Support System and Achievements
The SMILE project is an educational program implemented by WILL with support from schools and teachers.
Since its launch in 2020, despite being initiated in response to requests from Japanese schools, there have been no cases where a partner school for collaborative lessons was not found or the program was discontinued midway.
The Net Promotion Score as of the end of 2025 is 40.3 (data collection target: 482 people). The graph below shows the basis for this value, showing the distribution of responses from 10 (willing to recommend) to 0 (not at all) to the question, “Do you recommend this program to your friends and colleagues?”
Source: Iio, J. and Wakabayashi, S. (2026) Intercultural Collaboration in University Classrooms: An Overview and Case Study, In: Proceedings of the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED 2026), pp. 184-185, Salamanca, Spain.
Support System
The SMILE project is a project that focuses on collaborative lessons between overseas schools and Japanese schools, from preparation to review. It can be used as inquiry-based learning, combining not only English but also various other subjects. The SMILE connects students using ICT tools. We support teacher-to-teacher meetings and information sharing, which are necessary for the implementation of the SMILE. We also support the signing of agreements between schools as needed.
Support From the Coordinator (Example)
WILL has a coordinator to support the implementation of the SMILE. The coordinator will support preparation meetings and information sharing, as well as participate in classes as needed to support the activities of teachers and students.
