Success Stories  

11-Year-Old Budding Lawyer Discovers Path to Success

At just 11-years-old, Arjun is a remarkable young kid. His schedule is packed full of extracurricular activities—piano recitals, soccer games, boy scouts, Destination Imagination, and running club at his local elementary school. On top of that, he’s completed the entire Kumon Reading Program—which ends with Shakespeare—and is currently tackling high school level algebra in the Kumon Math Program. Did we mention that

This Accomplished Pianist Has an International Journey with Kumon

Sophie, 11-years-old, Level J Math
Meet Sophie, she’s a second generation Kumon Student. Sophie’s father grew-up in Tokyo and was enrolled in the Kumon Math Program as an elementary school student. He actually had the honor of attending an award ceremony with our founder, Toru Kumon.

Sophie was born in Connecticut, but when

This Student Wants to Become an Astrophysicist

Ahmed, 13-years-old, Level L Math, Reading Program Completer

Not many 13-year-olds have the maturity to know what they want to do with their life and the discipline to set goals to achieve that dream. Well, Ahmed isn’t your typical 13-year-old.

He loves the world of science and has a dream of becoming

How Kumon Developed this Student’s Focus and Patience

Like many 11-year-olds, Atharv maintains a busy schedule of extracurricular activities. He’s a competitive swimmer, takes guitar lessons, holds purple belt status in karate, participates in a Lego robotics club, and is a member of his elementary school’s eagle enrichment program. 

Unlike many 11-year-olds, Atharv is already well into algebra, studying quadratic, higher degree, fractional, and irrational functions. Not to