[200 Applicants Exceeded!] Growing Interest in 'First Regular Test'! Free Online Seminar for Parents of New Junior High 1st Graders by WAYS, a Tutoring School Specializing in Integrated Junior & Senior High Schools, and Mr. Nishimura, to be Held on May 1st/8th
WAYS, a private tutoring school specializing in integrated junior and senior high schools operated by Meits Co., Ltd., announced that the total number of applications for its free online seminar for new junior high first-year students and their parents, '5 Facts We Want to Tell Parents and Children After Enrollment and Strategies for the First Regular Test,' to be held on May 1st and May 8th, 2026, has exceeded 200. This seminar, featuring Mr. Nishimura (Tsukasa Nishimura), a highly experienced exam preparation instructor, will explain how to approach the first regular test immediately after enrollment, based on statistical data from integrated junior and senior high schools regarding 'the reality of regular tests over 6 years.' The rapid concentration of applications from families of new junior high first-year students who have just entered integrated schools demonstrates the significant social need for this topic.
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Meits Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Naonori Endo), which operates 'WAYS, a Tutoring School Specializing in Integrated Junior & Senior High Schools,' announces that the total number of applications for its free online seminar for new junior high first-year students and their parents, '5 Facts We Want to Tell Parents and Children After Enrollment and Strategies for the First Regular Test,' to be held on Friday, May 1, and Friday, May 8, 2026, has exceeded 200. This seminar will invite Mr. Nishimura (Mr. Tsukasa Nishimura), an instructor with over 25 years of experience in exam preparation, as a lecturer. Starting from 'the reality of regular tests over 6 years' shown by statistical data from a certain integrated junior and senior high school, it will explain how to approach the first regular test immediately after enrollment. The fact that applications have concentrated in a short period from families of new junior high 1st graders who have just entered integrated junior and senior high schools indicates the significant social need for this topic.
Details of this seminar here >
■ Unique Challenges Faced by Families of Integrated Junior & Senior High School New 1st Graders
Since the announcement of the seminar on April 22, over 20 applications per day on average have flooded in, exceeding 200 by the end of April in just 9 days. The background to this is the unique anxieties faced by families of new junior high 1st graders who have just entered integrated junior and senior high schools. Integrated junior and senior high schools adopt an evaluation system and advanced curriculum that span the six years of junior and senior high school, and junior high school grades are emphasized for internal advancement and designated school recommendations. On the other hand, this is also a period where challenges different from general public junior high schools arise simultaneously, such as disruption of daily routines and loss of learning motivation immediately after completing junior high school entrance exams, and the transition from exam preparation, which parents have supported, to self-directed learning.
It is believed that the increase in applications reflects the large number of parents who feel 'I don't know what to start with' as the first regular test approaches, exactly one month after enrollment.
■ Reasons Why the 'First Regular Test' Becomes the Starting Point for Six Years
Statistical analysis conducted at a certain integrated junior and senior high school has shown that grades in the second semester of the third year of high school tend to have a stronger correlation with 'grades in the first semester of the first year of junior high school' than with entrance exam scores at the time of junior high school entrance exams. While the academic savings accumulated during junior high school entrance exams are quickly consumed, study habits acquired in the first semester of the first year of junior high school form the foundation that supports academic progress over six years.
The results of the first regular test remain in the child's memory as a benchmark for their self-assessment of 'this is how much I can do,' influencing their subsequent motivation to learn and attitude towards studying. This seminar aims to organize the points that should be addressed during this period, one month after enrollment, and to translate them into concrete actions that can be implemented at home.
■ Speaker Introduction
Mr. Nishimura (Mr. Tsukasa Nishimura)
Over 25 years of instructional experience at Waseda Academy, Sundai, Kawaijuku Wings, etc. In his first year at Waseda Academy, he won first place among all instructors in student satisfaction. After serving as an instructor at Sundai's Singapore branch, he became the director of the Hong Kong branch, the first director in his 20s at the time, and achieved the highest-ever success rate. At Kawaijuku Wings, he served as an instructor, classroom manager, and area manager. Currently, he primarily engages in seminar lectures and writing books. He has authored 20 books and streams on YouTube as 'Mr. Nishimura, Exam Preparation Specialist' (over 130,000 subscribers).
■ Seminar Content: Four Pillars
This seminar consists of four pillars: facts happening in integrated junior and senior high schools, strategies for the first regular test, parents' involvement, and precautions in daily life.
### [Facts] 'Five Facts' Happening in Integrated Junior & Senior High Schools
At the one-month stage after enrollment, the inside of integrated junior and senior high schools, which is difficult for families to see, will be presented with data and examples from the instructional field.
### [Strategy] Study Methods to Achieve Results in the First Regular Test
Concrete procedures that can be replicated at home will be explained, such as how to build a review cycle that is effective even for short periods per subject, how to take classes directly relevant to regular tests, and study plans to reduce the burden during the period immediately before the test.
