Study abroad agency Suma-Ryu and Sapporo Shinyo High School hold scholarship award ceremony for two students

Reabroad Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shin Kanda), which operates the study abroad agency Suma-Ryu, held an award ceremony for its Study Abroad Scholarship for two students of Sapporo Shinyo High School in Hokkaido, as part of a co-creation project concluded with the school. In recent years, acquiring English skills and cross-cultural understanding through study abroad has become one of the important abilities required in society. At the same time, financial burden remains a major barrier, and many students who are motivated to study abroad are forced to give up the challenge. In response, Reabroad launched a scholarship support program in 2024 under the belief that it wants to create a society where anyone can casually take on the challenge of studying abroad. The scholarship does not focus on numerical evaluations such as academic achievement or English proficiency, but instead emphasizes each student’s aspirations for studying abroad and their attitude toward taking on challenges. A key feature is that students verbalize their own motivations, creating an opportunity for them to proactively think about the purpose of studying abroad and their future vision. The initiative was carried out through cooperation between Reabroad and Sapporo Shinyo High School for students enrolled at the school. The project was realized because the school’s efforts in international education and overseas training aligned with the purpose of Reabroad’s scholarship support program. Recruitment and selection of scholarship recipients were conducted by the school, resulting in two winners. The recipients will receive non-repayable study abroad scholarships. The scholarship is for two current students of Sapporo Shinyo High School. Study abroad destinations can be selected from the United States (Los Angeles, San Diego), Canada (Vancouver, Toronto), Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast), New Zealand (Auckland), the United Kingdom (London), Ireland (Dublin), and the Philippines (Cebu Island). The scholarship covers one week of language school tuition, accommodation, local round-trip airport transfer fees, and 24-hour support fees. Airfare, visa application costs, overseas insurance fees, and similar expenses are not covered. The planned study abroad period is August 2026 during summer vacation, with adjustments possible according to the recipients’ preferences. The award ceremony was held at Sapporo Shinyo High School, where the scholarships were presented to the winning students. Going forward, the recipients are scheduled to participate in short-term study abroad programs in the countries and cities of their choice. Second-year student Saki Tashiro said she wants to study abroad because she hopes to spread women’s baseball, which she has played for nine years since the second grade of elementary school, around the world. She plans to observe a professional baseball league launched in Dubai last year to gain hints for strategies to promote women’s baseball. She hopes to conduct active interviews locally and deeply examine the background behind the league’s founding, then connect what she learns to the spread of women’s baseball. Although she has many anxieties about her first time overseas, she said she will take on the challenge seriously. Second-year student Yuto Ishikawa said he was very happy and excited when he found out he could study abroad, but also felt anxious and struggled to fully believe that he would really be able to go. Through this study abroad experience, he hopes to learn firsthand about education, support systems, and ways of engaging with students in Canada, broaden his perspective, and apply the experience when he becomes a teacher in the future. He said he wants to value interactions with diverse people in Canada and make the short one-week period a precious experience. Reabroad and Sapporo Shinyo High School will continue to provide opportunities through this project for high school students to deepen their independence and international understanding through learning overseas. Sapporo Shinyo High School is a private high school located in Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. With the school motto “Independent Creation: This path must be opened by oneself” and the slogan “The alma mater of people who take on challenges seriously and open their own paths,” the school aims to nurture individuals with independence, rich sensitivity and intellect, and an international perspective while making use of each student’s individuality. Since the 2022 academic year, the school has introduced a credit system and established a flexible educational environment that supports diverse future paths. It is also active in ICT education, is a Google for Education case school, and was selected for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s DX High School program in fiscal 2024. The school also focuses on developing people who can thrive in a global society through PBL project-based learning in collaboration with companies and universities, as well as international exchange. Suma-Ryu is a study abroad agency with more than 150,000 cumulative consultations. By using a sharing-economy business model that focuses on utilization rates by time slot at overseas language schools, it offers a simple pricing structure and overwhelmingly low prices. In a brand survey of 10 study abroad agencies, it ranked first in three categories: number of users, word-of-mouth evaluation, and recognition. Reabroad Inc. has a mission to provide services that anyone can use casually when they want to study abroad. It operates the study abroad agency Suma-Ryu and the English conversation learning media Ryugaku Manabijin.