Nagareyama City Introduces "Surala Drill" from April 2026: 10 City Junior High Schools, Approximately 5,500 Students Begin Use
Surala Drill, an AI-powered adaptive ICT learning material provided by Surala Net Co., Ltd., has been introduced in 10 public junior high schools in Nagareyama City starting April 2026, with approximately 5,500 students beginning to use it. This initiative aims to realize individually optimized learning and reduce teacher workload.
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“Surala Drill,” an AI-powered adaptive interactive ICT learning material developed and provided by Surala Net Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takahiko Yunokawa), has been introduced in 10 public junior high schools in Nagareyama City starting April 2026, with approximately 5,500 students beginning to use it.
Nagareyama City has set three key directions in its educational master plan. One of these, “Improvement of solid academic ability,” aims to achieve optimal learning tailored to each child's situation by actively utilizing ICT under the GIGA School Concept, building upon the firm establishment of basic and fundamental skills. By shifting from uniform instruction to learning adapted to individual understanding and progress, the city is promoting an environment where all children can steadily improve their abilities.
Based on this policy, the city is further deepening the GIGA School Concept, establishing a meticulous instruction system utilizing educational data, and simultaneously working to reduce the burden on teachers and improve the quality of instruction, thereby fostering an inclusive learning environment where no child is left behind. The introduction of “Surala Drill” is positioned as part of these efforts to concretely implement these principles.
“Surala Drill” is an educational material that combines AI-driven optimal problem presentation with easy-to-understand animated lecture functions, enabling “individually optimized learning” tailored to each child's understanding and learning progress. It is designed to naturally foster self-esteem and motivation for learning by accumulating successful experiences of “understanding” and “achieving,” rather than merely repeating drill exercises.
Furthermore, “Surala Drill” enables meticulous instruction utilizing learning data while reducing the burden of teachers' daily tasks such as assignment distribution, grading, and progress management. This allows teachers to secure more time to engage with individual children, contributing to a further improvement in the quality of classes.
Comment from Mr. Takahiro Kiryu, Chief Instructor, Nagareyama City Board of Education:
“While intermediately organizing the achievements and challenges of the first phase of the GIGA School Concept, we also view addressing the 'diversification of learning locations' and 'polarization of academic ability' as important themes for the five years from the second phase of GIGA. In this context, we were looking for drill materials suitable for supporting individually optimized learning. When I first experienced 'Surala Drill,' I felt a strong sense of its effectiveness. Particularly, the AI's method of grasping the learner's current status and presenting individually optimized problems, the ability to visualize one's spoken content as phonetic symbols in English, and to provide grading and review, as well as the abundance and clarity of the explanatory videos, were unparalleled among the various drill materials I have experienced so far.
Going forward, we aim to continuously support the learning of all students, while balancing the enhancement of instruction utilizing learning data and the reduction of teacher burden.”
■ AI x Adaptive Learning Material "Surala Drill"
"Surala Drill" is an AI drill material for public elementary and junior high schools, offering adaptive learning tailored to each student's understanding. Through AI-driven "stumbling block diagnosis" and "question difficulty control," students can flexibly study 5 subjects—Japanese, arithmetic/mathematics, English, science, and social studies—across different grade levels. The material consists of three functions: drills, tests, and interactive lectures, facilitating solid academic achievement through a cycle of "practice → confirmation → review" without undue stress. Additionally, automatic test creation/grading and automatic review registration functions reduce the burden on teachers.
"Surala Drill" enables instruction that adapts to diverse learning styles, simultaneously supporting students' proactive learning and improving the quality of teachers' instruction.
■ About Surala Net Co., Ltd.
Surala Net operates under the corporate philosophy of "Transforming education, empowering children with life skills," developing and providing AI-powered adaptive interactive ICT learning materials such as "Surala" and "Surala Drill." Currently, it has been introduced in over 3,100 schools and cram schools nationwide, used by approximately 260,000 students. While its use is expanding in public schools, famous private schools, and major cram schools across the country, it also addresses educational challenges by providing learning opportunities to children who are truants, have developmental disabilities, or are in economically difficult situations. In 2017, it was listed on the Mothers market (now Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market) as a representative EdTech startup.
- Corporate Website: https://surala.co.jp/
- Service Website: https://surala.jp/
Nagareyama City has set three key directions in its educational master plan. One of these, “Improvement of solid academic ability,” aims to achieve optimal learning tailored to each child's situation by actively utilizing ICT under the GIGA School Concept, building upon the firm establishment of basic and fundamental skills. By shifting from uniform instruction to learning adapted to individual understanding and progress, the city is promoting an environment where all children can steadily improve their abilities.
Based on this policy, the city is further deepening the GIGA School Concept, establishing a meticulous instruction system utilizing educational data, and simultaneously working to reduce the burden on teachers and improve the quality of instruction, thereby fostering an inclusive learning environment where no child is left behind. The introduction of “Surala Drill” is positioned as part of these efforts to concretely implement these principles.
“Surala Drill” is an educational material that combines AI-driven optimal problem presentation with easy-to-understand animated lecture functions, enabling “individually optimized learning” tailored to each child's understanding and learning progress. It is designed to naturally foster self-esteem and motivation for learning by accumulating successful experiences of “understanding” and “achieving,” rather than merely repeating drill exercises.
Furthermore, “Surala Drill” enables meticulous instruction utilizing learning data while reducing the burden of teachers' daily tasks such as assignment distribution, grading, and progress management. This allows teachers to secure more time to engage with individual children, contributing to a further improvement in the quality of classes.
Comment from Mr. Takahiro Kiryu, Chief Instructor, Nagareyama City Board of Education:
“While intermediately organizing the achievements and challenges of the first phase of the GIGA School Concept, we also view addressing the 'diversification of learning locations' and 'polarization of academic ability' as important themes for the five years from the second phase of GIGA. In this context, we were looking for drill materials suitable for supporting individually optimized learning. When I first experienced 'Surala Drill,' I felt a strong sense of its effectiveness. Particularly, the AI's method of grasping the learner's current status and presenting individually optimized problems, the ability to visualize one's spoken content as phonetic symbols in English, and to provide grading and review, as well as the abundance and clarity of the explanatory videos, were unparalleled among the various drill materials I have experienced so far.
Going forward, we aim to continuously support the learning of all students, while balancing the enhancement of instruction utilizing learning data and the reduction of teacher burden.”
■ AI x Adaptive Learning Material "Surala Drill"
"Surala Drill" is an AI drill material for public elementary and junior high schools, offering adaptive learning tailored to each student's understanding. Through AI-driven "stumbling block diagnosis" and "question difficulty control," students can flexibly study 5 subjects—Japanese, arithmetic/mathematics, English, science, and social studies—across different grade levels. The material consists of three functions: drills, tests, and interactive lectures, facilitating solid academic achievement through a cycle of "practice → confirmation → review" without undue stress. Additionally, automatic test creation/grading and automatic review registration functions reduce the burden on teachers.
"Surala Drill" enables instruction that adapts to diverse learning styles, simultaneously supporting students' proactive learning and improving the quality of teachers' instruction.
■ About Surala Net Co., Ltd.
Surala Net operates under the corporate philosophy of "Transforming education, empowering children with life skills," developing and providing AI-powered adaptive interactive ICT learning materials such as "Surala" and "Surala Drill." Currently, it has been introduced in over 3,100 schools and cram schools nationwide, used by approximately 260,000 students. While its use is expanding in public schools, famous private schools, and major cram schools across the country, it also addresses educational challenges by providing learning opportunities to children who are truants, have developmental disabilities, or are in economically difficult situations. In 2017, it was listed on the Mothers market (now Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market) as a representative EdTech startup.
- Corporate Website: https://surala.co.jp/
- Service Website: https://surala.jp/