About
Established in 2020, Education Beyond is a nonprofit foundation with the mission to help build a society where Advanced Learners can realize their full potential in Japan. Our activities are currently supported by ~20 passionate pro-bono volunteers who contribute their time and effort to help achieve the organization’s mission.
Mission
Helping to build a society where Advanced Learners can realize their full potential
Vision
1. To create a space where Advanced Learners can satisfy their passion for learning
2. To build a collaborative community for the parents and guardians of Advanced Learners to share knowledge and experience
3. To work with teachers to ensure Advanced Learners are identified, understood and supported in schools
About
| Organization name | Education Beyond Foundation |
|---|---|
| Representative director | Paul Li |
| Incorporation date | July 20, 2020 |
| Business overview | Education programs for children who are Advanced Learners |
| Head office | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
Team
飯田 陽一郎 | Yoichiro Iida
After graduating from the University of Tokyo and its graduate school, he worked for a consulting firm and a foreign PC manufacturer.
Currently, while working as a student again to earn his doctorate, he is helping companies with projects such as business development and organizational restructuring.
In order to repay the kindness of his teachers, he joined Education Beyond to create a world where his daughter, who was born in 2021, can "be himself and live freely".
石川由季子 | Yukiko Ishikawa
After majoring in physics at university, she spent 6 years as an IT programmer at a large Japanese company and 12 years in marketing/business management at a global company. Currently, she is engaged in the development of new businesses for the realization of automatic driving and smart cities, making use of her experience in both fields. She is a graduate of MIT Sloan Design thinking course. She joined EB in order to create a system that enables children to develop their abilities beyond the boundaries of subjects and grade levels.
市川 文恵 | Fumie Ichikawa
While in college, she studied abroad in the U.S. as an exchange student, then moved back to the U.S. for graduate school and has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years. After working in logistics for an automotive company and in international education at a non-profit organization, she became interested in elementary and secondary education in the U.S. and joined The Broad Residency in Urban Education. She continues to work for the Board of Education of Indiana's largest school district. She is a mother of two children.
梅津 友翔 | Yuto Umetsu
After graduating from Komaba Toho Junior and Senior High School, he entered the Faculty of Information Media Creation at the University of Tsukuba. He is a member of the Master's Program of the Graduate School of Informatics Degree Program at the University of Tsukuba.
Based on his own original experiences as an elementary school student, he participated in activities to create a place for learning that responds to children's curiosity and passion.
遠藤 孝行 | Takayuki Endo
After studying in Canada and Korea, Taka graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Saitama University and worked as a system engineer at an IT company in Tokyo. 2 years later, he established a company that focuses on IT and education businesses in his hometown in Fukushima Prefecture. With the personal mission of nurturing global talents locally, he is also a part-time lecturer at a design school and a mentor at a programming school for working adults. Upon learning about Education Beyond’s mission, Taka joined as a pro bono member.
尾原香代子 | Kayoko Ohara
Kayoko has vast experience as a professional investment manager as well as a management consultant both in Japan and Hong Kong. She joined Education Beyond as a pro bono member after learning of the organization's activities through her child, who is a CTYer. She is committed to helping realize a society in which all children can maximize their potential. MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Master of Corporate Enviornmental Governance from the University of Hong Kong, Certified Securities Analyst from CFA Institute
久保 光太郎 | Kotaro Kubo
After graduating from Kaisei Junior and Senior High School, he entered the University of Tokyo, where he was a member of the first semester Faculty of Liberal Arts, Science Department. While still in high school, he became a certified meteorologist. he became interested in education based on his own and his family's experiences, and has been involved in activities since the fall of 2022.
合田 圭介 | Keisuke Goda
Professor, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo; Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; Adjunct Professor, Wuhan University School of Industrial Sciences; Director of several deep-tech ventures. B.S. (summa cum laude) in Physics, University of California, Berkeley. ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently developing and commercializing serendipity-enabling technologies in Biology and Medicine. Father of two children.
公山 倫子 | Michiko Kohyama
After working as a business development management member at Walt Disney Japan, she is currently working for a foreign VC firm. After entering university, she worked as a volunteer leader at the YMCA for 4 years, and also joined the NPO "ATD Fourth World" in New York City. While raising a baby and raising a child, she encountered Education Beyond and joined the organization as a pro bono member. She is a board member of Public Mind, an NPO that supports social good.
