Children's English School Reflet Introduces VR Lessons
The move reflects a shift from test-prep English to immersive, experience-based learning for children, using VR to simulate real-world scenarios that are otherwise hard to access in Japan.
Reporting from 1 sources: ASCII.jp.
Reflet, a children's English conversation school in Kanagawa Prefecture, has launched VR-based lessons. The school's mission is 'playing in English' rather than studying. VR recreates overseas environments like airports and cafes to provide real-world English use. The school uses small classes with foreign instructors who speak Japanese and curricula such as TBL and CLIL.
Reflet was founded in December 2022 with the mission of 'playing in English' rather than 'learning English.' The school, based in Kanagawa Prefecture, has now introduced VR lessons to give children a place to use English in simulated real-world settings. The VR recreates overseas streetscapes, airports, schools, and cafes, allowing students to practice tasks like asking for directions or ordering food. The school uses small class sizes with foreign instructors who speak Japanese, and curricula such as Task-Based Learning and Content and Language Integrated Learning. The goal is to cultivate genuine English ability through experience, not memorization.
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