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The statement for Casio education solutions is “Boost Your Curiosity.”
Curiosity is the starting point for learning. Curiosity generates interest. Casio believes that these are important elements that enrich people’s lives. Based on this statement, Casio develops and supplies education tools that meet the needs of the classroom and support modern education, and also implements education activities that support teachers and students.
GAKUHAN Activities — Supporting Math Education with Scientific Calculators
Casio supplies scientific calculators for use in education settings in some 100 countries worldwide. We not only supply products; we also have been supporting teachers and students around the world with our GAKUHAN activities for more than 30 years.
In Japan, scientific calculators are largely seen as tools for university students in science and technology, whereas many countries incorporate scientific calculators into their lower and upper secondary schools education. In the U.S., Europe, Australia, and other countries, scientific calculators are used by nearly all students at those earlier levels. Their use is being driven by changes in mathematics education around the world. There is growing recognition that the power of technology is essential to the study of statistics and programming in an IT-driven world. For example, leveraging technology to perform complex calculations enables a greater focus on nurturing problem-solving and thinking skills.
With the growing use of scientific calculators in these educational settings, Casio develops products customized according to government course guidelines, languages, and curricula in each region. With the aim of developing true educational tools that support learning, Casio engineers visit schools and join classes to grasp the needs in educational settings, and what they learn is reflected in product specifications. In this way, Casio develops localized models that are tailored to national and regional requirements, and currently offers 73 models in 20 regions. In development and production, Casio can customize scientific calculators in short cycles to rapidly reflect the needs of educational settings, utilizing large-scale integration (LSI) and automated assembly suited for high-mix, low-volume production.
Even if teachers and students purchase scientific calculators, they cannot get maximum use out of them for classes and exams unless they know how to use them properly. Therefore, in its GAKUHAN activities, Casio works with educators and education officials including ministries of education in various countries to develop teaching materials for teachers to introduce classes that use scientific calculators. We also provide teacher training on practical methods of instruction based on our teaching materials as a way to support better education and build optimal learning environments.
GAKUHAN activities also facilitate product development that reflects the needs of education settings and support learning environments that foster thinking skills. In Europe and the U.S., many students and teachers already know how to operate scientific calculators, so in recent years Casio has put a special focus on emerging economies including ASEAN countries, as it moves forward with these activities.
“Casio Teacher Training System” for people who teach in countries around the world
Casio is engaged in initiatives around the world to advance curricular reforms focusing on mathematics and science education, which are fundamental to technology. One of the things that support these efforts is Casio’s teacher training. Casio provides comprehensive support, from dispatching “master trainers” (teachers working with Casio), who are responsible for developing regional trainers, to ensuring that every teacher is able to provide classes that use scientific calculators.
Casio original teaching materials supporting mathematics classes that use scientific calculators
The status of usage of scientific calculators varies by country and region. Casio has developed original teaching materials to meet the needs of teachers, including those who have never used a scientific calculator and those who are unable to make full use of one, as well as those who want to make their classes more interesting. These teaching materials support teachers in introducing and using scientific calculators effectively and enable them to provide higher quality mathematics classes. As a result, they aim to deepen their students’ understanding of and interest in mathematics.
Casio engaged in promoting projects linked to the future of learners through coordination with national and regional governments
Casio helps to build a comprehensive learning environment tailored to each country’s specific circumstances in order to meet the challenges of the country and deliver the optimal, highest quality mathematics education environment for its children.
EDU-Port Japan
Mathematics education solutions in Indonesia and Egypt as a project by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
EDU-Port Japan is a public-private partnership focused on promoting the development of Japanese-style education outside Japan.
The projects currently underway in Indonesia and Egypt were selected by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as EDU-Port Japan Supported Projects again in 2025. The project in Indonesia has been selected for three years in a row since July 2021, and the project in Egypt has been selected for two years in a row since January 2024.
In coordination with the ministries of education and education officials in both countries, Casio continues to provide classroom support by developing mathematics classes that utilize scientific calculators, providing teacher training, and conducting pilot classes.
Key Project Initiatives in Indonesia
Indonesian educational policies emphasize the development of human resources capable of proactive thinking and learning. Under the project that has just been selected, Casio aims to expand inquiry-based mathematics lessons to meet this goal using educational material packages that include scientific calculators. In addition to working on improvements in lesson preparation and educational materials, Casio selected up to 10 potential model schools and provides teacher training and follow- up support after lessons.
Key Project Initiatives in Egypt
In Egypt, based on the teacher training implemented in the first project, Casio collaborates with Egypt-Japan Schools (EJSs) in addition to private schools in this project and works to train teachers who will be responsible for inquiry-based mathematics lessons. Casio provides an integrated program covering training through support for learning retention to ultimately build a system in which students can study proactively using scientific calculators. Going forward, training is planned for approximately 50 lower secondary school teachers at all EJSs.
