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Kumon Waterford

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Eamonn Pollard

Eamonn Pollard

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Butler Community Centre
St John's Park
Waterford
X91 FEP4
Ireland

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Study programmes

Our aim is not to teach techniques for passing exams, but to foster life skills that children can apply throughout their lives.

Pricing

After registation, you pay a monthly fee for each subject studied.

€ 40 One-off Fee

€ 90 Per Month Per Subject

What is the Registration Fee?

To get your child started with Kumon study you will pay a one-off registration fee to register them as a student

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Children attend regular classes either at the study centre or online

Daily worksheets designed for at home and in-centre learning

€ 40 One-off Fee

What is the Registration Fee?

To get your child started with Kumon study you will pay a one-off registration fee to register them as a student

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€ 90 Per Month Per Subject

Children attend regular classes either at the study centre or online

Daily worksheets designed for at home and in-centre learning

Class times

Students attend class within designated hours between opening hours.

About our centre

The Kumon Maths and English Study Programmes enable children of any age and ability to build key learning foundations. Our programmes will not only help your child to become a confident learner, they go one step further than traditional maths or English tuition by equipping them with the skills to learn for themselves. Self-learning is an important skill for children as they journey through education and beyond, building independence and ability to progress without reliance on a teacher. Our study programmes provide an economical way to equip your child with the skills that they need to build a bright future.

After an initial assessment, your child will follow an individualised study programme with work set at just the right level. They complete daily worksheets building skills and fluency in small manageable steps, as well as attending tuition groups at their local study centre up to twice a week. An Instructor will monitor and guide your child’s learning development to ensure work remains challenging. Kumon study does not follow any curriculum and work is set regardless of age, enabling children to revisit topics or advance far beyond school material without restriction.

Did you know, you can now study Kumon using digital worksheets? This study centre is proud to offer KUMON CONNECT. Click here for more details.
 

Centre Facilities

  • Early Learners Section
  • Parking - Free
  • KUMON CONNECT available
  • Disabled access available
  • Family waiting area

Eamonn Pollard

About your Instructor

My name is Eamonn Pollard and I am the Instructor at the Waterford study centre.

Before I became a Kumon Instructor, I worked as a primary school teacher for over 30 years, in nearby Tramore. Throughout that time, I constantly sought ways to improve my methods of teaching maths and English, and to help my students advance. 

Upon my retirement, I began working as a private tutor, but soon felt that tutoring was only a short-term fix. I then found out about the Kumon Method of Learning, which gives each child the opportunity to fulfil their own potential through self–learning, which tutoring cannot, and I felt this was the perfect fit for me.

Now I have opened my own study centre, I know Kumon is exactly what I was looking for. It provides students with the training they need to progress to a level of analytical thinking they will be able to use in all subjects and even beyond school, and at the same time allows the child to progress at their own pace.

The most rewarding part of working in education is watching your pupils succeed. I have been lucky enough to experience this in my career as a teacher, and now as an Instructor.

I look forward to meeting you and working with you and your child in this rewarding endeavour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Both, and every child in between. This is because of our individualised approach to education, which always asks the question: "What is best for this individual child?" Following a diagnostic test, a study plan is set to develop the ability of the child and to progress them beyond the Kumon International Standard (an international approximation of their school level) regardless of their starting point. Kumon welcomes students with special educational needs, gifted and talented children, and all those who believe they can achieve more and fulfil their potential.

Kumon offers much more than tutoring and differs from traditional teaching in the classroom. Rather than preparing children for a particular test or assessment, Kumon empowers students to learn for themselves, through individualised instruction and carefully developed worksheets.

As well as developing key skills in maths and English, each Kumon student will work towards building their independent learning skills and confidence in their own abilities. This means that a Kumon student will not be dependent on – or limited by – the skills and knowledge of others.

As a global programme, Kumon does not follow a school curriculum, but rather is complementary to curricula across the world. The primary aim of the Kumon Method is to develop independent learning skills. These independent learning skills enhance the students’ performance right across the school curriculum. Kumon operates at exactly the right level for each student – regardless of their age – ensuring that work set extends and develops their skills, confidence and ability.

Kumon is a self-learning programme with each student receiving regular support from their Instructor. The carefully developed worksheets teach students how to find the answer for themselves, whilst their Instructor offers guidance when necessary. The key role of each Kumon Instructor is to observe their students working, either in the centre or their online class, making sure that work is set at the right level and that they are developing at the right pace.

Please click here to download a brochure with more details about your child studying with Kumon.

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