Riso Kyoiku believes that the optimal learning method to nurture the individuality inherent in all students is comprehensive, individual tuition. At our TOMAS schools, each student studies one-on-one in individual booths with their tutor, each equipped with its own Whiteboard and all necessary study materials. In order for a student to think freely, their tutor must understand their personality and how best to nurture their creativity. To this end, we assign each student the teacher we believe would best be able to do this, and naturally, this changes per subject. In this way, we can create a unique curriculum for each students according to their academic ability and personality, leading to a more fulfilling experience for student and tutor alike.

We believe that curricula catered to each student’s needs coupled with one-one-one instruction yield the greatest academic results. In a group class where each student has differing academic ability and approaches to learning, one can hardly expect any meaningful growth in their individual abilities. However, in creating a unique curriculum and enacting it through individual tuition, students have a far greater chance of growing as a person. Our teaching methods are a large factor in fostering our students’ freethinking and has majorly contributed to our success so far.

In general, when people talk about high quality education, the academic ability of the teacher in question is brought into focus and that there have been more than a few instances of less than stellar teaching these days. It’s not an overstatement to say that this could be attributable to the harm caused by group education, which has been the norm in Japan up until now. Curricula catered to each student, coupled with individual tuition, aiming for quantifiable results – Riso Kyoiku Group is able to provide this level of service by way of our education management system. This means not only hiring the best teachers, but by managing an effective learning environment staffed by the most capable employees to run operations smoothly and efficiently. This is the keystone of our service and our success.

All of our internal systems are geared towards our commitment to valuing each students individuality. In order to maximise each student’s ability, we employ a system of highly selective teacher recruitment and assigning different capable teachers to each subject a student chooses to study. We also enact an Academic Affairs Management System, implemented individually according to the difference in academic ability and personality of each student. Our Homeroom Teacher System reinforces the growth of each student from lesson to lesson. Finally, a Group Lesson Supplement System is available to help those catch up on anything that requires particular focus. These systems organically link together to provide educational services that maximise the individuality of all of our students.

A student’s academic success is not merely the result of their hard work, but also a result of the understanding and co-operation of those closest to them. The trinity of the student, their family, and their tutors must have mutual understanding and trust for one another and communicate clearly and frankly about the state of their education. This tripartite approach to education is key to a student’s a success, and we endeavor to mediate a mutual harmony between all three parties in addition to individual tuition.

Harmony between all three parties is achieve through Educational Counseling. When thinking about their current goals or future career path, students will encounter many hurdles and problems that need to be solved. Finding and regularly confirming what those problems are is an indispensable element of furthering their education. We carry out counselling sessions each semester with both students and their guardians to check on progress from the previous term, goals for academic progression, and how studying is going at home in order to further optimise the student’s approach to learning with us. In addition, we send a monthly report to the student’s guardians with remarks from the head of the school on their monthly achievements to have a better understanding of their progress.

It is not strictly true that we offer our services simply to help our students to progress to the most famous and elite schools. Rather, by fostering a sense of individuality in each student, we allow them to be their best selves, which naturally corresponds to success in advancing to these schools. We take pride in the fact that our high acceptance rates are proof of the viability and superiority of individual education which in turn produces the most exceptional students.

Further proof of the effectiveness of our services lies in our rate of students who choose to stay on with us even after advancing to their desired school. While many students quit their studies with a given company after achieving their goal, we have an extremely high retention rate. Furthermore, the rate of students joining us from competitors consistently ranks above 90% year on year. We believe this is incontrovertible evidence that the services that Riso Kyoiku Group and TOMAS provide are exactly what student and parent alike have been searching for.