Swiss-Mura
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About the project
Swiss-Mura
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
"Free School Swiss-Mura” is a boys boarding school that provides an alternative education to the students with various difficlties. The phrase “Free School” is used in Japan to describe an “alternative school.” The surroundings of the school are rich in nature, and offers unique educational experience to the students through sharing the life together.
The motto of the project is “Work well, Eat well, Sleep-well.
Its aim is to help the children and youth to be independent stand by themselves and make a relationship with variety of people.
💼 What the programme involves
Accepting students who have a different background, for example students can’t go to the public school with some problems, want to live in nature etc. and giving classes including a lot of activities additional to the pubulic curriculum, for example go fishing, playing music, harvesting, taking care of animals, building, sometime helping cafe run by them.
The main activities are living with students and help each other.-Volunteers will help an English class, and some classes you want to help.-Volunteers also take part in the outdoor activities, and some agricltural work with students.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in the dormitory of this school. They will sleep in the accommodation provided and will have access to a bath, a kitchen and a washing machine.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers are expected to bring something to introduce their country, such as a map, photos, songs, plays and recipes.The students are all of different ages and developmental stages, and so it is requested that Volunteers take this in to consideration in regards to what they bring.
Video games are prohibited, since some students are addicted to those, you can use internet with shared PC with other staff, phone conection is not good.
Accept only 1 male volunteer
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation 2700 euros for 6 months (food and accomodation included)
Attention! En recherche des volontaires long-term (de 6 au 12 mois)
Il y a une limite d'âge, veuillez d'abord contacter le coordinateur.
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📅 Available sessions
JPN-06AUTO-EXT
07/12/2024 at 00:00 → 08/12/2026 at 00:00
JPN-06
06/12/2022 at 00:00 → 06/12/2024 at 00:00
JPN-06AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
09/12/2026 at 00:00 → 09/12/2028 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
2700.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Tokyo, Japan
Japan
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Japan Yen (JPY / ¥)
Exchange rate
1 JPY = 0.005641 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Japan Standard Time
Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken