'Surala Drill' AI Learning Material to be Introduced in 15 Schools in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Starting April 2026, Serving Approx. 3,549 Students
Surala Net Co., Ltd. announced that its AI-driven adaptive ICT material 'Surala Drill' will be implemented in all 15 public schools in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto. The initiative aims to provide personalized learning and support for school refusal while reducing teacher workload.
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Surala Net Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takahiko Yunokawa), a developer and provider of adaptive interactive ICT teaching materials utilizing AI, announced that its 'Surala Drill' will be introduced in 15 public elementary and junior high schools in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, starting in April 2026. Approximately 3,549 students will begin using the platform.
Kikuchi City is dedicated to the philosophy of 'Kikuchi, a town of education where the hometown nurtures people and people nurture the hometown.' The city is working to realize an education system where all children can realize their own strengths and develop the power to open up their future. By promoting personalized learning through ICT, the city is creating an environment that provides learning opportunities for everyone and supports children's active learning.
'Surala Drill' is a teaching material that enables 'personalized learning' tailored to each child's level of understanding and progress by combining optimal question presentation by AI with easy-to-understand lecture functions using animation. It is designed to naturally foster self-esteem and the desire to learn by accumulating successful experiences of 'I understand' and 'I can do it,' rather than just repeating drill exercises.
In addition, 'Surala Drill' enables detailed guidance using learning data while reducing the burden of teachers' daily tasks such as task distribution, grading, and progress management. This allows teachers to secure time to face each child and contributes to further improving the quality of classes.
In Kikuchi City, the introduction was decided because of the evaluation that 'Surala Drill' can provide high-quality learning opportunities equally to all children regardless of their academic level or learning environment, and its flexible operability that allows home learning logs to be certified as 'attendance' for students who tend to be absent from school.
Surala Net will continue to strongly support personalized learning in public elementary and junior high schools and the reduction of teachers' workloads through the provision of 'Surala Drill.'
■ AI x Adaptive Learning Material 'Surala Drill'
'Surala Drill' is an AI drill material for public elementary and junior high schools that provides adaptive learning according to each student's level of understanding. Through AI-based 'stumble diagnosis' and 'difficulty control,' students can flexibly learn five subjects: Japanese, Mathematics, English, Science, and Social Studies, across grade levels. The material consists of three functions: drills, tests, and interactive lectures, aiming to establish academic ability through a cycle of 'exercise → confirmation → review.' It also reduces the burden on teachers with automatic test creation, grading, and automatic review registration functions.
■ Surala Net Co., Ltd.
With the corporate philosophy of 'Revolutionizing education, empowering children for life,' Surala Net develops and provides adaptive interactive ICT teaching materials such as 'Surala' and 'Surala Drill.' Currently, it has been introduced in more than 3,100 schools and tutoring centers in Japan, and is used by about 260,000 students. While its use is spreading in public schools, famous private schools, and major cram schools nationwide, the company is working to solve educational issues by providing learning opportunities to children who are absent from school, have developmental disabilities, or are in economically difficult situations. In 2017, it was listed on the TSE Mothers market (now TSE Growth market) as a representative EdTech startup.
Kikuchi City is dedicated to the philosophy of 'Kikuchi, a town of education where the hometown nurtures people and people nurture the hometown.' The city is working to realize an education system where all children can realize their own strengths and develop the power to open up their future. By promoting personalized learning through ICT, the city is creating an environment that provides learning opportunities for everyone and supports children's active learning.
'Surala Drill' is a teaching material that enables 'personalized learning' tailored to each child's level of understanding and progress by combining optimal question presentation by AI with easy-to-understand lecture functions using animation. It is designed to naturally foster self-esteem and the desire to learn by accumulating successful experiences of 'I understand' and 'I can do it,' rather than just repeating drill exercises.
In addition, 'Surala Drill' enables detailed guidance using learning data while reducing the burden of teachers' daily tasks such as task distribution, grading, and progress management. This allows teachers to secure time to face each child and contributes to further improving the quality of classes.
In Kikuchi City, the introduction was decided because of the evaluation that 'Surala Drill' can provide high-quality learning opportunities equally to all children regardless of their academic level or learning environment, and its flexible operability that allows home learning logs to be certified as 'attendance' for students who tend to be absent from school.
Surala Net will continue to strongly support personalized learning in public elementary and junior high schools and the reduction of teachers' workloads through the provision of 'Surala Drill.'
■ AI x Adaptive Learning Material 'Surala Drill'
'Surala Drill' is an AI drill material for public elementary and junior high schools that provides adaptive learning according to each student's level of understanding. Through AI-based 'stumble diagnosis' and 'difficulty control,' students can flexibly learn five subjects: Japanese, Mathematics, English, Science, and Social Studies, across grade levels. The material consists of three functions: drills, tests, and interactive lectures, aiming to establish academic ability through a cycle of 'exercise → confirmation → review.' It also reduces the burden on teachers with automatic test creation, grading, and automatic review registration functions.
■ Surala Net Co., Ltd.
With the corporate philosophy of 'Revolutionizing education, empowering children for life,' Surala Net develops and provides adaptive interactive ICT teaching materials such as 'Surala' and 'Surala Drill.' Currently, it has been introduced in more than 3,100 schools and tutoring centers in Japan, and is used by about 260,000 students. While its use is spreading in public schools, famous private schools, and major cram schools nationwide, the company is working to solve educational issues by providing learning opportunities to children who are absent from school, have developmental disabilities, or are in economically difficult situations. In 2017, it was listed on the TSE Mothers market (now TSE Growth market) as a representative EdTech startup.