These students joined the first free trial programme in April. They share their half-year experience at Kumon
WHEN SIMON CHAN SIN-MAN enrolled in the Kumon centre in April for the English as a Foreign Language programme, he was immediately taken by the self-learning nature of the course. During his six months of Kumon study, he developed a genuine interest in English words. He became so committed that he completed a worksheet every day, even when he went on holiday to Thailand with his family.
It worked. Simon has been making steady progress. Before he had trouble concentrating, but now he can complete his homework on his own with full attention.
'Work is the most important thing,' he said, when asked whether he preferred swimming to learning at Kumon.
His mother Yumi Kwong Ka-yuk is impressed.
'Now he takes responsibility for his own study. It is the right to learn by himself that has made all the difference to Simon's attitude and morale,' she said.