More than 400 parents and students filled the Rossmoor Auditorium at Rush Park Saturday for the 2019 graduation ceremonies of the Kumon Math & Reading Center of Los Alamitos.
According to Los Alamitos Kumon Center owner Naomi Rockenmacher, this year’s graduates contained some of her most accomplished students.
Kumon Math & Reading Centers are among the world’s most recognized supplemental educational service, using a proprietary system developed by Toru Kumon, a Japanese mathematics educator, born in K?chi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the College of Science at Osaka University with a degree in mathematics and taught high school mathematics in his home town of Osaka. In 1954, his son, Takeshi, performed poorly in a Year 2 mathematics test after which he developed a “linear” learning system now widely adopted around the world.
Rochenmacher, a Rossmoor resident, opened the Los Alamitos Center 12 years ago.
She said Kumon students learn to excel at math and reading by mastering skills at their own pace and building on a sequential educational foundation.
“By discovering the potential of each individual and developing his or her ability to the maximum, we aim to foster sound, capable people and thus contribute to the global community.”
Watch for a profile of the Los Al math and reading center in an upcoming edition of the Event News Enterprise.
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