The Z-kai Group will open the Z-kai Inventive School in Toyota Woven City.
The Z-kai Group has upheld the group philosophy of “Excellence in education for future global leaders”,
and will participate as inventors in Toyota Woven City – a human-centered city, a living laboratory and an ever-evolving city that paves the way for the next generation of movement – to create a school that demonstrates, invents, and embodies the “excellence in education”.
What we aim for
Our goal with this school is to foster children’s innovative intelligence and sensibility, and to develop human resources (※) who can contribute to social innovation and development.
What kind of people can contribute to social innovation and development?
In order to be essential to society, we dedicate ourselves, with high aspirations and pride as educators, to the development of future leaders who will be able to contribute to social innovation and progress.
–From Z-kai Group’s “Group Vision”
We believe that in the coming age, children who have innovative intelligence and sensibility, and can be inventive “for others,” can contribute to social innovation and development.
To achieve this, we aim to nurture the following children from the age of 1 to 12.
- Children who are independent and self-reliant as a base for being inventive.
- Children who have their own purpose for being inventive (for themselves, for others, for the environment).
- Children who have likes, interests, and curiosity as their trigger for being inventive.
- Children who have a spirit of inquiry, can use their hands, and can conduct trial and error as a skill for invention.
What we value
In order to nurture children’s innovative intelligence and sensibility, and to develop human resources who can contribute to social innovation and development, what we value is a “child-centered” philosophy.
Toyota Woven City also promotes itself as a “human-centered” city, and the Montessori education that forms the basis of the school’s education also places importance on child-centeredness.
Rather than forcing children to conform to adults’ convenience, time constraints, or environmental conveniences, the school places children at the center of everything it does, and demonstrates, invents, and embodies the “excellence in education”.
We believe that by respecting each child’s individuality through child-centered personnel, child-centered environmental settings, child-centered educational content, and by providing opportunities for encounters with people, environments, objects, and experiences that are appropriate for the child and their stage in life, as well as providing the time and environment to fully immerse themselves, concentrate, and explore, we can foster innovative intelligence and sensibilities.
One manifestation of this is the plan to have mixed-age classes.
We will prepare an environment where all of the following are recognized as “child-centered”: speed, depth, and breadth.
School Introduction
Opening in Fall 2025
Nursery School
Preparing and considering opening in 2026
After School
Details about each school will be released in Spring 2025.
News
Z-kai Inventive School website launch
Jan 7, 2025