Educational administration enforcement measures
1 Promoting the realization of a sustainable society
(1) Promotion of SDGs and ESD
Education is the foundation for human life. We will promote education for sustainable development (ESD) that fosters the creators of a sustainable society by taking advantage of Niseko's unique environment, including initiatives such as the SDGs Future City and Eco-Model City, so that everyone from children to adults can receive a high-quality education and deepen their learning throughout their lives, leading to the realization of a sustainable society (SDGs).
2 Nurturing a rich mind and healthy body
(1) Promotion of child-rearing support
Aiming to create a town where children's smiles shine, we will comprehensively promote child-rearing support measures based on the second Niseko Town Children and Child-rearing Support Project Plan. In addition, we will proceed with the formulation of the third plan, which will be a five-year plan starting from fiscal year 2025.
At the local child-rearing support center, in addition to providing a place for interaction and learning for parents and children in pre-school, consultation and support regarding child-rearing, temporary child-care and holiday child-care will be implemented to improve the child-rearing environment.
For school-age children, we provide a safe and secure place for them to go after school and a place where they can play and live according to their developmental stage through after-school childcare programs and the Niseko Children's Center, aiming to promote the healthy development of children.
In addition, we will expand the family support center business, which provides mutual assistance in raising children, child care activities during long vacations run by NPOs, and children's playgrounds, and promote town development that utilizes the power of the local community to nurture children as a whole. .
At the local child-rearing support center, in addition to providing a place for interaction and learning for parents and children in pre-school, consultation and support regarding child-rearing, temporary child-care and holiday child-care will be implemented to improve the child-rearing environment.
For school-age children, we provide a safe and secure place for them to go after school and a place where they can play and live according to their developmental stage through after-school childcare programs and the Niseko Children's Center, aiming to promote the healthy development of children.
In addition, we will expand the family support center business, which provides mutual assistance in raising children, child care activities during long vacations run by NPOs, and children's playgrounds, and promote town development that utilizes the power of the local community to nurture children as a whole. .
(2) Promotion of early childhood education and childcare
Infancy is an important time for cultivating the foundations for lifelong personality development. It is important to provide a place where children can live in safety, support their growth and development, and provide high-quality early childhood education. For this reason, our Yoji Centre, which provides both early childhood education and childcare, strives to provide education and childcare that fosters basic lifestyle habits and fosters rich minds and healthy bodies through childcare, play, and living in a natural environment.
We also work to deepen our ties with the local community through various activities, such as reading picture books to families and holding English classes led by assistant language teachers and international exchange officers, and we value the image of the child we want them to become by the end of their preschool years. We strive to further improve early childhood education and childcare by promoting smooth transition to elementary school learning and cooperation and exchange with junior high schools, high schools, and universities.
Additionally, in order to improve convenience for users and reduce the workload of childcare workers, we will promote digitalization, including expanding childcare support systems.
We also work to deepen our ties with the local community through various activities, such as reading picture books to families and holding English classes led by assistant language teachers and international exchange officers, and we value the image of the child we want them to become by the end of their preschool years. We strive to further improve early childhood education and childcare by promoting smooth transition to elementary school learning and cooperation and exchange with junior high schools, high schools, and universities.
Additionally, in order to improve convenience for users and reduce the workload of childcare workers, we will promote digitalization, including expanding childcare support systems.
(3) Improvement of physical strength and athletic ability
In order to ensure that children live healthy lives, we work with families to promote the development of basic lifestyle habits, and by utilizing the results of nationwide physical fitness and athletic ability surveys, we strive to improve physical fitness at Yoji Centre and schools and to help establish exercise habits.
(4) Enhancing health education and dietary education
Regarding school lunches, in order to ensure safe, secure, and stable operations, in addition to thorough hygiene management, we will carry out appropriate maintenance, inspection, and repair of cooking machines and equipment, and proceed with systematic renewal of cooking machines and other equipment.
In addition, we strive to make it possible to experience a variety of foods by using locally produced and domestically produced foodstuffs, and at the same time, through school lunches, we aim to nurture desirable dietary habits, food culture, and interest in health through food. proceed with instruction.
We will work with parents, students, and schools to deal with allergies on an individual basis. As for school lunch fees, while food costs are on the rise, we will continue to keep the unit price of school lunch fees unchanged this year through public funding, and will expand the exemption from school lunch fees from the third child onwards to the second child onwards, further reducing the burden on parents.
In addition, we strive to make it possible to experience a variety of foods by using locally produced and domestically produced foodstuffs, and at the same time, through school lunches, we aim to nurture desirable dietary habits, food culture, and interest in health through food. proceed with instruction.
We will work with parents, students, and schools to deal with allergies on an individual basis. As for school lunch fees, while food costs are on the rise, we will continue to keep the unit price of school lunch fees unchanged this year through public funding, and will expand the exemption from school lunch fees from the third child onwards to the second child onwards, further reducing the burden on parents.
(5) Promotion of human rights and moral education
Our town has many immigrants from both within Japan and overseas, and a diverse range of children from different cultural and social backgrounds attend kindergarten and school. In addition to establishing the philosophy of mutual aid left behind by Takeo Arishima, we will work together with families and the community to promote the realization of a peaceful and democratic society, and to promote moral education that fosters respect for each other's human rights and diversity and fosters compassion.
In addition, we will respect the human rights of children to the fullest based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strive to foster a rich spirit and humanity, as well as Article 11 of the Basic Urban Development Ordinance (Right of townspeople under 20 years of age to participate in community development). We will promote children's participation in town development based on the following.
In addition, we will respect the human rights of children to the fullest based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strive to foster a rich spirit and humanity, as well as Article 11 of the Basic Urban Development Ordinance (Right of townspeople under 20 years of age to participate in community development). We will promote children's participation in town development based on the following.
3 Fostering solid academic ability
(1) Developing the qualities and abilities required in the new era
At elementary and junior high schools, faculty and staff work together systematically to verify and improve educational activities aimed at improving academic ability. In addition, we will continue to improve classes to realize independent, interactive, and deep learning, and develop the qualities and abilities needed in the new era.
Niseko High School implements educational activities that will ensure that students develop the qualities and abilities that the new curriculum guidelines aim for, such as identifying problems that need to be solved by themselves, thinking independently, understanding diverse points of view, and creating satisfactory solutions.
Niseko High School implements educational activities that will ensure that students develop the qualities and abilities that the new curriculum guidelines aim for, such as identifying problems that need to be solved by themselves, thinking independently, understanding diverse points of view, and creating satisfactory solutions.
(2) Promotion of special support education
In order to provide support tailored to the educational needs of each child, we provide educational and school consultations from an early stage, including early childhood. For children who require special consideration, in addition to classroom guidance (language and learning classrooms) and special support classes, special support instructors are assigned to elementary and junior high schools to provide support in daily life and learning. We will strive to enhance special needs education, such as by conducting
(3) Promotion of STEAM education
Through integrated learning, students will develop the ability to integrate knowledge from different fields and solve problems creatively. Niseko High School will strengthen interdisciplinary and exploratory learning using ICT, and will work to develop the qualities and abilities to solve increasingly complex regional issues through international education and entrepreneurial education through high school-university collaboration.
* STEAM education: Interdisciplinary education that utilizes what is learned in each subject to discover and solve problems in the real world (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)
* STEAM education: Interdisciplinary education that utilizes what is learned in each subject to discover and solve problems in the real world (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)
(4) Enhancement of career education
We will strive to enhance career education at schools so that students can acquire the qualities and abilities necessary for social and vocational independence.
At Niseko High School, we aim to realize the diverse career aspirations of each student, including going to university, through career education aimed at realizing their own happy future (well-being).
At Niseko High School, we aim to realize the diverse career aspirations of each student, including going to university, through career education aimed at realizing their own happy future (well-being).
4. Promoting multicultural coexistence in our hometown
(1) Promotion of Niseko-style education
"Niseko Style Education" is an initiative to raise children who learn in Niseko and love Niseko, considering the continuity of the 9 years of education from elementary school to junior high school, as well as the continuity with Yoji Centre and Niseko High School, and regarding the 4 schools as one continuous school body. The newly appointed education specialist in the secretariat will take the lead in promoting the initiative with a focus on English education, hometown learning, and the use of ICT, and each school will develop educational activities with a sense of unity, thereby further promoting the Niseko Style of education.
(2) Promotion of domestic and international exchange and international understanding
Niseko Town The Niseko World Village (tentative name), which will be established at Niseko High School, will be the base for the creation of a multicultural society in which not only high school students but also elementary and junior high school students and local residents can participate, in cooperation and exchange with the International Exchange Promotion Council (Niseko Friends) and the Hokkaido International School Niseko. We will promote efforts to create a multicultural society in which elementary and junior high school students and town residents can participate.
Additionally, to give children an opportunity to come into contact with different cultures and broaden their horizons, we will be implementing youth exchange programs, such as a "Youth Offshore Seminar" visit to Takashima City (formerly Makino Town) in Shiga Prefecture, and hosting children and students from Satsumasendai City in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Additionally, to give children an opportunity to come into contact with different cultures and broaden their horizons, we will be implementing youth exchange programs, such as a "Youth Offshore Seminar" visit to Takashima City (formerly Makino Town) in Shiga Prefecture, and hosting children and students from Satsumasendai City in Kagoshima Prefecture.
(3) Promotion of Niseko High School
Niseko High School is creating a new school that features entrepreneurial education and international education in order to develop global talent with civic pride. In addition to considering a specific curriculum that makes use of the characteristics of the general studies department, in entrepreneurial education we will promote research activities using digital technology, etc., and create opportunities to take on challenges by utilizing learning outcomes such as the After-school Entrepreneurship Club (tentative name). In international education, we will support the expenses of overseas training and short-term overseas study abroad for fourth-year students, and promote activities of NISEKO World Village (tentative name) where students can come into contact with English and foreign cultures on a daily basis and acquire an international sensibility while having fun, and foster the internationality and English ability necessary to survive in a global society.
At the same time, we will consider converting to a full-time school and reconsidering the size of the school, and since it is important to create an environment where students can attend with peace of mind when recruiting from far away, both within and outside of Hokkaido, we will further consider the rapid reconstruction of the aging high school dormitory, Kibougaoka Dormitory.
At the same time, we will consider converting to a full-time school and reconsidering the size of the school, and since it is important to create an environment where students can attend with peace of mind when recruiting from far away, both within and outside of Hokkaido, we will further consider the rapid reconstruction of the aging high school dormitory, Kibougaoka Dormitory.
5. Establishing an environment that enhances the quality of learning
(1) Promotion of ICT utilization
In order to further promote the use of ICT in schools, we will develop an environment that integrates hardware, software, and human resources. In addition to improving the environment, deploying ICT support staff, and improving the teaching skills of teachers and teachers using ICT, we have introduced learning support software that can be used by all students from elementary school to high school to enrich learning and improve home learning. We will promote utilization and improve the quality of education.
(2) Promotion of educational counseling and student guidance support
We are being asked to respond to changes in society surrounding students, such as bullying, school absenteeism, online troubles, and preventing discrimination and prejudice due to the impact of COVID-19. In addition to working to detect bullying early and prevent it before it occurs based on the Basic Policy for Preventing Bullying, we will also value students' independent activities and strive to create an educational environment where they can think about and follow rules for themselves.
In order to help resolve these issues, we will deploy school counselors to provide enhanced consultation with students and their parents.
In order to help resolve these issues, we will deploy school counselors to provide enhanced consultation with students and their parents.
(3) Enhancement of training opportunities for faculty and staff
In order to continuously provide higher-quality education and help children develop their potential to the fullest, we aim to ensure that teachers have sufficient qualifications and abilities, such as a strong sense of mission, rich social skills, and practical leadership skills. To prepare for this, we will support the activities of the Niseko Style Education Study Group, which is attended by teachers in the town.
We have set up a "Niseko Style Education Day" where teachers from all schools in the town gather together for training, as well as specialized training, to optimize individual training and encourage collaborative learning among teachers. We will strive to enrich it.
We have set up a "Niseko Style Education Day" where teachers from all schools in the town gather together for training, as well as specialized training, to optimize individual training and encourage collaborative learning among teachers. We will strive to enrich it.
(4) Promotion of work style reform
We will promote work style reform in schools so that teachers and staff can focus on truly necessary educational activities while effectively utilizing limited human and material resources in order to achieve the educational goals of each school. . In addition, we will further promote DX in educational settings and create a work environment where faculty and staff can fully demonstrate their abilities.
(5) Building a learning safety net
It is important to provide the necessary support and create an environment where all children can attend school with peace of mind so that their learning opportunities are not affected by the environment in which they were born and raised. The school attendance assistance system will continue to provide financial support such as school supplies and school lunch expenses.
In addition, we will assign teachers and support staff to children and students who do not speak Japanese, including those who have returned from overseas, to provide them with opportunities to attend school, help them adapt to school life, and provide appropriate guidance.
In addition, we will assign teachers and support staff to children and students who do not speak Japanese, including those who have returned from overseas, to provide them with opportunities to attend school, help them adapt to school life, and provide appropriate guidance.
(6) Improving the educational environment (measures against heat in schools)
As the extreme heat, which poses the risk of heatstroke, is expected to continue, we will work to improve the learning environment by installing air conditioners. Following the completion of installation at the Early Yoji Centre in 2023, we will continue preparations to complete installation at each elementary, junior high, and high school as soon as possible.
Additionally, we will be investigating the deterioration of the Niseko High School building, which was constructed more than 30 years ago, and formulating a basic policy for its redevelopment. We will also strive to properly maintain the facilities, including carrying out waterproofing repairs on the roof of Yoji Centre and converting the lighting in the Niseko Junior High School gymnasium to LED.
Additionally, we will be investigating the deterioration of the Niseko High School building, which was constructed more than 30 years ago, and formulating a basic policy for its redevelopment. We will also strive to properly maintain the facilities, including carrying out waterproofing repairs on the roof of Yoji Centre and converting the lighting in the Niseko Junior High School gymnasium to LED.
6. Strengthening cooperation between the community and schools
(1) Promotion of community schools
We will continue to develop our community school activities, aiming to create a school that is in harmony with the community, with schools, families, and the community sharing challenges and goals. Using the abundant educational resources of Niseko, such as the town's natural environment, human resources, and town development initiatives, we will work to enrich education to nurture children who are unique, love Niseko, and are proud of Niseko.
(2) Strengthening the school crisis management system
Although Honmachi has few natural disasters, the occurrence of large-scale disasters nationwide and their subsequent effects are an issue, so we will further strengthen cooperation between schools, the Board of Education, the police, and other related organizations. We will further strengthen safety inspections of school roads, traffic safety education, crime prevention education, and disaster prevention education by Niseko Town School Road Safety Promotion Council.
Regarding school bus operations, we will strive to prioritize safety, set up efficient routes, and review bus times to match school arrival and departure times to ensure that students have a means of transportation to and from school.
Regarding school bus operations, we will strive to prioritize safety, set up efficient routes, and review bus times to match school arrival and departure times to ensure that students have a means of transportation to and from school.
7. Enhancing lifelong learning and sports
(1) Enhancement of lifelong learning opportunities
We will work to provide diverse learning opportunities and promote recurrent education so that students can learn anytime and anywhere throughout their lives.
Based on the 7th mid-term social education plan, we will strengthen cooperation with schools, families, and the local community, and aim to improve childcare support systems, provide opportunities for multicultural exchange, provide opportunities to get to know the local community, and improve the health of the elderly. We will continue to promote social education projects based on the four pillars of ``.
In the learning opportunities for children, Niseko aims to expose children to various educational resources such as human resources, things, and nature in Honmachi, to learn about the goodness of their hometown through discovery and excitement, and to nurture the mind and body to live strong lives for the future. We will carry out a future lab.
As for learning opportunities for the elderly, we will work to increase knowledge and education through learning and exchange at Kotobuki University, and to lead healthy, bright, and cultured lives.
Based on the 7th mid-term social education plan, we will strengthen cooperation with schools, families, and the local community, and aim to improve childcare support systems, provide opportunities for multicultural exchange, provide opportunities to get to know the local community, and improve the health of the elderly. We will continue to promote social education projects based on the four pillars of ``.
In the learning opportunities for children, Niseko aims to expose children to various educational resources such as human resources, things, and nature in Honmachi, to learn about the goodness of their hometown through discovery and excitement, and to nurture the mind and body to live strong lives for the future. We will carry out a future lab.
As for learning opportunities for the elderly, we will work to increase knowledge and education through learning and exchange at Kotobuki University, and to lead healthy, bright, and cultured lives.
(2) Promotion of lifelong sports activities
In order to make winter sports more familiar, we will be renting skis for young children, holding a children's ski festival and town-wide ski competition, and holding various ski classes. Furthermore, with the cooperation of each ski resort in the town, we will continue to subsidize ski lift tickets for children, as well as ski lift tickets purchased by parents of children aged 4 and over and children in the lower grades of elementary school. Masu.
We will continue to hold the well-established Community Sports Day and various sports tournaments for the purpose of promoting health and building friendships, as well as the sports experience classes and radio exercise events for townspeople during the summer holidays planned mainly by the sports promotion committee. In addition, we will support the Mayor's Cup Sports Tournament and the Niseko Marathon Festival, which are organized by sports organizations, in order to promote competitive ability.
Niseko Town Sports Association, which plays a central role in the town's youth sports, health sports, and competitive sports, supports the activities of its affiliated organizations, promotes community-based sports activities, and provides instructors. We will strive to develop and secure the following.
In addition, in order to make club activities held at schools sustainable, Niseko Town Holiday Club Activities Regional Transfer Study Council will consider specific measures for the gradual regional transfer of club activities. I'll go.