Participation in Education Conference Organized by UNESCO and the African Union Commission (AUC)
In November 2024, Casio participated in Transforming STEM in Africa, an education conference organized by UNESCO and the African Union Commission (AUC) held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. At the STEM Experience Hub set up inside the venue, Casio gave local students a demonstration of STEM education methods using graphing scientific calculators and presented the GAKUHAN activities it has developed in Africa in a session based on the theme of effective STEM pedagogy. The conference enabled Casio to further deepen understanding of its education solutions among educators in Africa.
Casio Laboratory wide-area teacher training
Results of public-private partnership GAKUHAN activities in Lagos State, Nigeria
In collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Education in Nigeria, Casio engaged in a project designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of scientific calculators in inquiry-based learning in 2023. Based on the results of this project, the Lagos State Wide- Area Teacher Training program on teaching methods that use scientific calculators was held for all mathematics teachers in the state at Casio Laboratory locations in each school district using original teaching materials in line with Nigeria’s curriculum
The training enabled principals and teachers from each school to fully experience first-hand the hardware durability, reliable battery life, and outstanding quality and performance only offered by the genuine products, in addition to appreciating that scientific calculators are not only useful for calculations but also for developing logical thinking among students.
Women Do Science
Building a world where everyone is free to pursue learning
Women Do Science, which began in Spain in 2018, is an initiative that supports women learners in scientific fields. Casio sells scientific calculators that feature illustrations of women scientists and provides free educational materials for thinking about women’s activities in scientific fields. The activities are also expanding to other European countries such as France. The aim is to create an environment that facilitates learning with enjoyment and curiosity, which also aligns with “Boost Your Curiosity,” the statement for the Education Solutions at Casio. The elimination of educational disparities between men and women is also connected to fundamental human rights, well-being in life, and the long-term economic advancement of individuals and nations. The elimination of disparities between men and women in scientific fields has also been set as a goal by UNESCO. Working to reduce unconscious bias, we will showcase many women scientists while expanding the areas where the Women Do Science initiative has been deployed with the aim of building a world in which women active in science are not the exception and everyone is free to pursue learning.
Support for Various Academic Activities
Supporting academic activities through joint industry-academia projects and participation in international academic conferences
In 2020, Casio partnered with Saitama University on the “Implementation of Scientific Calculators in Mathematics Class and Its Global Expansion” program. As part of the project, Casio developed mathematics teaching materials that use scientific calculators and held workshops with students. The results were presented on a poster at the 9th ICMI-East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education (EARCOME9) held in South Korea in July 2025.
Casio also co-sponsored the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-15) held in Sydney, Australia in July 2024. With the aim of expanding awareness of our Education Solutions and building relationships with educators, we engaged in activities such as booth exhibitions, keynote opening speeches, workshops, and participation in various sessions held at ICME.
Global Teachers’ Meeting
Incorporating worldwide teacher and student feedback into product development
Casio invites teachers from countries around the world to its annual Global Teachers’ Meeting. In these meetings, Casio holds direct discussions with teachers on the types of product functions that would help their students learn more easily and lessons that would better motivate their students, enabling Casio to develop educational materials and services that better meet classroom needs.
Supporting ICT in Education through ClassPad.net
Alongside GAKUHAN activities, Casio also provides the ClassPad.net solution for education settings where ICT is advancing. ClassPad.net is a comprehensive ICT study platform that integrates study content such as online dictionaries and online calculator with the use of digital notes.
ClassPad.net is an ICT study platform that integrates mathematics software based on technology from the equation processing system that Casio developed for scientific calculators, which has been available overseas since 2018, with study tools such as online dictionaries, workbooks, and e-books provided by education publishers, digital notes that are accessible from personal computers and tablets, as well as classroom support features. The platform can be used for ICT education and online classes on all subjects. A beta version with limited functionality was released in April 2021, and the full version was launched in September 2021.
While past digital study tools required the use of multiple applications like dictionaries and other apps depending on how they were used, ClassPad.net fully integrates two different functions, digital notes and study tools, to support independent and inquiry-based study. In addition, cloud storage for data changes the way that teachers work by eliminating the need for classroom whiteboards or printed worksheets every time teachers use the platform. Accessible at home or at school as long as the student has a personal computer, tablet, or other device, this solution offers teachers and students an interactive learning process and allows students to review their lessons uninterrupted, since they no longer have to collect their notebooks.
In April 2022, Casio concluded an Agreement on Digital Learning Support at Kochi Prefectural Schools with the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education and has used the results obtained through joint research to improve functionality. In November 2024, all 33 prefectural high schools (including branch schools) in Kochi Prefecture decided to introduce and use ClassPad.net.
