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Japan’s Education Minister Wants Class Size Reduced
Japan’s Education minister Shinsuke Suematsu who assumed his role on October 4 said in an interview, the country should aim at reducing the admission size per class to 30 at public elementary and junior high schools. “Meticulous...
- Posted October 28, 2021
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A private school in London to teach children why James Bond was always a “white” man.
Starting from year 9, pupils at St. Dunstan’s College, an expensive private school in southeast London will have “white privilege” lessons. The all-new program hopes to teach pupils why all British Prime Ministers including James Bond actors...
- Posted October 18, 2021
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Facebook puts Instagram Kids project on pause amid mental health concerns
The head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said Monday it will be pausing its work on the children-dedicated Instagram app project in order to listen to concerns raised by parents, experts and regulators regarding its impact on teens’...
- Posted September 27, 2021
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Unmasked nursery teachers send 65 infected kids to the hospital.
Asahi News reported today that 65 children and 14 adults at Jyozan nursery school in Kumamoto’s Nishi ward, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Although the teaching staff were advised to wear masks, they were not strictly...
- Posted September 10, 2021
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The Number of Waitlisted children for Nursery Schools Drops to over half
The number of children waiting for a slot at Japan’s public nursery drops by 6,805 or 54.7 % as of April according to a survey by Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry. The number of waitlisted children is...
- Posted August 27, 2021
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Doctors warn: Milk Crate TikTok Challenge Can Cause Terrible Injury
If you have children at home, you probably have heard of the milk crate challenge. The milk crate stunt that started on TikTok is the latest challenge to take the internet by storm. Participants take a set...
- Posted August 27, 2021
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Japan Schools mull summer break extension amid covid spikes
In the midst of the worst surge of COVID-19 cases in Japan, Local governments are having to make big decisions before students return to school from summer break. While some have already decided to extend the holidays,...
- Posted August 25, 2021
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Meet the Teenpreneurs who just sold their first startup.
Two teen coders from Seattle, Sage Khanuja, 17, and Nikolas Ioannou, 18, noticed a lack of patient-centered technology. They then developed a telemedicine startup Spira for patients to be able to track their respiratory health and other...
- Posted July 27, 2021
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7-year old boy dies after violent shoulder throws in judo class
Huang, a seven-year-old boy in Taiwan mercilessly thrown to the ground 27 times at a Judo class in April, died on Tuesday, June 29. On April 27, the 67-year old Judo instructor ordered a 10-year-old classmate to...
- Posted June 30, 2021
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Elecom releases touch pens for children
Perhaps your child has encountered contact accuracy issues when using the fingertips to zoom, click, draw, create on a touch pad caused by greasy smudges on the screen. In most cases, the problem is easily fixed with...
- Posted June 28, 2021
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Help your children stay ahead of the game. Here’s why you should sign up now for Tokyo Coding Club’s Summer STEM program.
Years ago, who would have thought that VR producer, AI Engineer, YouTube Vlogger or Netflix tagger would have been real jobs? The rapidly changing phase in tech digitization and automation has created many new jobs today but...
- Posted June 14, 2021
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Floating Toes in schoolchildren on the rise.
The floating toe condition is currently attracting attention among researchers in Japan. On May 28, the University of Yamanashi announced that 96.7% of 396 schoolchildren surveyed in Japan had floating toes. Floating toes mean that at least...
- Posted June 13, 2021
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Japan to reduce class size by 2025
Japan has adopted a bill today reducing the maximum number of elementary grade students per class (at public schools) from the current 40 to 35. This will be implemented fully by 2025. The bill calls for...
- Posted February 2, 2021
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Registration for entrance examinations to national and public universities nationwide begins today.
A total of 98,896 students aiming to be admitted to 392 faculties at 82 national universities and 202 departments of 90 public universities have started registering for a university-specific secondary exam. Registration for the second-stage exams has...
- Posted January 25, 2021
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Schools won’t be asked to close even if emergency is issued.
