{"id":6343,"date":"2018-12-19T09:11:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?p=6343"},"modified":"2023-08-21T10:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:56:25","slug":"meet-elina-a-dual-program-completer-who-has-developed-independence-in-kumon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/meet-elina-a-dual-program-completer-who-has-developed-independence-in-kumon\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Elina, a Dual Program Completer Who Has Developed Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sgcwHJe_hC4\" aria-label=\"\n\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sgcwHJe_hC4\" aria-label=\"\n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Meet Elina, a Dual Program Completer Who Has Developed Independence in Kumon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ElinaCover.png\" alt=\"Meet Elina, a Dual Program Completer Who Has Developed Independence in Kumon\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ElinaCover.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ElinaCover-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ElinaCover-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Elina is an accomplished student who studied advanced algebra at her town&#8217;s high school as a middle school student. The dancer and black belt in Taekwondo is very independent for her age, but that wasn&#8217;t always the case. She learned to step out of her comfort zone and speak up for herself as a student at Kumon, where she completed both the Math and Reading Programs before entering high school.\u00a0 It was due to the self-confidence she developed in the program that Elina was able to convince her local newspaper to create a &#8220;Poetry Corner&#8221; feature, where she and her fellow students could share their poems. Her independence and determination also helped her win a national architecture competition, which resulted in an invitation to speak at the organization&#8217;s yearly conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nElina is an accomplished student who studied advanced algebra at her town&#8217;s high school as a middle school student. The dancer and black belt in Taekwondo is very independent for her age, but that wasn&#8217;t always the case. 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