Z-kai Group is accepting applications for preschool students and children at the Z-kai Inventive School in Toyota Woven City.

Zoshinkai Holdings Inc. (President and CEO : Takaaki Fujii; hereafter, collectively referred to as the "Z-kai Group") is pleased to announce that it has begun recruiting children for the "Z-kai Inventive School," which will open in stages from the fall of 2025 in Toyota Woven City, which is managed and operated by Woven by Toyota, Inc. (Representative Director and CEO: Hajime Kumabe; hereafter, "Woven by Toyota").

Under the group philosophy of "Excellence in education for future global leaders" the Z-kai Group provides a wide range of educational services, including correspondence and classroom education, plus sales of educational materials to educational corporations and cram schools. These cater to a wide range of age groups, from young children to university students and working adults. For 94 years since its founding, the Z-kai Group has provided high-quality educational services, which develops real academic ability by tackling carefully selected both quality questions and written answers. In recent years, the Group has also been pursuing the creation of new educational services, incorporating ICT through the latest digital learning methods.

In the press release dated 7th January, 2025, [Z-kai Group opens “Z-kai Inventive School” in Toyota Woven City], it was announced that the the Z-kai Inventive School in Toyota Woven City will open; a human-centered city, a living laboratory and an ever-evolving city that paves the way for the next generation of movement.

Details are now being released about the Z-kai Inventive School and the commencement of student recruitment.

For more information about Z-kai Inventive School, please check the website below, and if you are considering enrolling, please apply for an information session.

Z-kai Inventive School official page
https://www.zkai-inventive-school.com/en/

The Nursery School is scheduled to open after autumn 2025, and the After-School Program is scheduled to open in 2026. Details of which will be posted on the above website.

Going forward, the Z-kai Group will continue to participate as an inventor in Toyota Woven City to create new services in the field of education in order to revolutionize Japan's education market, and contribute to the development of education from a global perspective.

Z-kai Inventive School details

The concept

We foster innovative intelligence and sensibility in a child-centered way.
At the Z-kai Inventive School, we aim to nurture children's innovative intelligence and sensibility, and to develop talented people who can contribute to the innovation and development of society.

We believe that at this time, children with innovative intellects and sensibilities who can invent things to achieve goals "for someone else" will be able to contribute to the innovation and development of society.
To achieve this, we value the idea of ​​being "Child Centered."

Toyota Woven City also aims to be a "human-centered" city, and the Montessori education method that forms the basis of this School's education which similarly emphasizes a child-centered approach.
Rather than forcing children to adapt to the convenience of adults, time constraints, or the environment, at the School we place the child at the center of everything we do; demonstrating, inventing, and embodying the excellence in education.

The target

Children aged 0-12 and their guardians. Children can attend the variety of schools and classes depending on their age and desire.
Attendance is welcome for not only for children and guardians who are Toyota Woven City residents, but also non-resident children and guardians.

The place

Located inside the Toyota Woven City; 1117 Onjuku, Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The classes listed below will require on-site attendance, but we will also be introducing online programs in the future.

The School, Classes

The Nursery School

This is a full-time, nursery school for small children based on the Montessori method of education.

• Nido (0 to 18 months old)
  This is a special class for children and their guardians that meets once a week.

• Infant (Around 1.5 to 3 years old)
  We have an [Infant Community] where we look after children for long periods of time, and an [Infant Class] where children can attend for fixed intervals.

• Primary (Around 3 to 6 years old)
  We have a [Primary Community] where we look after children for long periods of time, and a [Primary Class] where children attend for fixed intervals.

After School

Elementary school students can attend the After-School Program and during long holidays.
They spend their time studying through project-based learning and individual work that are unique to the Z-kai Inventive School.

For more detailed information, please check the website below. If you are considering enrolling in our school or kindergarten, please first apply for an information session. Information about information session dates and applications will be posted on the announcements page of the website below.

Z-kai Inventive School official page (information page)
https://www.zkai-inventive-school.com/news/