1. Children Try It Out [Child Development Support (pre-school) / After-School Day Service (school-age)]
We support children’s growth as they try things out and explore what interests them, together with someone else. (A government-regulated program)
While setting individual support goals for each child, we take delight in the unexpected and the accidental — the things that spill out along the way, outside of that goal.
Activities
Indoors: crafts, cooking, pretend play, board games, homework, etc.
Outdoors: catching insects, fishing, tag, badminton, cycling, farm work, etc.
Who it’s for
Children eligible for welfare services, from pre-school age up to 18 years old.
2. Thinking It Through with Teachers [On-Site Visiting Support for Preschools and Schools]
We visit kindergartens, nurseries, and schools, and think through what kind of support is needed based on what we observe in a child we’re concerned about. (A government-regulated program)
This is a welfare program that operates at the request of parents/guardians. While working toward a school life that’s easier for the child to navigate, we also place importance on helping teachers — even amid their own uncertainty — feel able to head into the preschool or school with some energy.
[Visiting Support Requested by Preschools and Schools]
We think together with an entire preschool or school about how to support a child, or a group of children, that staff are concerned about. (Outside the government-regulated system)
We currently partner with one kindergarten in Tottori City.
[The Gathering Where We Talk About the Education in Front of Us, Without Wrapping It Up]
Known informally as the “Teachers’ Gathering.” (Outside the government-regulated system)
Teachers get together and just talk. Rather than insisting “We have to find a solution!” or “Let’s only talk about what matters!” — rather than wrapping things up neatly — we let ourselves ramble on about the small, everyday moments of education happening right in front of us.
3. Anyone Can Drop By [Akeruto]
This is a space open to anyone — children and adults, whether or not they have a disability — to stop by whenever they feel like it.
On Saturday mornings, we run a “Little Library,” where you can borrow from a room at Hodoki no Totto filled with books, along with a food-truck café called “Kokorogi.” We value the loose connections — and even the friction — that arise between all kinds of people here.
For details on hours and dates, please contact us.
