The first born of working
class parents, Daniel Adom Kumi
was born on November 26th,
2000, in
At age 3, Daniel began
home school with his Grandmother as teacher. By age 4, he was reading and doing
basic math (addition and subtraction). At age 5, Daniel developed an interest
in writing short stories and communicating to his friends through letter
writing. After writing these letters, his parents helped him to mail them.
This, of course, encouraged the precocious little boy to write more letters!
Daniel invented a game
called "Spell Talk Game," where he communicated through spelling.
Using this game, Daniel communicated with his parents by spelling whatever he
wanted to say. At age 6, Daniel began Kindergarten at
Daniel has a passion for
reading and writing creative stories. Also at age 6, Daniel's grandmother asked
him to put his entire collection of creative stories in writing. He is still
engaged in writing and reading and has won yet another 1st place award for an
essay entitled "I can Make a Difference."
Daniel is very caring and loving individual, especially towards his younger
sister. He likes playing and is highly interested in jungle animals.