Kumon Dehiwala learning centre wins at 2019 Kumon Asia Oceania Awards
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In recognition of their outstanding performance in 2019, the Kumon Dehiwala learning centre was presented with an Award of Excellence at the prestigious Kumon Asia Oceania (K.A.O) conference 2019 held in Sydney, Australia.
The Kumon Dehiwala learning centre was recognised as one of the top five centres for achieving the highest numbers of J by 6 category students (across 2400 Kumon centres globally) in the year 2019.
The J by 6 category is awarded to students who successfully reach Kumon math or reading program J level (Grade Ten level by the national standard) when they reach 6th grade.
This is the first time a Kumon centre, amongst 140 Kumon centres in India and Sri Lanka, has won an international award of this nature, and it has been five years since the award was established. Awards were presented to Kumon centres in recognition of the percentage of students each centre has nurtured in studying content above its school grade level. The Kumon Dehiwala learning centre has secured a high number of students in Grade 6 or below, who are studying content beyond the GCE Ordinary Level English standard.
“It is indeed a great achievement for the Kumon Dehiwala learning centre and Kumon centres in the region of India and Sri Lanka, to be the first centre to receive this award.”
“This gives us a platform to acknowledge the hard work, vision, dedication and effort that our team has put into delivering excellence at every touch point.”
“I hope to enable my staff and students to continue to succeed on multiple fronts and live by a culture of excellence,” said Kumon Dehiwala learning centre Franchisee Femidah Wahid.
Kumon is the world’s largest after school learning programme, that defines learning by ability and not by age. Through this method, students advance in the programme at their own pace, whilst mastering essential skills in math and language. Emphasis is placed on individualised learning and the potential of each student is harnessed. Students who are exposed to the Kumon method develop a strong academic foundation, develop critical thinking, problem-solving abilities and other essential life skills at a very young age.
The theme of this year’s K.A.O. conference was ‘Make a difference from day one’ and the conference highlighted the importance of focusing on young learners aged 6-11 years of age.