Gakken Creative Gateway (GCG) Opens at Ariake Garden

Gakken Link Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Shinagawa / Representative Director and President: Atsushi Kawabata), a group company of Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Shinagawa / Representative Director and President: Hiroaki Miyahara), will open "Gakken Creative Gateway (GCG)," a new concept classroom for children from 0 years old to elementary school students, at "Ariake Garden" in Koto-ku, Tokyo, on April 1, 2026. Instead of instructors force-feeding knowledge, they will act as companions, valuing "discoveries" before understanding, without rushing children to think, and fostering their ability to create new value.

■ Vision of the Classroom

In an era where AI provides answers, it is said that what children need is not "the ability to choose correct answers" but "the ability to generate questions." GCG will cultivate 0→1 creativity and 1→100 thinking skills from early childhood, circulating intellectual education (thinking skills at the elementary school entrance exam level), creativity, nature, and technology without separating them.

We provide a learning environment where children encounter diverse perspectives and deepen their thinking and creativity.

■ From Education that Teaches "Correct Answers" to Education that Fosters "Questions"

In an era where AI instantly derives answers, the value of knowledge itself is changing. Looking ahead 20 years, our top priority is to foster "the ability to ask questions," starting from children's own discomfort and interests, rather than fitting them into existing frameworks.

■ The "5 Powers" Fostered by GCG

At GCG, we cultivate "5 core skills" to pioneer an unpredictable future, not just acquire knowledge.

1. Ability to mass-produce flashes of insight: The ability to freely generate one's own ideas for open-ended questions.

2. Ability to ask questions: The ability to question the obvious and create one's own starting point for inquiry.

3. Ability to communicate with logic and words: The ability to verbalize what is perceived intuitively and express it with logic that reaches the other person.

4. Ability to collaborate with peers: The ability to incorporate others' opinions and achieve creations that cannot be reached alone.

5. Attitude of continuous learning: The ability to push forward driven by one's own intellectual curiosity, not external evaluation.

■ Class Flow

We deepen learning three-dimensionally by circulating "thinking" and "expressing."

・[First half] Intellectual training