instructor center around a student learning something new for the first time – whether it is learning their letter sounds or finally mastering long division.

Thank you again for taking the time to learn more about our center and I hope to see you and your family very soon!

Fun facts about myself:

1.      I grew up in Zambia between the ages of 6 and 11. My family moved there for my father’s job.

2.       I love to bake! I have baked all my children’s birthday cakes ever since they were in Kindergarten.

3.      Favorite Kumon Math level: Math E (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions)