Give real work experience to children who are not going to school! Free school opened for a limited time at Q’s Mall
*NPO HELLOlife*
Press release: September 6, 2024
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Give real work experience to children who are not going to school! Free school opened for a limited time at Q’s Mall
The NPO HELLOlife (Nishi-ku, Osaka) will be operating from November 4th (Monday) with the cooperation of Tokyu Land Corporation and Tokyu Land SC Management (Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE, Abeno Q’s Mall), and with the support of the Nippon Foundation. A monthly “Working Free School” will be held for a limited time at Moriniya Q’s Mall BASE and Abeno Q’s Mall.
Working Free School is a limited-time free school for 10 to
15-year-olds who can experience real work in a commercial facility. Select jobs that can only be experienced through this program from a unique “job posting” and have them experience work at real-life sites such as Q’s Mall stores. After the work experience, all children who participate in the entire program will receive a 3,000 yen gift card from Q’s Mall that can be used within the facility.
Approximately 300,000 (*1) students in national, public, and private elementary and junior high schools across the country are said to be refusing to attend school in 2024. In addition, approximately 20,000 children (*2) in public elementary and junior high schools in Osaka Prefecture are said to be refusing to attend school, and from 2021 to 2020, the number of children refusing to attend school in elementary schools in Osaka Prefecture has doubled. It is reported that the number of junior high school students has increased by 1.5 times (*2). *1)Summary of the results of the FY2020 survey on various problems in student guidance such as problem behavior and refusal to attend school / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology *2) FY2020 Osaka Prefecture General Education Conference Materials Regarding future initiatives regarding children who do not attend school/Osaka Prefecture
In recent years, from the perspective of fostering the will to live in children and young people, emphasis has been placed on “career education,” which teaches the relationship between school learning and society, increases motivation to learn, and establishes study habits. (*3)
In addition, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s direction for support for school refusal states that it is important to support students to expand their career options in order to achieve social independence. (*4) This project provides an opportunity for children who tend not to go to school to meet diverse role models and learn that there are various ways of living and options in life through the experience of working.
*3) January 2011 Central Council for Education “Report on the future of career and vocational education in schools” / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
*4) 2019 “About support for children who do not attend school (notification)” / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
*“Working Free School” Implementation Overview*
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This program is a career education program aimed at children who tend not to attend school. We provide realistic work experience in commercial facilities and encourage children to develop the ability to survive in society, which leads to independent choices and social independence.
*This project is run by members who have a track record of supporting career development and independence, including career counselors, certified psychologists, and peer counselors with experience as truancy support staff at public elementary and junior high schools. *Target* Elementary and junior high school students aged 10 to 15 who tend not to attend school (capacity: 100)
*Opening period* November 4, 2024 (Monday) to November 29, 2024 (Friday) 13:00 to 18:00 (excluding Saturdays and Sundays)
*Working Free School will be operated with a class system of 20 people (once a week x 4 times).
*There are a total of 5 classes from Monday to Friday, and you can participate in the class on any day of the week.
* Application deadline * October 21, 2024 (Monday) 18:00
*Venue* Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE (2-1-70 Morinomiya Chuo, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture)
Abeno Q’s Mall (1-6-1 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka) *Participation fee* Free
Features of “Working Free School”
You can experience working in a real workplace!
We will create a “job posting” that reinterprets the work that can actually be experienced at Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE/Abeno Q’s Mall in a unique way. We decide on the experience location based on the children’s personalities, interests, and things they would like to try, and have them actually experience work at Q’s Mall. We will meet the diverse people who work at Q’s Mall and provide an opportunity to think about the connection between ourselves and society.
After the work experience, you will receive a “salary”! ?
After the work experience, all children who participate in the entire program will receive a 3,000 yen gift card from Q’s Mall that can be used at the facility. In addition to deepening children’s
understanding of the meaning of work and the value of money, we foster children’s confidence through the experience of achieving results in their own challenges.
*Gift cards can only be used within Q’s Mall facilities, excluding some stores. Cannot be exchanged for cash.
*About the process to participate in “Working Free School”*
* 1. Participate in the briefing session (optional) *
If you would like to participate in the information session, please apply from the homepage.
◇First session｜September 19th (Thursday) 10:00-11:30 Online
◇Second session｜September 24th (Tuesday) 13:00-15:00/16:00-18:00 On-site @ Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE
◇Third session | October 9th (Wednesday) 13:00-15:00/16:00-18:00 On-site @ Abeno Q’s Mall
* 2. Application for participation *
[Application deadline] October 21, 2024 (Monday) 18:00
*Applications may be closed as soon as the capacity is reached. * 3. Hearing interview *
A three-party interview with the management staff will be held for participants and their guardians.
* 4. Notice regarding participation *
* 5. Working Free School Starts! *
* About HELLOlife, the implementing body of this project *
With the vision of “creating a society where everyone can realize their own way of working and living,” we develop an employment support and human resource securing system for companies, governments, and individuals who have various problems related to “work.”・We propose and operate problem-solving plans based on operational knowledge. In projects commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and local governments, as well as collaborative projects with foreign companies, we have a track record of interpersonal support, and career counselors, clinical psychologists, certified psychologists, peer counselors with developmental disabilities, and others support job seekers on a daily basis. I’m here.
HELLOlife has so far provided career education programs for children, such as “Machi Tokidoki Kaeru,” an educational program for elementary school students from 50 schools in Osaka Prefecture, and “Edison’s School,” where you can learn by interacting with “cool adults” who are active in the world of manufacturing. I have been working on this. This program aims to build a system in society to support children regarding the issue of school refusal by collaborating with various social resources, including commercial facilities, in addition to governments and NPOs.
* Cooperation with this project – About Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE / Abeno Q’s Mall *
“Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE” and “Abeno Q’s Mall” operated by Tokyu Land Corporation and Tokyu Land Corporation SC Management are based on the brand concept of “The town is easy-going. The people are
warm-hearted.” We operate facilities that are rooted in Through the implementation of “Gathering Activities,” an initiative to revitalize local communities, and efforts to resolve local issues through partnership agreements with Osaka City’s Chuo Ward and Abeno Ward, where each is located, we are creating a “Town Town” that goes beyond the framework of conventional commercial facilities. We aim to be a facility that is loved and supported by the local community as a central facility.
This program is a collaborative project between Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE and Abeno Q’s Mall as part of a new initiative targeting local children who tend not to attend school.
* About this project’s support and the Nippon Foundation *
Pain, hope, and future together. Since its establishment in 1962 as one of Japan’s largest foundations, the Nippon Foundation has used the proceeds from boat races to support activities in a wide range of fields, including children, people with disabilities, disasters, the ocean, and humanitarian aid, transcending race and national
boundaries. We are promoting this as a financial resource.
*We appreciate your cooperation in reporting and publishing articles regarding this matter. *
* Website: * * https://hataraku-freeschool.jp*
Planning and operation: NPO HELLOlife / Cooperation: Morinomiya Q’s Mall BASE, Abeno Q’s Mall / Grant: Nippon Foundation
NPO HELLOlife [Person in charge: Shimofuse] TEL: 06-6147-3286 E-MAIL: info@hellolife.jp