Major activities are as follows.
The Sony Foundation supports creative and progressive elementary and junior high school educational programs and helps Japanese schools to enhance educational research and pursue innovative education. Application papers on a specified subject are accepted every year, and after careful evaluation by a selection committee, excellent schools are nominated to receive funding. Uses different graduated levels of competition to encourage schools to develop innovative educational programs, 2. Awards school wide efforts rather than those of individual teachers, 3. Recognizes and awards actual practices that can be used as models for other schools, rather than theoretical papers, and 4.