The development of talent able to use technology to lead society into 21st century brings not only the social significance of raising the IT industry's international competitiveness and creating future jobs, but is also an important effort for increasing the potential for growing our company's internet business while reducing operational risks such as the shortage of capable engineers.
CyberAgent established CA Tech Kids, Inc. in a joint venture with Life is Tech, Inc. to offer programming classes to elementary school students in May 2013. CA Teck Kids offers a wide range of programming projects for children, such as operating Tech Kids School, Japan's first programming courses for elementary school students, hosting the Tech Kids Grand Prix to recognize the nation's top young computer engineers, and providing programming classes for public education.
CyberAgent and CA Tech Kids' efforts go beyond just helping kids acquire IT programming knowledge and skills ― they teach the skills to 'design,' 'realize,' and 'make forward progress' in an aim to support the development of "talent capable of using technology as a tool to realize their own ideas and actively engage in society."
CyberAgent established CA Tech Kids, Inc. in a joint venture with Life is Tech, Inc. to offer programming classes to elementary school students in May 2013. CA Teck Kids offers a wide range of programming projects for children, such as operating Tech Kids School, Japan's first programming courses for elementary school students, hosting the Tech Kids Grand Prix to recognize the nation's top young computer engineers, and providing programming classes for public education.
CyberAgent and CA Tech Kids' efforts go beyond just helping kids acquire IT programming knowledge and skills ― they teach the skills to 'design,' 'realize,' and 'make forward progress' in an aim to support the development of "talent capable of using technology as a tool to realize their own ideas and actively engage in society."
Programming Contests for Elementary Students
"Tech Kids Grand Prix" is one of the Japan's largest programming contests, which under its slogan of "You are the creators of the 21st century," judges contest entries from three perspectives: VISION (the dream or world the student wants to realize); PRODUCT (the creative idea that will realize that dream and the product embodying it); and PRESENTATION (the student's approach to communicating their vision and product to the world). To provide opportunities for more children to feel a sense of purpose in learning to program, we provide free administrative support to roll out the programming contest through cooperation with local governments throughout Japan.
The FY2025 contest, marking the 8th annual event, received a record-breaking 11,554 entries from all across Japan.
Eight finalists made it to the Grand Final after advancing through four rigorous rounds of regional qualifiers held across six areas: Hokkaido/Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku/Shikoku, and Kyushu/Okinawa, where each presented their own work.
The FY2025 contest, marking the 8th annual event, received a record-breaking 11,554 entries from all across Japan.
Eight finalists made it to the Grand Final after advancing through four rigorous rounds of regional qualifiers held across six areas: Hokkaido/Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku/Shikoku, and Kyushu/Okinawa, where each presented their own work.
