"Kumon study is the best thing I have ever done for my child Rohan. ...learning Kumon over the last 3 years Rohan has been able to think faster and has become more confident in general and progressed very well in maths."
Key facts and figures
- Kumon is one of the leading after-school education providers in Ireland, offering maths and English study programmes.
- There are around 300 Kumon students learning at eight study centres in Ireland, with over 4.2 million students worldwide.
- Kumon provides individualised supplementary study programmes in maths and English, designed to help children of all ages and abilities to fulfil their potential.
- The Kumon method of learning was developed in 1954 by Toru Kumon, both a parent and gifted teacher from Japan.
- Kumon aims to provide children with long-term foundations in reading, writing and arithmetic.
- Kumon instils confidence in children and makes them believe they can do anything they set their mind to.
- All Kumon Instructors are skilled and committed individuals with a passion for education, and a strong desire to see children develop.
- Kumon's initial student registration fee is €40 per child.
- The monthly student single subject fee is €80 per child.
- Dual subject fees, for those students studying both the maths and English programmes, are €150 per month, per child, provided both subjects are studied at the same study centre.
- In 2008 the Kumon Group celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
