2018 Inspirational Student Stories Contest
Nominate an inspirational J by 6 student |
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Dear Kumon Parent,
As you may know, students who reach “
J by 6” are well on their way to program completion and well prepared for high-school material. Has your child reached Level J in the Kumon Math or Reading Program by the 6th grade and now on track to completing, or already completed, the program? We would love to hear about your child’s remarkable Kumon journey.
Kumon North America is now accepting nominations for our
2018 Inspirational Student Stories Contest! Tell us how your child’s Kumon experience has contributed to amazing things he or she is doing inside or outside of school. Finalists will be featured in brand new Kumon student success videos and qualify for an all-expenses paid trip to Calgary, Canada!
Submit your child’s student story by clicking
Here!
Here are some of the exciting contest details:
- Four finalists throughout North America will receive a $100.00 USD Visa© gift card.
- Each finalist will be featured in a short-length video on Kumon.com.
- One finalist will be invited to speak at the Kumon Instructors Conference (July 2018) where his or her video will premiere.
- The selected finalist and his or her parents (if a minor) will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the conference in Calgary, Canada!
The short-length videos will also be featured in several media forms, such as Kumon’s YouTube channel and Facebook pages, to name a few!
MOTIVATE others with your child’s success story. Nominations will be accepted until
11:59 PM EST on Thursday, November 30, 2017. If you have any questions, please ask Ms. Ran.
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Last year, Tiffany Lee from our centre won the contest and was selected as the student speaker at
2017 Kumon Instructor Conference in Orlando, Florida. Merely 15 year old, Tiffany inspired thousands Kumon instructors with the account of her Kumon journey. It could be your child this year!
Tiffany has kindly agreed to share her entry with us:
Here once was a girl named Tiffany
Who managed to finish level J unconditionally
She was only in grade six
With many mistakes to fix
But that didn't stop her from keeping her consistency
It sure wasn't an easy achievement
Since it required a lot of commitment
But she fought through her stress
And was brought great success
Because now her work habits are better than decent
Even though the experience was challenging
And she found the work very maddening
She learned how to calm down
And to erase her frown
Since there was no way she's abandoning
She learned how to solve problems on her own
Even without having to check her phone
She can rely on herself
And nobody else
It's a good skill to have when she's working alone
She even started reading more novels
Due to all the excerpts used as models
From Pride and Prejudice
To many crazy nemesis
She has discovered a new hobbie that's far from awful
Now after almost two full years
She can write English essays without any fears
All the practice
Prepared her for this
She can complete essays without shedding tears
With all the challenging work at a young age
She's learned to not let the stress turn into rage
It took a lot of control
To finally reach her goal
But she still managed to turn every page
She learned to manage her stress and time
After a long and heavy climb
She will continue to succeed
No matter how much she bleeds
And now this is the end of the rhyme