In May 2024, Casio was selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Workstyle Reform Support Grant 2024 and implemented demonstration testing on the introduction of ClassPad.net at 14 senior and junior high schools in 8 regions nationwide. Based on the results of questionnaires for the teachers who used ClassPad.net, 87% reported that they thought its introduction had reduced or will reduce distribution of paper materials. Many other comments noted that being able to exchange tasks with students in this app helps to save time and reduced the use of paper as well as making it easy to see student answers and task submission status in real time and to return work. This has contributed to workstyle reform.
In March 2024, Casio acquired Libry Co. Ltd., a provider of digital educational materials and AI drills, as a subsidiary to provide users with an all-new educational experience. In April 2025, the two companies announced the release of Q.Bank, a tool for creating worksheets for high school teachers. The two companies' complementary strengths in learning content and tools will provide widely applicable classroom services. This move aims to create new value by providing support for personalized learning and educational assessment by utilizing big data in the field of education. As of March 2024, the two services together have been introduced in more than 1,500 schools (including schools using the trial version).
Casio will continue to create services that are helpful for teachers and students and contribute to education by pursuing co-creation with schools, while listening to feedback from classrooms.
Contributing to Society with Our Timepiece Business
Preserving Biodiversity through Collaboration with Environmental Protection Groups
Casio has developed many brands of watch products such as G-SHOCK, BABY-G, and PROTREK. These Casio brands deliver functions, performance, and designs suited to the many diverse activities and situations in which people use their watches. Many of those envisioned situations are beautiful and sometimes harsh natural landscapes, including a wide range of land and ocean environments.
As the manufacturer of these brands, Casio believes in its responsibility to protect natural environments. Casio leverages its main business activities to achieve this and has been developing collaboration watch models with a number of environmental protection groups each year. The name recognition and product appeal of the Casio brand helps energize each collaborating group’s environmental protection activities and public awareness of them.
Based on a theme of “Love the Sea and the Earth,” Casio has collaborated with environmental protection groups such as the Surfrider Foundation, International Cetacean Education Research Centre (ICERC Japan), Aqua Planet, Charles Darwin Foundation, Earthwatch Japan, and Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Casio supports these groups by planning and selling collaboration watches and sharing information. In particular, Our support of ICERC Japan, through the ongoing creation of dolphin and whale watch models that began in 1994, reached its 30th year in 2024.
Going forward, Casio will continue to combine product development and social contribution to help preserve biodiversity and promote a sustainable natural environment.
Surfrider Foundation
ICERC Japan
Aqua Planet
Charles Darwin Foundation
Earthwatch Japan
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Contributing to Social Issues around the World with G-SHOCK ─ The Pink Ribbon G-SHOCK Model Initiative
Casio leverages the G-SHOCK brand to support the activities of people and groups addressing various issues.
As one of these initiatives, every October, Casio releases limited-edition G-SHOCK models to support Pink Ribbon activities fostering early detection and greater awareness of breast cancer. Fund raising activities and events are held in individual countries during Pink Ribbon (Breast Cancer Awareness) Month in October with the aim of building a world in which all people can live authentic and healthy lives without having to miss out because of illness. In fiscal 2025, Casio donated 5% of sales of these models in Japan to the certified NPO J.POSH, which supports breast cancer patients and their families. Moreover, in the United States, we used the logo of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), an NPO that aims to prevent and cure breast cancer, on product packaging to raise awareness and understanding of the organization, in addition to donating $20,000.
In other initiatives, as an awareness-raising activity in Colombia, Casio produced and broadcast a TV commercial in a tie-up with an NPO that promotes cancer prevention and treatment support. In India and Malaysia, we co-sponsored charity running events for raising awareness about prevention and early detection of breast cancer and provided Pink Ribbon G-SHOCK models as prizes.
Casio will continue using Pink Ribbon G-SHOCK models to raise awareness of early detection of breast cancer and support treatment.
2024 Pink Ribbon G-SHOCK models
Product packaging in the United States
Commercial broadcast in Colombia
Charity run in India
Charity run in Malaysia
Social Contribution Value of Moflin: Comfort from a Smart Companion in a Stressful World
People in modern society are exposed to many stressors including diversification in workstyles, increasingly complex human relationships, economic instability, and digital burnout. There seems to be an increase in the number of people who feel lonely due to the weakening of human relationships caused by the pandemic and other factors. Furthermore, the economic loss caused when people work while suffering a physical or mental illness is estimated at around 7.6 trillion yen a year in Japan.* Measures to address these problems are now an urgent social need.
In this environment, Casio developed Moflin AI pet robot, that focuses on providing users with mental wellness support.
Using a unique AI mental wellness algorithm, Moflin features the ability to develop over four million personality variations depending on its interactions. Therefore, Moflin can build a unique relationship with its owner and become a companion that stimulates affection and is a soothing presence. Moflin can provide a sense of comfort even for people who are not able to keep pets due to circumstances such as allergies or their living environment. Casio hopes to continue making contributions in the mental wellness field using Moflin and its characteristics as a starting point.
*Updated on January 7, 2026