Aura Corporation Begins Demonstration of Early Childhood Education using Generative AI & Fashion STEAM | Opens 'Aura Creative Education Research Institute' (Partnered with Mirai Yochisha)

Aura Corporation (Location: Shibuya-ku) has newly opened its creative education research and development hub, the 'Aura Creative Education Research Institute'. In partnership with the 'Specified Non-Profit Corporation Fuyokai Mirai Yochisha', they will begin research and demonstration of 'Digi-Ana Education', which fuses digital and analog elements, including fashion STEAM education.

Background | From the 'Era of Making' to the 'Era of Thinking and Making' With the advancement of generative AI, we have entered an 'era where anyone can make things'. On the other hand, the importance of thinking and design skills to produce intended outputs has grown more than ever. Furthermore, in early childhood, analog learning such as physicality and material experiences are considered crucial elements that form the foundation of creativity.

Based on this background, Aura Corporation has commenced full-scale research and demonstration aimed at establishing creative education focused on the 'ability to think and create'.

Demonstration Project Overview * Implementation Period: April 2026 onwards * Target: 25 preschool children (junior, middle, and senior classes) * Location: Mirai Yochisha * Frequency: 4 times a month ☆ The implementation site is an integrated educational space utilizing the basement 1st floor to the 3rd floor of the building.

Initiative Content (Overview) * Development of creative education programs incorporating the fashion domain * Cultivation of thinking and idea generation skills using generative AI * Expressive activities fusing digital and analog * Construction of a creative education model in early childhood *Details of the educational design are kept private as they are under research and development.

Features of this Program (Value of Introduction) This initiative adopts an educational design that emphasizes a series of processes: 'Think -> Create -> Communicate'.

* Cross-sectional cultivation of creativity, thinking ability, and expressive ability * Curriculum optimized for early childhood education * Operational design that reduces the burden on teachers

Through this, it is expected to improve children's independence and their ability to engage in trial and error.