It isn’t likely that blanket closures will apply to elementary and junior high schools even if a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus is declared in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa. That’s coming from Japan’s economic...
- Posted January 4, 2021
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Why South Korean patent holders under the age of 5 are increasing
According to South Korea’s ‘Patent Situation By Age Report’, 159 out of 1,897 recorded patent holders are children below age five. The updated report released by the Korean Intellectual Property Office covers a period of 9 years...
- Posted December 16, 2020
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Babies with crawling experience better at handling heights, experts say.
Parents always keep an eye on their walking toddlers to catch them when they fall. But did you know that babies as young as 12 months old naturally become aware of avoiding heights? A group of researchers...
- Posted December 10, 2020
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East Asian students outperform other countries in mathematics, according to new TIMSS results.
TIMSS, the longest running, international assessment body of mathematics and science education in the world, has just released its 7th assessment cycle for TIMSS 2019. Of the 580,000 students in 64 countries that participated, the results reveal...
- Posted December 8, 2020
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Virtual projects and events for bored children at home.
As families are all staying home trying to keep the kids busy and entertained, Tuttle Publishing is working with children’s book authors to provide interactive activities for teachers, parents, librarians and bookstores. Here are some of its...
- Posted May 1, 2020
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Download a free story book here to help children fight COVID-19!
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization,...
- Posted April 10, 2020
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Survey reveals children in Japan are stressed over having to adjust to distance learning.
A month ago, children were happy about the school closure which many thought would last just a few weeks. But as coronavirus cases rise in Japan and disruptions to daily life continue, experts say, the crisis isn’t...
- Posted April 8, 2020
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‘Harry Potter At Home’ brings magic to your life during the COVID-19 crisis.
Put some magic into your life with help from J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter books. For the ultimate Harry Potter experience, J.K. Rowling wrote on twitter: “Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused...
- Posted April 3, 2020
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International Lego robotics competition in May cancelled.
The First Lego League, an international Lego robotics competition to be held in Japan scheduled in May, has been canceled on Monday over Coronavirus concerns. The FIRST LEGO League competition is participated in by teams of children...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Empathy is compulsory at Denmark’s schools for kids 6-16 years old.
For many years, children have become too comfortable with the ‘reward system.’ Children compete with other kids in academic subjects or sports in order to make it to the honor roll. Highest achievers are rewarded with plaques,...
- Posted February 27, 2020
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Why Socio-Technological Literacy Matters Today
As a parent, I’ve been thinking about the education options out there for my child and his future in the choices I am making today. Most people can drive a motor vehicle. However, if all the parts...
- Posted February 19, 2020
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Activating 21st Century Skills in After-School Programs, Day Camps and Seasonal Camps
BSD Education - Build Something Different - offers real-world project-based technology education to 8-18-year olds to prepare them for a fast-changing technology-dominated world using the 21st Century Skills approach. BSD’s curriculum is mapped to US, IB and...
- Posted February 17, 2020
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Forest-style learning: Komazawa Park International School
The school’s increasingly popular forest-style learning is a beacon of top-tier early childhood education. Children today are spending too much time on their iPads and video games. All this screen time makes parents worried and it should....
- Posted February 13, 2020
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Things you’ve always wanted to know about Japan’s educare philosophy
Choosing the right education philosophy can be confusing for many of those looking into the Japanese preschool or kindergarten system. If you want to stay involved in your child’s learning experience and establish an open communication with...
- Posted November 11, 2019
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How do you raise achievers?
Parents have always been worried about their kids. Now more than ever, with the current economic crisis. What parent doesn’t want their kids to be high-achieving, happy adults? Some parents spend a lot of money to ensure...
- Posted January 22, 2019
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Generation Alpha: Chasing skills for early learners today
Sluggish Economy. Depressed wages. Impending consumption tax increase. Japanese school or international school. The list goes on. Whatever is holding millennial parents back from making a decision to delay preschool/kindergarten or having a baby, one thing remains...
- Posted October 12, 2018
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