小林 りん | Lin Kobayashi
Lin attended the Pearson College United World College (UWC) in Canada with a full scholarship from Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). After majoring in development economics at university, she worked for UNICEF as a program officer in the Philippines and was involved in the non-formal education of street children. From this experience, Lin became acutely aware of the need for leadership education and in 2014 founded a boarding international high school in Karuizawa after 6 years of preparation. She is currently the chairperson of UWC ISAK Japan.
島崎 詠一 | Eiichi Shimazaki
Eiichi is a partner at Kamiyacho Law Office and an attorney-at-law in both Japan and California, USA. He is involved in a wide range of corporate legal matters, focusing on B2B transactions, corporate law, and personal data protection laws in various countries around the world. In addition to working with large Japanese and global corporations, Eiichi is also active in supporting social entrepreneurs and has a strong interest in education. He graduated from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (LL.M.).
春原 頌子 | Shoko Sunohara
Thanks to her studying experience at UWC (U.K.) and the fact that both parents are teachers, Shoko obtained a teaching license during university. After graduating, she joined a general trading company, starting with the agriculture-related business and later transitioned to human resource development. With national career consultant and professional coach certifications, she is currently in charge of the company’s HR for West Japan. Upon learning about Education Beyond’s mission, Shoko joined as a pro bono member.
常盤瑛祐 | Eisuke Tokiwa
Growing up in a poor family, Eisuke had depression and dropped out of school. He recovered through learning on his smartphone and during university he focused on studying programming, design, and English. During his 20s, Eisuke published a book called “Bad People Picture Book” and started a business in trialing online education in India. Currently, he is developing IT systems with generative AI and continues to research on the experiences for children to avoid becoming “bad guys”, develop a sense of self-affirmation, and their individuality.
轟 麻衣子 | Maiko Todoroki
From the age of 12, Maiko Todoroki studied at a private boarding school in the UK and enrolled at King's College, University of London. And completed MBA at INSEAD Graduate School. After working in foreign finance, luxury goods, and living abroad for 25 years, she came back to Japan and joined Poppins. In 2020, Maiko was appointed as President and CEO of Poppins Holdings Inc. (now Poppins Corporation) Poppins currently operates over 330 nursery schools across Japan and also provides in-home nanny and babysitter, elderly care service, and infertility prevention initiatives. Poppins’s IPO to the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange (now TSE Prime Market) in Dec 2020 was presented as the first SDGs-IPO in Japan. She is a director of the All Japan Childcare Services Association and serves as both a coordinator at the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and Vice-Chair of its Regulatory and Competition Policy Committee. She is the mother of two children.
服部 絢子 | Ayako Hattori
Growing up in NYC from 5th grade through middle school, Ayako studied at a private boarding school where attending different grades and levels of classes were the norm. After returning to Japan, she attended ICU High School and the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law before joining NHK. In June 2021, she retired from NHK and is currently working for an IT company. While raising a son and a daughter in middle and high school, she joined a project to make Japan a place where each child can receive an education suited to his or her individuality.
ポール・リー | Paul Li
After graduating from Simon Fraser University with a B.A. in Business Administration (Honors), Paul worked as an investor in the Tokyo and Hong Kong offices of several global financial institutions. He joined the East Asia Advisory Board for Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) in 2012 and has served as Chairman for Education Beyond since 2022 to bring CTY to Japan. He is currently the founder/CEO of a learning/education startup and pursuing a Master's degree in Data Science from Harvard University.
星 千奈津 | Chinatsu Hoshi
After graduating from the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, Chinatsu worked at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation where she was involved in financing infrastructure projects in Latin America. She then graduated from Keio University Law School and joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto as an attorney involved in financing for energy-related projects and foreign investment trusts. She became interested in the education field after the birth of her children and became the auditor of Education Beyond.
宮崎 悠介 | Yusuke Miyazaki
After graduating from Seibu Gakuen Bunri Junior and Senior High School, entered the Department of Geoengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University. He is a member of the Kyoto University MBA program. Through his own experience and that of his relatives, he realized the importance of "a place where children can maximize their curiosity and spirit of inquiry," which is the goal of Education Beyond, and joined its activities.