Drone Programming School "D-TYPE." Expands Nationwide with Community-Based Partners ~ Designed Not Just for Learning, but for Challenge ~
HDL LLC's drone programming school "D-TYPE." is strengthening consultations for franchise expansion with community-based partners from fiscal year 2026, aiming for nationwide reach. A key feature is the integrated design that includes "Drokatsu," a competition for children to apply their learning.
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HDL LLC (Headquarters: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Representative: Kimie Yoshida) operates the drone programming education school "D-TYPE." Building on its current system of 7 schools, D-TYPE. will strengthen consultations regarding franchise expansion with community-based partners from fiscal year 2026.
D-TYPE. is a monthly tuition-based educational program where children not only operate drones but also control them through programming, engaging in trial and error to solve problems.
A major characteristic is that learning does not end in the classroom; the program is integrally designed to include "Drokatsu," a competition where children can demonstrate their learning achievements and actually take on challenges.
In a society where the internet, smartphones, generative AI, and robots continue to bring about significant changes, D-TYPE. aims to nurture children who can confront new technologies, think for themselves, and retry using failures as stepping stones, rather than being swept away by the times.
Currently, D-TYPE. operates with a total of 7 schools: Suma School, Rokko School, Kobe Ekimae School, Sanda School, Handa School, Kitanagoya School, and Koenji School.
Moving forward, the company will strengthen collaboration with corporate and individual partners considering community-based educational businesses as new ventures, and proceed with nationwide expansion.
**Selected from approximately 13,000 schools nationwide. Received third-party evaluations in multiple regions.**
D-TYPE. has received third-party evaluations not just in one school but in multiple regions.
In the "Programming School Selection 2025" hosted by the education information website "Coeteco by GMO," only 66 schools were selected from approximately 13,000 nationwide. Among them, two D-TYPE. schools, Suma School and Kobe Ekimae School, were chosen.
Furthermore, as of April 2026, it has received the following evaluations in regional rankings:
- Hyogo Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Kitanagoya City, Aichi Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Handa City, Aichi Prefecture ranking: 5th place
Receiving high evaluations in multiple regions indicates that D-TYPE.'s school operation model is not just a success in one area but functions effectively even when the region changes.
*The above content is based on Coeteco listing information confirmed as of April 2026.*
**What is D-TYPE.?**
D-TYPE. is a children's programming school that utilizes drones as teaching materials.
It values a learning process that goes beyond merely experiencing flying drones, emphasizing controlling drones through programming, testing, failing, and improving.
Children predict drone movements, consider numerical values, write programs, and actually operate them.
When things don't go as planned, they think about why it happened, investigate the cause, and try again.
Through this repetition, they develop the ability to think sequentially, handle numbers, improve problem-solving skills, and articulate their thoughts.
D-TYPE. is not just a school that teaches programming.
It is a drone programming school that fosters the ability to think for oneself and take on challenges in an era of change.
**Beyond learning, there is a stage for challenge. The growth experience of Drokatsu.**
A major characteristic of D-TYPE. is that learning does not end in the classroom; it is equipped with "Drokatsu," a competition where children can actually take on challenges.
Drokatsu is a competition where children challenge themselves in drone operation and programming.
Applying what they learned in the classroom to a real competition setting.
Experiencing things not going as expected.
Feeling frustration.
Even so, they think again, practice, and connect it to the next challenge.
This experience is the learning that D-TYPE. values.
Many extracurricular activities tend to end with "learning."
However, D-TYPE. has a flow of learning, practicing, failing, improving, challenging Drokatsu, and experiencing growth.
Drokatsu is both a competition for children and a mechanism that transforms learning into a genuine growth experience.
**3rd Drokatsu West Japan Tournament**
D-TYPE. is not a school where learning ends.
It is a drone programming school designed even for challenges.
Furthermore, Drokatsu is an opportunity for children's growth and also a point of contact for schools to become rooted in the community.
