Hong Kong, April 1, 2020 – Wonder Code Limited (“WC”), a Hong Kong incorporated leading STREAM coding education company with operations in the Asia Pacific region, and also a portfolio company of Isola Capital (“Isola”), has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Keio Yochisha Elementary School, (“KYES”), a prominent elementary school affiliated to Keio University with over 150 years of history in Japan. WC is a portfolio company of Isola Capital (“Isola”). Isola continues to focus on unique private equity investment opportunities in consumer sectors, including education, health and wellness, food and beverage, and healthcare products and services across Asia Pacific, especially in Greater China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia.
The strategic collaboration between WC and KYES provides KYES with immediate access to WC’s proprietary English-based STREAM coding education program, including curriculum, teaching and studying materials, educational robots, teacher training, and other supporting products and services. KYES will apply, promote and incorporate the WC’s coding education program in its curriculum in KYES and other Keio affiliated education institutions in Japan and school network globally.
“Wonder Code is very pleased to collaborate with one of the most prominent education institutions in Japan, Keio Yochisha Elementary School, and to introduce a unique English-based STREAM curriculum content to complement their current existing programs and to enhance the learning outcomes for their students in the 21st Century” said Zac Kwon, CEO of Wonder Code, adding that “Wonder Code has a proven track recording of delivering high quality STREAM education solutions with over 2,000 students experiencing our unique learning approach. We believe that Wonder Code, with its innovative content and hybrid learning approach, will help students at Keio Yochisha Elementary School to develop this critical skill set, especially as Japan has introduced coding as a compulsory subject in elementary schools in April 2020.”
“Keio Yochisha Elementary School is very keen to introduce Wonder Code’s English-based STREAM coding education program to our classes, which further strengthens our position as a leading education institution in Japan. The combination of Keio Yochisha Elementary School’s venerable heritage and Wonder Code’s innovation and creativity is able will allow us to deliver the best learning experience and results for our students. We look forward to launching Wonder Code’s program, and exploring other collaboration opportunities in the future.” said Kenji Shimizu from Keio Yochisha Elementary School.
“We are very pleased to see the collaboration between Wonder Code andwith Keio Yochisha Elementary School, and we believe that this is yet another milestone for Wonder Code in its strategy to become an Asia Pacific leader in STREAM education” said Anthony Chan, CEO of Isola.
About Wonder Code
Wonder Code Limited (“WC”) is a leading Asia Pacific STREAM coding education provider, which delivers a complete turnkey solution for the implementation of coding education programs with a comprehensive curriculum, teacher training materials and services, coding educational coding robots, tablets, and learning applications. WC has a long-term strategic partnership with Wonder Workshop, a leading Silicon Valley-based designer of coding educational coding robots.
For more information about Wonder Code, please visit www.wondercode.kr
About Keio Yochisha Elementary School
Keio Yochisha Elementary School (“KYES”) is a leading elementary school affiliated to Keio University with over 150 years of history. KYES has over 900 students across grades one to six with around 70 teachers and staff members. KYES’ education philosophy is cultivating an independent spirit through work and play, as well as encouraging students' inquisitiveness and broadening their awareness of the world.
For more information, please visit www.yochisha.keio.ac.jp
About Isola Capital
Isola Capital Group is an asset management and family office platform founded by a group of shareholder families from Asia and Europe with a well-established history of preserving and generating wealth through prudent and entrepreneurial investments. Through its private asset management structure with access to evergreen capital, Isola Capital leverages the spirit of generations of entrepreneurial success and the dynamic expertise of an international network across different investment strategies and portfolio companies. Isola Capital possesses an extensive network with access to a wealth of knowledge across strategies, geographies and sectors to secure optimal investment outcomes.
For more information, please visit www.isola-capital.com
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SOURCE: Isola Capital Partners