Newport West Study Centre

01291 630729

Welcome to the Newport West Kumon website

Classes are held at St Ann's Church Hall just around the corner from High Cross Primary School and Somerfield, only two minutes from Junction 27 on the M4.

We meet on Mondays and Tuesdays after school from 4.30pm until 6.30pm and on Saturday mornings from 10:00am until 12.00 pm. Kumon is a 365-day-a year course, which means we are open during the long summer holidays.

Newport West Kumon Centre has students from most primary schools in Newport, and some of the outlying villages like Marshfield and Langstone, and also secondary schools such as Bassaleg, Caerleon, Duffryn, Rougemont, and St Joseph's.

 

Students at my centre range in age from four to 17. They are all following the same programme of study of English and maths at an appropriate pace and level. Some students come to Kumon to catch up with their peers at school. Others come for enrichment and for more challenging work than they are given in school.

 

At my centre, students can start Kumon once they know their letters and numbers from one to 10. They should also be able to write their first name.

Students are given seven booklets to do during the week. Most do the first one in the centre under our guidance and complete the rest at home, but students may come to the Centre twice a week if they wish. Parents mark the work so the child gets instant feedback and can immediately correct any mistakes. Initially the booklets will take about 10 – 15 minutes to complete, which will increase gradually as the level becomes more challenging and the students interest and ability develops.

 

We operate on a 'drop-in' basis; once the student has finished their work they can go. Initially students spend about 20 minutes per subject in the centre. Each student learns rapidly to work independently and this raises their self-confidence and their self-esteem. This inevitably has a 'knock-on effect' into other areas of their lives, such as their other academic studies and sports and leisure activities. Kumon students develop a 'CAN DO' attitude towards life in general.

 

If you would like to explore further whether Kumon is right for you as a family, please contact me and book an enrolment. This is a meeting between the parent, child and Instructor. The aim is to clarify our individual roles within Kumon and to find out where on the programme your child would start if they did begin. This latter task is done through the child sitting a simple diagnostic test, which is designed to show what they currently find easy. This test is not a "pass or fail" exam but, as the name suggests, a piece of work aimed at diagnosing your child's current ability. By attending an enrolment, you are not committing yourself to starting Kumon. The enrolment is free of charge and lasts about one hour. At the end of it, you will hopefully feel able to make an informed decision about whether Kumon is the right approach for your child and whether you can commit to it as a family. Kumon parents are involved fully in their child's progess. By seeing the work their students do every day at home and with the help of a graph which has been fully explained to them, they can follow easily their students' progress.

 

I look forward to working with you and your child, developing his or her full potential.