It helps parents feel their children's growth, leads to collaborations with schools, local governments, high schools, and universities, and thus contributes to regional recognition as a "school that can challenge in competitions."
**Nurturing children who can think for themselves and retry in a rapidly changing era.**
The society surrounding children, with the internet, smartphones, generative AI, and robots, continues to change significantly.
What is needed in this era is not just knowing new technologies.
D-TYPE. is a monthly tuition-based educational program where children not only operate drones but also control them through programming, engaging in trial and error to solve problems.
A major characteristic is that learning does not end in the classroom; the program is integrally designed to include "Drokatsu," a competition where children can demonstrate their learning achievements and actually take on challenges.
In a society where the internet, smartphones, generative AI, and robots continue to bring about significant changes, D-TYPE. aims to nurture children who can confront new technologies, think for themselves, and retry using failures as stepping stones, rather than being swept away by the times.
Currently, D-TYPE. operates with a total of 7 schools: Suma School, Rokko School, Kobe Ekimae School, Sanda School, Handa School, Kitanagoya School, and Koenji School.
Moving forward, the company will strengthen collaboration with corporate and individual partners considering community-based educational businesses as new ventures, and proceed with nationwide expansion.
**Selected from approximately 13,000 schools nationwide. Received third-party evaluations in multiple regions.**
D-TYPE. has received third-party evaluations not just in one school but in multiple regions.
In the "Programming School Selection 2025" hosted by the education information website "Coeteco by GMO," only 66 schools were selected from approximately 13,000 nationwide. Among them, two D-TYPE. schools, Suma School and Kobe Ekimae School, were chosen.
Furthermore, as of April 2026, it has received the following evaluations in regional rankings:
- Hyogo Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Kitanagoya City, Aichi Prefecture ranking: 1st place
- Handa City, Aichi Prefecture ranking: 5th place
Receiving high evaluations in multiple regions indicates that D-TYPE.'s school operation model is not just a success in one area but functions effectively even when the region changes.
*The above content is based on Coeteco listing information confirmed as of April 2026.*
**What is D-TYPE.?**
D-TYPE. is a children's programming school that utilizes drones as teaching materials.
It values a learning process that goes beyond merely experiencing flying drones, emphasizing controlling drones through programming, testing, failing, and improving.
Children predict drone movements, consider numerical values, write programs, and actually operate them.
When things don't go as planned, they think about why it happened, investigate the cause, and try again.
Through this repetition, they develop the ability to think sequentially, handle numbers, improve problem-solving skills, and articulate their thoughts.
D-TYPE. is not just a school that teaches programming.
It is a drone programming school that fosters the ability to think for oneself and take on challenges in an era of change.
**Beyond learning, there is a stage for challenge. The growth experience of Drokatsu.**
A major characteristic of D-TYPE. is that learning does not end in the classroom; it is equipped with "Drokatsu," a competition where children can actually take on challenges.
Drokatsu is a competition where children challenge themselves in drone operation and programming.
Applying what they learned in the classroom to a real competition setting.
Experiencing things not going as expected.
Feeling frustration.
Even so, they think again, practice, and connect it to the next challenge.
This experience is the learning that D-TYPE. values.
Many extracurricular activities tend to end with "learning."
However, D-TYPE. has a flow of learning, practicing, failing, improving, challenging Drokatsu, and experiencing growth.
Drokatsu is both a competition for children and a mechanism that transforms learning into a genuine growth experience.
**3rd Drokatsu West Japan Tournament**
D-TYPE. is not a school where learning ends.
It is a drone programming school designed even for challenges.
Furthermore, Drokatsu is an opportunity for children's growth and also a point of contact for schools to become rooted in the community.
It helps parents feel their children's growth, leads to collaborations with schools, local governments, high schools, and universities, and thus contributes to regional recognition as a "school that can challenge in competitions."
**Nurturing children who can think for themselves and retry in a rapidly changing era.**
The society surrounding children, with the internet, smartphones, generative AI, and robots, continues to change significantly.
What is needed in this era is not just knowing new technologies.