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1,600 Human Academy Junior Robot Classrooms Nationwide to Open in October
(Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Teruyuki Kawakami; hereafter, "the Company"), an operator of education business, will open the "Pre-primary Course," a starting course for infants and toddlers, at the Human Academy Junior STE "AM School Robot Classroom that the Company is developing. The Pre-primary Course will begin in October.
In order to broaden the range of children who are interested in robot building, we have greatly simplified the assembly process and lowered the difficulty level compared to the previous course, while still providing the "surprise and excitement of a working robot that you have built" that the Human Academy Junior Robot School has valued so much. The content of the course is designed to allow students to experience the "surprise and excitement" of "making your own robot move. In addition, in order to make it easy to interest young children of both sexes, we carefully selected themes that are familiar to children and that they would like to build, such as "swing sets" and "sushi restaurants.
The point of this case is.
In anticipation of the age of robotics, we are offering this course to provide children of younger ages with the fun of building robots.
Easy-to-assemble, familiar themes that are easy for young children of both sexes to tackle
As the level of the students' ability increases, the higher level courses offer deeper learning, such as controlling robots by programming on a tablet.
Summary of this matter
Coexistence with AI has become commonplace, and it is no longer unusual to see "robots" in various forms in every aspect of our lives. IT learning is becoming increasingly important, with programming becoming compulsory in elementary, junior high, and high schools, and the addition of an "information" subject to the Common University Entrance Test. In response to these changes in the environment, and looking ahead to 10 to 20 years from now, when children will become adults, we believe that "it is very important for all children to have basic knowledge of robotics (understanding of robot construction from both hardware and software aspects) and to have first-hand experience with the mechanisms that make a robot work. The Pre-primary Course has been newly developed with the hope that "any child can enjoy starting STEAM learning.
■Pre-Primary Course Outline
◆Target: Junior high school students to senior high school students
◆Long term: 1 year
*On completion of the pre-primary course, students advance to higher level courses. Primary, Basic, Middle, and Advanced courses are available for a total of 8 years.
◆Lesson cycle: every other week, 90 minutes *Opening days and times vary by classroom
◆Course Fees: [At the time of admission] Admission fee (11,000 yen including tax) and purchase of a special kit (31,350 yen including tax) are required.
［Monthly] Tuition (10,340 yen including tax) and textbook materials (550 yen including tax) *Common with other courses
Pre-primary course features
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We believe that children should be encouraged to learn by accumulating "I did it," "I'm good at it," and "It's fun" in the early childhood stage. To avoid discouraging children's motivation, we provide simple and easy-to-understand textbooks that are "step-by-step" and "understandable without words. - You can deepen your understanding while having fun.
Once the robot has been assembled according to a set procedure, we hope that children will next exercise their creativity to further modify and expand the robot and play with it. We have prepared appendices and development pages that are designed to stimulate children's creativity, such as crafts that even young children can easily assemble and stickers for decoration. The contents of the book are designed to help children notice the mechanisms of robots and improve their observation skills through play. - Lineup that attracts young children
As in the previous courses, the robot examples are designed originally by robot creator Mr. Tomotaka Takahashi. In order to attract the interest of young children of both sexes, themes such as "swing set" and "sushi restaurant" are carefully selected to be familiar to children and to encourage them to try their hand at building them.
What is "Human Academy Junior STE "AM School Robot Class"?
Human Academy Junior STE "AM School Robot School was launched in June 2009 with robot creator Tomotaka Takahashi as advisor. The school offers a variety of courses for children from 5 years old to junior high school age, In the "Primary Course" and "Basic Course," students build a moving robot by themselves and learn its structure and movement mechanism through repeated trial and error. In the "Middle Course" and "Advanced Course," microcontroller blocks and sensors are added. In the "Middle Course" and "Advanced Course," microcomputer blocks and sensors are added, and more complex movements are realized through visual programming using a dedicated tablet.
A more advanced course, the "Robotics Professor Course," has been offered since April 2014 and is open to students who have completed the "Advanced Course" or who are in the upper grades of elementary school through junior high school. This is a full-fledged course, supervised by Professor Takayuki Furuta, director of Chiba Institute of Technology's Future Robotics Research Center (fuRo), in which students learn to build more advanced robots using a C-based programming language.
The "Human Academy Junior STE "AM School Robotics Class" will bring the wonder and excitement of science to children. The program is a fun and engaging way for children to build robots that will help them develop the basic learning skills needed to survive in the new age.
About Human Group
The Human Group is developing a wide variety of businesses, including human resources, nursing care, childcare, beauty care, sports, and IT, with the education business at its core.
Since its establishment in 1985, the Human Group has been committed to the management philosophy of "Tame Sei Ii Jin" and has developed a unique business model to solve various social issues changing with the times, such as educational disparities, labor shortages, aging society, and waiting children, through its various businesses centering on education. The Human Group, which has always been committed to people and society, will continue to actively address the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), which have been set as goals to be achieved by the entire world, and through its contribution to the SDGs, will accelerate the realization of "Tame Sei Tamei Jin" and contribute to the creation of a better society.
Human Holdings WEB site:https://www.athuman.com/
Company Profile
Human Academy Co.
Representative: Teruyuki Kawakami, Representative Director
Location : Nishi-Shinjuku Prime Square 1F, 7-5-25 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Capital : 10 million yen
URL :https://manabu.athuman.com/
Human Academy, well-known for its numerous lessons and certification courses, has launched a STEAM education course "Pre-primary Course" for older children. The course is based on a carefully selected theme that children would like to build, such as a robot, a swing set, or a sushi restaurant, and a curriculum with simplified procedures that will get them hooked on "It's done," "Fun," and "Interesting.
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