📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Hirano Gakuen : Overseas activities on 1960 right after the war, the founder Sumie Hirano went to Paris to study fashion. After she came back she devoted herself to the education of fashion in Ogaki city. Based on her spirit, Hirano Gakuen emphasizes an education from a global point of view. KIITOS Garden, one of their institutes for early childhood education and care, provides early childhood education to families in Ogaki based on the Finnish and the Japanese education system to have flexibility, creative thinking and a global mindset for children through various activities.
http://www.kiitosgarden.com/
💼 What the programme involves
-To create picture books for local children to read.
-To support children’s daily activity
-Maintenance of the facility
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers stay at a seminar house.Facilities: Futon mattress, kitchen, toilet, shower, wi-fi.
Volunteers cooperate to prepare for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is provided by the host organization. Vegetarian is not acceptable.
📍 About the location
Ogaki is set in the middle of Nishi-Mino in the western part of Gifu Prefecture. As the crossroads between east and west Japan, the city has become a center of culture and tradition. Blessed with a wealth of underground springs from one of the largest artesian aquifers in Japan, it has been nicknamed 'The Water City.'
Ogaki was the final destination for the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō on one of his long journeys as recounted in his book “Oku no Hosomichi”(The Narrow Road to the Deep North).
https://www.city.ogaki.lg.jp/
⚠️ Requirements
Age: 18 –
-Active attitude to interaction with children.
-Interests and understanding of Japanese culture and social manner.
-Must submit a motivation letter or description of motivation in the application form. Please include your self-introduction, interests on the project, experience, motivation in English or Japanese (if possible).
-Submit a confirmation slip (Travel information) online after your application is accepted by CIEE Japan.
ℹ️ Additional information
-Prepare a presentation to introduce your home country.
-Should bring: A sleeping bag, clothes for volunteering (you might get dirty working outside),
long sleeve shirts and long pants, cotton gloves, sports shoes, indoor shoes, rubber boots,
swim wear, beach sandals, a hat or a cap, anti-mosquito bites spray, medicine you need.
water bottle.
Please pay attention on what you wear in front of children. Clothes which are too tight, transparent, too short, showing your underwear or private body are NOT ALLOWED.
