◆ (Advance registration required for each session) Information on the "Asoboya" Community Childcare Support Center (Second Half of Fiscal Year 2025)
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The Early Childhood Education Program in the Faculty of Education at Kochi University is hosting the "Asobo-ya" Community Child-Rearing Support Center.
"Asobo-ya" is an event where preschool-aged children and their parents can experience a variety of games prepared by students in the Early Childhood Education Program under the guidance of faculty members.
If you are interested, please feel free to join us with your child.
| episode | Date | Application Period | Large Theme | Contents |
| ☆１ | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Friday, October 17 – Friday, October 24 | Let’s all dress up as ghosts and join the Halloween parade! | ♪ Trick or treat!! ♬ Give us candy or we’ll play a trick on you! What kind of ghost will you dress up as? Once you’re all dressed up, let’s parade around to collect some candy! *Note: No actual candy will be distributed on the day of the event. |
| ★２ | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Wednesday, November 5 – Wednesday, November 12 | Let's play at Asobo-ya Land! | Asobo-ya Land is now open! Make popcorn, drive a car, and enjoy all kinds of fun activities. Come with your friends and have a blast at Asobo-ya Land! *Note: Please note that you will not be making real popcorn or riding in a real car on the day of the event. |
| ☆３ | Friday, November 21, 2025 | Friday, November 7 – Friday, November 14 | Let's win a medal at the sports festival! | Fall is the perfect season to get active! Let’s hold a sports day and try out all sorts of new things! But the wolf has taken the medals… Alright, let’s work together to get our medals back! |
| ☆彡4 | Friday, December 5, 2025 | Friday, November 21–Friday, November 28 | Let's join the Asobo-ya Pirates and get our hands on some treasure! | Yo-ho, yo-ho, we're pirates~♪ Starting today, you're part of the "Let's Play, Pirate Crew"! The winter sea is full of danger!? Let's defeat icebergs and villains to get our hands on the treasure! |
| ☆５ | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Friday, December 5 – Friday, December 12 | Let's enjoy music with Santa! | The highlight of winter is... that's right, Christmas! Oh my, it looks like Santa's a bit of a scatterbrain. He's bringing Christmas to everyone a little early! Let's have fun playing instruments and singing songs! |
| ★６ | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | Wednesday, January 7 – Wednesday, January 14 | Let's have fun in Kochi! | Come visit Kochi! ♪ Kochi has so many wonderful things to offer! Take a train ride, make bread at a bakery...!! Let’s all enjoy Kochi together! *Note: Please note that on the day of the event, we will not be riding an actual train or making real bread. |
Let's Play! 1 (☆): First-year students in the Early Childhood Education program will plan an activity based on one of the major themes: "Art," "Music," "Sculpture," or "Play."
Let's Play 2 (★): This is an activity conducted by second-graders as an extension of Let's Play 1.
Let's Play! 3 (☆彡): This event is organized by fourth-graders as the culmination of their learning. They plan games based on a single theme (this time, pirates).
*Details will be posted as soon as they are finalized.
[Eligibility] Preschool-aged children living in the vicinity of Kochi City and their guardians (Please note that children may not participate without a guardian)
[Time] 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
[Meeting Place] Early Childhood Education Practicum Room, 1st Floor, Building 1, Faculty of Education, Kochi University (After gathering, we may move to different classrooms for each activity)
[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, whether you’re a child or a parent.
[Participation Fee] Semi-annual insurance fee, etc.: 200 yen (charged once upon first participation each semester)
[Capacity] Approximately 20 groups (This is an approximate number based on the size of the playroom.)
[How to Apply] Please apply via the QR code on the flyer or through the Faculty of Education website.
[Contact Information for This Matter]
Kochi University, Faculty of Education, Early Childhood Education Program
Email: asoboya@kochi-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)