We continue to promote an understanding of social activities in early childhood through the KDI Learning Stations In KDI, we conduct mock social activities, as consumers and different job experiences. We nurture their social skills from early on and aim to build the foundation to live a wonderful life in school and society by experiencing cooperation, their efforts and responsibilities.

We are planning on including teaching materials that include SDGs, starting within the Group, with Thinking Power Lab and Programming School HALLO.

Promotion of LED lights for school lights in directly managed schools. (as of March 2022)

In order to promote paperless procedures (applications, instructions, billing, etc.), aside from gathering all instructions at YSPC, from December 2021 every brand has started digital enrollments and digitalization of new enrollments has gone up 71.3% (as of March 2022), contributing to paperless procedures and labor-saving.

A diverse cast of employees and teacher from over 35 different countries (as of August 2021)

The presence of foreign talents is imperative for our early childhood education business, especially in the English After School and English Conversation for children. 14% of all our group employees are foreigners and their attachment and security to work long term contributes to our groups development. And we continue to promote and guide foreign employees to managerial positions in our core company, with 3 (2%) foreign employees in managerial positions (manager or higher). We plan on focusing more efforts in promoting those positions, aiming for a company management that is ahead of an increasingly diverse society.

Contributing to employing of people with disabilities by YARUKI Switch Farm

3 years have passed since the start of YARUKI Switch Farm in the "Work Happiness Farm: Mobara Farm 2", located in Mobara, Chiba. All people with disabilities, work under 3 farm managers with continuous success experiences.

Female Executive Officers / Employees' activities

Our group's business include the Individual Education business, Early childhood business, etc., and while their opinion as citizens and consumers are important, we also want female instructors, and consider the training of female leaders an important issue. Currently, over 19% of our Group companies' managerial positions (manager or higher) are filled by female employees, including 2 Executive Officers (50%) and 1 Executive Director (17%) in YARUKI Switch Group Co., Ltd, our core business. And we, the Holding Company, currently have 1 female Executive Director (14%). We will continue to maintain and increase the female manager ratio and their activities.
And not limited to female and foreign employees, we consider the influx of human capital to be an important issue from the point of view of sustainability, due to the characteristics of the education industry and believe that the actions of people in various stages are valuable.

Activities rooted on communites around over 2,000 schools throughout Japan

Our Group has schools in every prefecture of Japan. Not only every school has connections to the local elementary and junior high shools, we strive to follow society's rules and coexist with various local communities. Additionally, we contribute to the community's development by watching over the children and providing education opportunities through various seasonal events not limited to existing customers.