### [Parent's Role] Transition from Exam Support to a 'Supporter-Type' Involvement
Considering that completely letting go of hands simultaneously with junior high school enrollment often has a counterproductive effect, a roadmap will be shown for gradual involvement to transition to self-directed learning by the second year of junior high school.
### [Warning] How to Manage Distance from Smartphones
The impact of smartphones, whose usage rapidly increases with junior high school advancement, on daily routines, study time, and sleep, and practical measures that can be adopted at home will be shared.
■ Recommended for those who:
☑️ Have a vague anxiety, 'Is my child okay?' one month after entering an integrated junior and senior high school.
☑️ Are about to have their first regular test and want to know how to prepare differently from elementary school.
☑️ Don't know how to get involved in their child's studies after the entrance exams are over.
☑️ Have entered a school that was not their first choice and are still struggling to adjust their mindset.
☑️ Don't want to overlook signs of 'exam burnout' or 'mid-term slump.'
☑️ Junior (truncated)
Details of this seminar here >
■ Unique Challenges Faced by Families of Integrated Junior & Senior High School New 1st Graders
Since the announcement of the seminar on April 22, over 20 applications per day on average have flooded in, exceeding 200 by the end of April in just 9 days. The background to this is the unique anxieties faced by families of new junior high 1st graders who have just entered integrated junior and senior high schools. Integrated junior and senior high schools adopt an evaluation system and advanced curriculum that span the six years of junior and senior high school, and junior high school grades are emphasized for internal advancement and designated school recommendations. On the other hand, this is also a period where challenges different from general public junior high schools arise simultaneously, such as disruption of daily routines and loss of learning motivation immediately after completing junior high school entrance exams, and the transition from exam preparation, which parents have supported, to self-directed learning.
It is believed that the increase in applications reflects the large number of parents who feel 'I don't know what to start with' as the first regular test approaches, exactly one month after enrollment.
■ Reasons Why the 'First Regular Test' Becomes the Starting Point for Six Years
Statistical analysis conducted at a certain integrated junior and senior high school has shown that grades in the second semester of the third year of high school tend to have a stronger correlation with 'grades in the first semester of the first year of junior high school' than with entrance exam scores at the time of junior high school entrance exams. While the academic savings accumulated during junior high school entrance exams are quickly consumed, study habits acquired in the first semester of the first year of junior high school form the foundation that supports academic progress over six years.
The results of the first regular test remain in the child's memory as a benchmark for their self-assessment of 'this is how much I can do,' influencing their subsequent motivation to learn and attitude towards studying. This seminar aims to organize the points that should be addressed during this period, one month after enrollment, and to translate them into concrete actions that can be implemented at home.
■ Speaker Introduction
Mr. Nishimura (Mr. Tsukasa Nishimura)
Over 25 years of instructional experience at Waseda Academy, Sundai, Kawaijuku Wings, etc. In his first year at Waseda Academy, he won first place among all instructors in student satisfaction. After serving as an instructor at Sundai's Singapore branch, he became the director of the Hong Kong branch, the first director in his 20s at the time, and achieved the highest-ever success rate. At Kawaijuku Wings, he served as an instructor, classroom manager, and area manager. Currently, he primarily engages in seminar lectures and writing books. He has authored 20 books and streams on YouTube as 'Mr. Nishimura, Exam Preparation Specialist' (over 130,000 subscribers).
■ Seminar Content: Four Pillars
This seminar consists of four pillars: facts happening in integrated junior and senior high schools, strategies for the first regular test, parents' involvement, and precautions in daily life.
### [Facts] 'Five Facts' Happening in Integrated Junior & Senior High Schools
At the one-month stage after enrollment, the inside of integrated junior and senior high schools, which is difficult for families to see, will be presented with data and examples from the instructional field.
### [Strategy] Study Methods to Achieve Results in the First Regular Test
Concrete procedures that can be replicated at home will be explained, such as how to build a review cycle that is effective even for short periods per subject, how to take classes directly relevant to regular tests, and study plans to reduce the burden during the period immediately before the test.
### [Parent's Role] Transition from Exam Support to a 'Supporter-Type' Involvement
Considering that completely letting go of hands simultaneously with junior high school enrollment often has a counterproductive effect, a roadmap will be shown for gradual involvement to transition to self-directed learning by the second year of junior high school.
### [Warning] How to Manage Distance from Smartphones
The impact of smartphones, whose usage rapidly increases with junior high school advancement, on daily routines, study time, and sleep, and practical measures that can be adopted at home will be shared.
■ Recommended for those who:
☑️ Have a vague anxiety, 'Is my child okay?' one month after entering an integrated junior and senior high school.
☑️ Are about to have their first regular test and want to know how to prepare differently from elementary school.
☑️ Don't know how to get involved in their child's studies after the entrance exams are over.
☑️ Have entered a school that was not their first choice and are still struggling to adjust their mindset.
☑️ Don't want to overlook signs of 'exam burnout' or 'mid-term slump.'
☑️ Junior (truncated)