Burlington’s Kumon Math and Reading Center, Burlington Academy held its second Annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 20, 2004. A number of local students from Burlington and neighboring towns were honored with trophies and medals in recognition of their academic excellence. These awards are a part of an incentive program that recognizes all Kumon students working ahead of their school grade level. About 150 people attended the ceremony and over 48 students were honored. Some of the students received Advance Honor Roll Award in Math or Reading or both.

“Kumon is an after-school program, very popular amongst the Indian Americans. It is geared towards fostering learning excellence” says Ashu Mithal who runs the academy with Manjusha Inamdar. “The Kumon Method is designed to complement the student’s regular learning program at school. Whether students attend Kumon for enrichment or remediation, our curriculum is designed to enable them to progress independently and with confidence.”

Every 3 months Kumon compiles a list of students who are advanced above their grade level. Kumon North America ranks them with all students enrolled in the program in North America and honors them with “Advanced Student Honor Roll” (ASHR) award. Students who received trophies are on this Advanced Student Honor Roll List. It is a way of recognizing the student for his/her hard work, perseverance and commitment. It motivates them and gives them and us a feeling of accomplishment.

General Achievement Awards are presented to students for their disciplined hard work in learning Math or Reading. Pawan Bhat, Toshita Bokkisam, Albert Chang, Aishwarya Chitoor, Sanjana Das, Dhaval Dave, Brittany Hazelton, Spandana Jarmale, Natasha Kumar, Aashay Madhani, Surya Manickam, Vickram Manokaran, Gino Martignetti , Julie Reynolds, Srivats Satish , Emily Shuman, Nikhil Thakkar, Kristin Tissera, Arjun Singh , Sanjana Singh and Aishwarya Vishwanath received this award.

Honor Roll Math Awards for students learning ahead of their grade levels in Math was presented to Maria Asdourian, Ellen Chang, Natasha Chatterjee, Ronny Chatterjee, Nisarg Chhaya, Chaitanya Gourishetti, Sravya Gourishetti, Anushka Harlalka, Sanyukta Inamdar, Ankit Kumar, Riya Malrani, Monica Manickam, Suraj Math, Alisha Mithal, Arnav Mithal, Roshan Nair, Ravi Nair, Vishnu Perumal, Neil Tembulkar, Sahil Tembulkar, Melissa Teng, Brian Tran, Karen Tran and Niharika Yerneni.

Honor Roll Reading Awards for students learning ahead of their grade levels in Reading was presented to Natasha Chatterjee, Anushka Harlalka, Sanyukta Inamdar, Radhika Kumar, Alisha Mithal, Arnav mithal, Roshan Nair, Vivek Narayan, Vishnu Perumal, Kristin Tissera and Karen Tran.

G5 Path Awards for students in fifth grade learning high school level algebra was presented to Maria Asdourian, Sanyukta Inamdar, Neil Tembulkar and Brian Tran.

Burlington Kumon Math and Reading Center is located at 10 Saint Mark’s Road, Burlington, MA 01803.

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