New Speed Skating Elite Academy to be established at SEISA Kokusai Obihiro in April 2021. On Monday, April 11, 2021, an entrance ceremony for the Elite Academy was held in conjunction with the SEISA Kokusai Obihiro school entrance ceremony. We all congratulated Akane IIDA on her new challenge as the first student to join the Elite Academy from far away Saitama Prefecture. We look forward to seeing more young SEISA athletes taking on the challenges of the world, carrying Japan on their shoulders! 

Medals in Speed Skating, Elite Academy Opens in Obihiro｜NHK Hokkaido News

Akane IIDA joins Speed Skate Elite Academy: "I want to win a gold medal at the Olympics in the future".
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SEISA Kokusai Obihiro Speed Skating Elite Academy: "A school where students can combine sports and study".
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Since its establishment 50 years ago, SEISA has been providing a wide range of learning opportunities for children throughout Japan and around the world, under the theme of "ensuring the right to learn".

In April 2021, in the spring of its 49th year, a new school will be established in Obihiro, Tokachi. The school will be a "SEISA Kokusai High School Obihiro Speed Skating Elite Academy" for high school students aiming to become top speed skaters. The school will offer a "It’s like throwing one stone to hit two birds” approach to learning, allowing students to grow as human beings and develop their academic skills for the future, while interacting not only with athletes but also with a wide range of friends.

SEISA Kokusai Obihiro Speed Skating Elite Academy provides a flexible learning environment for high school students who wish to devote their youth and lives to speed skating. The school also offers classes in sports medicine and nutrition, which are important for athletes. In addition, the students will have the opportunity to interact with other students from the liberal arts course to develop the human interaction skills necessary to become a professional athlete.

SEISA’s sports education program will be launched in Obihiro, focusing on each student's learning style and lifestyle, and fostering their ability to live. From April, students from all over Japan will gather at the SEISA Kokusai Obihiro Speed Skating Elite Academy to learn from each other and become professionals.