2024-05-08Abe Toshiko Visits Kumon
Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Abe Toshiko recently visited our school. She observed classes and the after-school Kumon Study Method classroom.
Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Abe Toshiko recently visited our school. She observed classes and the after-school Kumon Study Method classroom.
This year, we were honored to have Mr. Minoo Iha, a writer and human rights educator born in Okinawa in 1934, give a lecture. Mr. Iha was diagnosed with Hansen's disease at the age of 14 and was separated from his family.
The 12th MUNK International was held on March 16, 2024, at Kumon Kokusai Gakuen in Yokohama, Japan. The conference was held entirely in English and featured approximately 100 participants from various schools.
On November 3rd and 23rd, our school team (8 students from the 27th grade) participated in the Science Koshien Kanagawa Prefectural Tournament.
About 100 students, including those from Kumon and other schools, attended this year. Many 1st-year students joined in and shared their thoughts during the discussions.
On February 10th, we held a program called "Chocolate Science" with Mr. En Mochida from the University of Tokyo Institute for Solid State Physics as the instructor
This summer, Mr. Ken Yoneno, a 19th generation Kumon student, obtained a master's degree from the University of Oxford.
After a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kumon's summer study tour to Australia finally resumed.
Although poor weather caused the festivities to be delayed by one day, Kumon's 31st annual sports festival was a great success.
After repeated cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 47 third-year junior high school students completed their two-month study abroad program in New Zealand
Kumon recently hosted a lecture as part of its annual "International Understanding" event, featuring guest speaker Kateryna Novitska, a Ukrainian director at Japan's national broadcaster NHK.
Late on the evening of 12th March 22 students from Kumon set out to make a little history. They were the first group of students from Japan to attend a student conference in the Middle East: THIMUN Qatar.