We have started recruiting children and cooperation partners for the 2011 "Mirai no Library," a third place for children to belong, which is funded by the Nippon Foundation (hereafter, The Nippon Foundation).
project overview
The Mirai Library is a community support project that aims to bring together children from various backgrounds and to raise their interest in the future, their empathy, and their ability to survive.
Every Tuesday to Thursday, in addition to homework support after school, creative programs using digital tools, social education, experiments, and hands-on learning programs from the perspective of SDGs are held. We aim to create a place where children can feel at ease, neither at school nor at home, and to foster their curiosity and creativity.
Program development
In the Mirai Library, programs are organized from three perspectives: "my future," "town (Shibuya)'s future," and "earth's future."
Implementation program until 2010 (excerpt)
・Mystery of weather
This is a hands-on learning program where you can learn about weather and the environment from familiar things such as changes in temperature and weather.
Once a month, we aim to foster curiosity and interest in SDGs such as climate change, centering on workshops such as experiments, crafts, and presentations by weather forecasters.
・ Let's play with projection / Scan anything
It is a program that utilizes digital fabrication to notice things from a new perspective using 3D scanners, 3D printers, projectors, etc. We aim to develop imagination and communication skills centered on the workshops of "seeing," "knowing," "trying," and "learning."
・ Let's make a story
It is a program that utilizes manga, such as writing impressions of your favorite manga, announcing your favorite lines and scenes, and creating a story. We aim to foster diversity and self-expression, centered on workshops that assemble four-frame manga and stories using pictures, photographs, and poses taken by ourselves.
・ Double Dutch Challenge
This is a program from the "NEXT GENERATIONS" street sports project for people under the age of 15 with the aim of enlightening the promotion of street sports and the improvement of manners carried out by Future Design Shibuya. We will challenge Double Dutch, practice and announce the performance on the final day. We aim to foster courage, self-confidence, cooperation and communication skills through sports.
・ Let's find out! "Machii-san (heritage)"
It is a program to enhance understanding and attachment to the town by finding unique things in the town where we live. With the cooperation of the town heritage expedition team from the "Sasahatahatsu Machi Lab", we aim to foster awareness as a member of the community of the region, centered on a workshop to discover familiar "town heritage" and complete the map.
·design
This is a program to learn to see, touch, think, and express familiar designs. We aim not only to experience the joy of expressing through drawing and crafting, but also to acquire new perspectives and ways of understanding things to enrich our imagination.
・ Time for play and learning
There are various discoveries and new encounters in play. This is a program that uses video content in various fields that generate curiosity as teaching materials. We aim to enjoy new discoveries with an approach that is different from school lessons.
2011 Child Participation Application Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhVUvRRAKTRkmURe6iUUVetcS2wIiOSll7cHD9X-7YXj2rJA/viewform
[Application period] Until Tuesday, March 21
[Notification of participation] We will contact you by Friday, March 24th.
[Recruitment target] 2nd grade to 6th grade (2023)
*Based on the implementation status of 2022, new first-year students will apply for additional recruitment in September.
*We may not be able to meet your request if there are too many applicants. Please note.
Recruitment of cooperation partners
Mirai no Library is looking for partners to develop and provide programs related to parenting and education.
<Implementation overview>
Period: April 11, 2023 (planned) to March 31, 2024
Location: Children and Youth Center Friends Honmachi (Library)
Time: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 16:00 to 17:00, about 1 hour
Target: Up to 25 elementary school students in grades 2-6
For more information, please check the Mirai Library official website.
We look forward to your support and cooperation.
https://mirainotoshositsu.jp/
What is the “Children’s Third Place: Mirai Library” base?
“Mirai no Library” is a third place learning and life support model for children, mainly for elementary school students, in addition to homework support, creative programs using various digital tools, social education from the perspective of SDGs, It is a regional support project that aims to provide programs for experiments and experiential learning, and to increase interest in the future, empathy, and the ability to survive.
What is "the third place for children"?
The Nippon Foundation plays a central role in 2016 with the aim of nurturing the ability to survive in an environment where children can spend their time with peace of mind, such as self-affirmation, the ability to relate to people and society, lifestyle habits, and study habits, in order to become independent in the future. It has been open all over the country since last year.
At the same time, we will work with schools, communities, and specialized institutions to function as a hub for a “regional child-rearing community where no one is left behind.” Currently, there are 134 locations nationwide (as of October 2022), and we aim to open 500 locations nationwide by fiscal 2025.
https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/child-third-place
