Opened as a subordinate organization of the Ritsumeikan Inamori Philosophy Research Center, RITA-LABO serves as a platform of research for a shift to a new instructional method for elementary and secondary schools by learning from the idea of Rita or “altruism” and the Amoeba Management system. RITA-LABO also aims to offer opportunities for mutual learning of diverse educational activities undertaken at schools, communities and companies from the perspective of educational research, and contribute to creating and implementing new educational initiatives through interactions. We hope to make “Rita” an internationally recognized word by advocating a shift to “Rita-based” education, first locally, and then nationwide and eventually, globally.
※1：LABO=Laboratory

Background to the opening of RITA-LABO

1. ① The current Japanese educational system puts too much emphasis on standardized test scores and has made people more apt to seek their own interests over those of others and has accelerated the weakening of human relations.
2. ② On the other hand, the idea of “Rita” and the Amoeba Management system have contributed to social and educational reforms.

Purposes of RITA-LABO

1. ① Serve as a platform to promote research and development on educational systems by learning from the idea of “Rita” and the Amoeba Management system
2. ② Advocate a shift to “Rita-based” education for elementary and secondary schools, first locally, and then nationwide and eventually, globally, and make “Rita” an internationally recognized word
3. ③ Open up opportunities for mutual learning of diverse educational activities undertaken at schools, communities and companies and contribute to creating and implementing new educational initiatives through interactions