"Kumon's different from other places I've worked, knowing I'm part of a company that puts the education of children first keeps me motivated and makes me want to contribute more."
How Kumon came about
From concerned father…
It all began in Japan in 1954, when Toru Kumon's son Takeshi came home from primary school with a poor result in his maths test. His wife suggested that Toru began helping their son; after all, he was a secondary school maths teacher with 20 years' experience. Toru Kumon began to compile worksheets that would take Takeshi step by step, from the easiest arithmetic to the complex maths he taught in his own classes. The Kumon Method was born.
After only a year, it was clear that Takeshi had made excellent progress. Toru's wife encouraged him to allow other children in the neighbourhood to use the worksheets he had developed for his son.
The results were equally impressive.
…to global leader in education
In 1958, the Kumon Institute of Education was established in Osaka. In that first year, it attracted 300 students through word of mouth recommendation alone. In no time, word had spread beyond the city and new centres started to open up all over Japan. Kumon soon became the nation's number one private educational programme.
Kumon was launched in Ireland in 2000 and we now have over 300 students studying at eight study centres across Ireland are continuing to grow.
Kumon is now one of the largest private educational establishments in the world, and is still growing. There are currently 4.2 million children studying Kumon in 46 countries and regions worldwide. In addition to Ireland and Japan, Kumon is well established in the USA, China, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, the UK, Germany and Spain.
