Kumon Risiville

My father Henri has been the instructor of the Risiville Study Centre for almost my entire life. When I was 9 my father became a Kumon Instructor, and I grew up as part of the Kumon family. I was homeschooled and had the opportunity to attend Centre often. Also, as a teenager, I started assisting in the Centre. I remember specific children who are now grown up and are well into their respective careers, and whom I had seen achieve degrees and careers which I thought would have been a stretch for them. Through their Kumon studies they have truly been able to achieve their dreams.
My journey with Kumon and my dad as an Instructor and teacher led me to decide upon teaching as my chosen career and I achieved my Bachelor's Degree in Education. As an educator, I realised that the lack in number concept and basic mathematical skills as well as a lack of the skills required to be a self-learner were some of the main reasons that learners struggled with Math and English studies in school. I also became aware that the reason learners often did not interpret the questions of a test correctly, was a lack of the ability to read with comprehension. I have experienced how diligent study and application of the Kumon method has changed this in students’ lives. I have seen firsthand for many years how Kumon addresses all the different skills needed to create a learner and develop the whole child.
Now that my dad has retired, it is such an honour for me to continue in his footsteps and take over the Kumon Centre that he has nurtured all these years. I am looking forward to seeing the same in every student that passes through my Centre.