◆ (Advance registration required for each session) Announcement of the "Asobo-ya" and "Asobo-ya 2" Community Child-Rearing Support Centers (First Half of Fiscal Year 2024)
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Early Childhood EducationFaculty of EducationEarly Childhood Education will be hosting the community childcare support events “Asobo-ya” and “Asobo-ya 2.”
“Asobo-ya” and “Asobo-ya 2” are events where preschool-aged children and their parents can experience a variety of games prepared Early Childhood Education.
If you are interested, please feel free to join us with your child.
Detailed information is also available on Faculty of Education.
| episode | Date | Time | Application Period | Major theme | Contents |
| １ | Friday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | May 17–May 24 | Let’s pretend to be animals and peel the apples together with our friends! | After making masks and dressing up as all sorts of animals, let’s help the old man and woman pull up the turnip, just like in the story of “The Giant Turnip”! Let’s all work together to pull up that huge, huge turnip! |
| ２ | Wednesday, June 5 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | May 22–May 29 | Let's play in Asobo-ya Town! | Let’s all play at the shops and jobs in town. Let’s have fun making all kinds of food and playing games! |
| ３ | Friday, June 28 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | June 14–June 21 | Let's build a cool rocket and play with aliens! | Summer is almost here—the season when the night sky is full of stars. An alien has arrived from one of those stars!? Let’s fix the broken spaceship and go play on the alien’s planet! Build your very own mini-rocket and play with the alien who loves rockets! |
| ４ | Wednesday, July 24 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | July 10–July 17 | Asobo-ya Summer Festival | Summer is here! Let’s make cold noodles and shaved ice at the food stalls, and play lots of games! Who knows—maybe we’ll even dance the Bon Odori with that character at the end?! |
| ５ | Friday, July 26 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | July 12–July 19 | Let's enjoy music in the ocean! | July is all about Marine Day. When I peeked into the ocean, the fish were getting ready for a concert!? Let’s make instruments out of seashells and liven up the concert! Let’s enjoy singing and dancing together with the shrimp and crabs! |
Early Childhood Education "Asobo-ya, Early Childhood Education students Early Childhood Education plan play activities based on one of three major themes: arts and crafts, three-dimensional design, or music. "Asobo-ya 2" is an activity conducted by second-year students in the Early Childhood Education, where they play freely using toys found in Early Childhood Education or toys they have made themselves.
*Details will be posted as soon as they are finalized.
Location: Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education (After gathering, we may move to different classrooms for each activity)
Eligibility: Preschool-aged children living in the vicinity of Kochi City and their guardians (Please note that children may not participate without a guardian)
Capacity: Approximately 20 groups (This is an approximate number based on the size of the playroom.)
Participation fee: 300 yen for annual insurance and other expenses (charged only once when joining at the start of the fiscal year)
What to bring: Drinks for hydration, a change of clothes for your child, and any other necessary items
Attire: Please wear clothes that can get dirty—this applies to both children and parents.
How to apply: Please apply via the QR code on the flyer.
[Contact Information for This Matter]
Kochi Faculty of Education, Early Childhood Education Program
Email: asoboya@kochi-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)