Elementary School (with After-School programme)
- Our unique approach
The Human Environment
Professional and reliable educators
The Z-kai Group provides learning opportunities that inspire by inviting not only its specialized staff but also experts in various fields as lecturers.
Children are challenged to formulate their own ideas and perspectives and to ask high searching questions while learning from the ideas and perspectives of the staff and instructors.
Children will also broaden and deepen their perspectives through interactions with peers of different ages in the School and with Toyota Woven City’s diverse group of Inventors and Weavers.
We believe that everyone, including the children, will be able to expand their ability to create the future as they nurture their own inventive intellect and sensibilities.
The physical Environment
Data-driven, technology-driven and hands-on experience
Video data of children’s activities will also be recorded, and analyzed using Woven by Toyota’s AI analysis tools and other tools.
We believe that by harnessing this kind of technology, we can capture the developmental stages of children based on objective data, not just the subjective views of staff, and provide an environment that is optimal for each child’s “right now”.
We also believe that by using cognitive and non-cognitive learning’s visual information, together with other data and staff support, we can create an environment where children can look at themselves objectively to proactively define “what they need to do,” and improve their “concentration” and “perseverance”.
We also aim to provide online classes in a form that is more realistic, immersive, and close to the actual experience in terms of sensation, so that children can experience classes that go beyond physical and spatial limitations.
The Temporal Environment
Spending time with more space to immerse and focus without being pressed for time.
There are three major time frames for each day: morning activities, afternoon activities, and after-school activities, but there is no regimented timetable.
Children are expected to make a long-term/short-term plan based on the curriculum guidelines, where learning and exploring how to use the allocated time for each activity, subject and unit of work is carried out.
We provide a self-paced learning environment in which children meet regularly with staff to discuss their goals and progress.
