[Industry First for Junior High School Entrance Exams] 48 Hours That Change Lives. A '100-Person Free Invitation Camp' Tackling Educational Inequality and Learning Difficulties Held in Atami

LIC Co., Ltd. invites 100 parents and children completely free of charge to a junior high school entrance exam training camp in Atami, aiming to address educational inequality.

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"Juken Coach Yuta" — LIC Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yuta Kawazoe; hereinafter "Yuta") — will hold the "Yuta Family Camp in Atami" over two days, Tuesday, March 31 through Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, inviting 50 parent-child pairs (100 people total) completely free of charge.

This camp is an industry first, offering 100 free invitations to children who face soaring exam costs, difficulty keeping up at cram schools, developmental disorder gray zones, and other "learning difficulties" that prevent them from receiving adequate support at existing institutions. *Based on company research (March 2026) regarding services in the junior high school entrance exam market.

This is a social-impact project aimed at "rebuilding the parent-child bond" through the junior high school entrance exam experience.

■ Background: Turning the "Darkness" of Junior High School Entrance Exams into "Light" for Parents and Children

In today's junior high school entrance exam market, "educational abuse" driven by excessive pressure, deteriorating parent-child relationships, and parental mental exhaustion have become serious social issues. Drawing on representative Yuta's own experience of "setbacks and a comeback from a deviation score of 38," this camp offers children who don't fit into conventional frameworks a genuine "chance to change." All 100 participants will join completely free of charge, taking on a practical program simulating the actual exam alongside coaching designed to rebuild parent-child bonds.

■ For TV and Media Representatives: The "Drama and Story Angles" of This Event

At this camp, you can directly cover scenes of "revival and growth" that will resonate deeply with audiences.

· The Awakening of Children with Learning Difficulties

Through individualized instruction tailored to academic struggles and developmental characteristics, children who previously couldn't sustain focus will sit at their desks on their own initiative, push each other to improve, and pursue breakthrough moments together with overwhelming energy.

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· The Organizer's Story: A "Philosophy of Comeback" from a Deviation Score of 38

Lacking motivation during his own junior high school entrance prep, he never visited any school for an open day and submitted his application the night before the exam to a school with a deviation score of 38. After injuries and setbacks in high school baseball, he made a complete turnaround — studying 17 hours a day, every single day without a break, for six months straight starting in the summer of his third year of high school, raising his deviation score from 40 to...