We will continue to hold the well-established Community Sports Day and various sports tournaments for the purpose of promoting health and building friendships, as well as the sports experience classes and radio exercise events for townspeople during the summer holidays planned mainly by the sports promotion committee. In addition, we will support the Mayor's Cup Sports Tournament and the Niseko Marathon Festival, which are organized by sports organizations, in order to promote competitive ability.
Niseko Town Sports Association, which plays a central role in the town's youth sports, health sports, and competitive sports, supports the activities of its affiliated organizations, promotes community-based sports activities, and provides instructors. We will strive to develop and secure the following.
In addition, in order to make club activities held at schools sustainable, Niseko Town Holiday Club Activities Regional Transfer Study Council will consider specific measures for the gradual regional transfer of club activities. I'll go.
(3) Enhancement of lifelong learning and sports facilities
We will strive to maintain and manage each facility under our jurisdiction appropriately based on long-term vision and development plans in order to make the facilities safe, comfortable, and accessible to everyone for lifelong learning, culture, and sports. As for Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum, where deterioration is an issue, we will continue to consider its utilization and renovation, while maintaining the surrounding environment, including Arishima Memorial Park.
8. Promoting culture and the arts
(1) Promotion of artistic and cultural activities
Since culture and art contribute to the creation of a spiritually enriching society, we share and collaborate with related organizations to hold concerts for town residents sponsored by cultural associations, youth art appreciation events for children and students, and exhibitions of children's works. It will be held. We will also utilize facilities such as the Town Citizen Center, the learning exchange center ``Aso Book'', and Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum, and strive to secure opportunities for people to experience art, such as listening to music.
At the Niseko Railway Heritage Complex, which is located adjacent to Niseko Station, in collaboration with Niseko Town Railway Culture Association, we will hold events to publicize railway vehicles, strengthen public relations activities to spread awareness both inside and outside the town, and sell original products. to hold. We also give due consideration to facility safety management and environmental maintenance.
In addition, regarding local materials, in addition to collecting and displaying valuable historical and cultural properties, we will install storage equipment and digitize materials, working to enhance the function of Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum as a local museum.
At the Niseko Railway Heritage Complex, which is located adjacent to Niseko Station, in collaboration with Niseko Town Railway Culture Association, we will hold events to publicize railway vehicles, strengthen public relations activities to spread awareness both inside and outside the town, and sell original products. to hold. We also give due consideration to facility safety management and environmental maintenance.
In addition, regarding local materials, in addition to collecting and displaying valuable historical and cultural properties, we will install storage equipment and digitize materials, working to enhance the function of Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum as a local museum.
(2) Promotion of reading activities
With the NPO Asobook Association as the designated administrator, we operate the learning exchange center "Asobook", which provides an environment where reading can be enjoyed and familiar on a daily basis as a library, as well as supporting volunteer activities related to reading. .
In addition, based on the Third Children's Reading Promotion Plan (2023), in order to promote reading activities among children and students through schools, we will carry out support activities for school libraries with the cooperation of Asobooku-no-Kai, and will also work to improve the library environment, make effective use of the library, and enhance the book selection.
In addition, based on the Third Children's Reading Promotion Plan (2023), in order to promote reading activities among children and students through schools, we will carry out support activities for school libraries with the cooperation of Asobooku-no-Kai, and will also work to improve the library environment, make effective use of the library, and enhance the book selection.
(3) Enhancement of Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum
Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum is a facility that introduces and passes down the literature and achievements of Takeo Arishima, a representative writer of the Taisho period, including his efforts to liberate farms. We will further improve our academic level and work to speed up the planning and execution of business projects. In addition to holding special exhibitions on literature, local history, and art, we will also hold educational programs, and work with sister and friendship-affiliated museums to further enhance related projects.
This year, in addition to continuing to hold special exhibitions by Hideyuki Fujikura, a pasting artist, we will also hold special exhibitions such as the ``Hisao Moribun Exhibition,'' a director with ties to Hokkaido, and the nationwide design exhibition ``Takeo Paper Show,'' as well as the recently updated Grand Grand Exhibition. We will be holding a piano opening concert.
In FY2020, we will continue to proactively address various issues surrounding education while working to further enhance the management of the Board of Education.
This year, in addition to continuing to hold special exhibitions by Hideyuki Fujikura, a pasting artist, we will also hold special exhibitions such as the ``Hisao Moribun Exhibition,'' a director with ties to Hokkaido, and the nationwide design exhibition ``Takeo Paper Show,'' as well as the recently updated Grand Grand Exhibition. We will be holding a piano opening concert.
In FY2020, we will continue to proactively address various issues surrounding education while working to further enhance the management of the Board of Education.
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