Tsumada Elementary School,
Atusig City
Application to become amember of the International
Safe School Network

August, 2018

Contents
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Overview of Tsumada Elementary School ･･･････････････
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2
3
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II History of Our Activities toward International Safe School ･
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3

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School emblem
Appearance of school building
Change in the number of students and the current number of teachers& staff members
Geographical features
Students’ life7

Background
Linkage between Safe Community (SC) and International Safe School(ISS)
Progress

III Current Status, Problem Identification, & Future
Direction/Goal Setting Regarding Safety of the School ････ 9
IV Activities based on 8 Indicators ････････････････････････
Indicator – 1
Indicator – 2

Indicator – 3
Indicator – 4
Indicator – 5
Indicator – 6
Indicator – 7
Indicator – 8

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Establishment of infrastructure to work on improvement ofsafety based on collaboration
Safe School policies, determined by the Safe School steeringorganizations and Steering Committee in the community
based on the “Safe Community”
Long-term, sustainable, operational school programs
covering both genders, all ages, environments and situations
Programs that target high-risk groups and environments
Programs based on available evidences
Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries
Evaluation measures to assess school policies, programs,
processes and the effects of change
Ongoing participation in national and international networks

V Current Problems and Future Directions ･･･････････････

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VI Long-term vision ･･･････････････････････････････････

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Overview of Tsumada Elementary School
Tsumada Elementary School is located almost in the center of Atsugi City of Kanagawa
Prefecture and was founded in 1976.
Today, there are a total of 23 elementary schools in Atsugi City and Tsumada Elementary
School is a medium-sized in terms of the number of students.

1

School emblem
The emblem has a shape of a leaf of “Denjiso (water clover)” thatused to grow in water ways in this area, combined with letters of“Tsumada”. The message of the emblem is as follows:“Denjiso” that forms the base of the emblem represents inheritanceof this land from the past. Clearance between leaflets represents tworivers, i.e. the Nakatsu River and the Koayu River. The surface ofthe leaf represents area, and the characters in the center represent
healthy children who gather and study in this school.
Further, the four leaflets of Denjiso express “Spirit of harmony” as
the educational goal of the School and the three values (truth,
goodness, and beauty) derived from it.

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3

External view of the School
View from the ground

View from the front gate

The number of students and teachers & staff
As of May 1, 2017, there are 18 classes in total that include 15 regular classes and 3 special
support classes. The number of students has continued to decline for the past 3 years. The
number of classes in each grade is either 2 or 3. After the continuous decline in the past years,
the number of students increased by 20 in 2018.

The number of students of Tsumada Elementary School
School year
2015
2016
Grade (students)
Grade 174
74
Grade 282
73
Grade 3
86
79
Grade 4
77
85
Grade 582
79
Grade 6
101
82
Total
502
472

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* As of May 1 each year2017
68 (2 classes)
76 (3 classes)
72 (2 classes)
81 (3 classes)
86 (3 classes)
79 (2 classes)
462

The number of teachers & staff of Tsumada Elementary School4* As of May 1, 2017

Principal

1 person

Viceprincipal

1 person

Seniorteachers

4 personsTeachers

21 persons

School nurse

1 personSchool staff

1 person

Geographical features of the School site and possible disasters for Atsugi CityThe School is located almost in the center of Atsugi City between 2 rivers that flow on the eastside and the west side of the School. National Route 129 as an artery road runs through theschool district with heavy traffic, causing worries to people about traffic safety of students on
the way to/from school. The students commute to school on foot. The school district iscomposed of many residential areas where streets are tangled with many empty spots, posing
worries about suspicious persons.
After graduating from Tsumada Elementary School, most students go to Mutsuai Higashi
Junior High School. This ISS designated junior high school also receives students from
Shimizu Elementary School that is also an ISS designated school.

TsumadaES

TsumadaES

Atsugi municipal elementary& junior high schools

2[Possible disasters for Atsugi City]
When looking at all of Japan or looking back in history, it can be easily assumed that various
types of disasters can occur in Atsugi City. Therefore, it is necessary for the School to taken the
preparatory disaster measures.
(1) Earthquake<Hypocentral regions and distribution map of possible earthquakes>

Atsugi City

Atsugi City

(2) Natural disaster

Source: Atsugi City Local Disaster Prevention Plan (March 2016)[Wind & flood disaster] [Snow disaster] [Forest fire] [Volcanic disaster]Preparation for flood disasters equivalent to those of Isewan Typhoon, Typhoon No.20
in 1979, and Typhoon No.18 in 1991 as well as disasters equivalent to that of Tokai
Heavy Rain in 2000
Preparation for disasters equivalent to the snow damage that affected Atsugi City in
February 2014
Preparation for a possible large-scale fire in a forest/field in Atsugi City

Among possible eruptions of volcanos such as Mt. Fuji and Hakone volcano that are3

located in the west of Atsugi City, preparation for disasters equivalent to that of thelargest eruption of Mt. Fuji in the past (“Mt. Fuji Hazard Map Examination Committee”),
including expected falling ash/ small cinder falling/ debris flow after ash falling/outbreak of volcanic gas, etc. in Atsugi City as an impact expected area(3) Human disaster[Aviation disaster] [Railroad disaster] [Road disaster] [Hazardous material disaster][Large-scale fire disaster] [Other disasters]Disaster simulation of a large-scale accident caused by an airplane of Atsugi Base (USMilitary aircraft/Self-Defense Forces aircraft) or a commercial airplane crash in the Cityor in the surrounding mountain
Disaster simulation of a large-scale railroad accident such as a train-derailment accident
occurring in Atsugi City
Disaster simulation of a large-scale car accident, large-scale damage of road structures,etc. on a road in the City
Disaster simulation of a fire/explosion occurring in a dangerous object storage/handlinghouse as well as disposal of unexploded bombs taking place in Atsugi City
Disaster simulation of a large-scale spread of fire in the central area of the City
Disaster simulation of an accident at a radioactive substance handling facility, etc., an
accident of a vehicle loaded with radioactive substance occurring on Tokyo-Nagoya
Expressway, radioactive substance entering or flowing into Atsugi City caused by anaccident of an atomic energy plant outside Atsugi City, and contamination of radioactive
substance that spreads in an extensive areaDisaster simulation of an accident causing a fire/ gas explosion/ flood, etc. at anunderground shopping area, etc. with floor space of 1,000m2 and above in Atsugi City
Ash fall forecast map
Possible areas affected

Possible area affected by small cinder
Possible areas affected

Atsugi City

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Atsugi City

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Students’ life
Students commute to Tsumada Elementary School for about 200 days per one school year thatstarts in April and ends in March. A school year consists of 3 terms and long-term holidays areinserted between each term, including summer holiday (approx. 42 days), winter holiday(approx. 14 days), and spring holiday (approx. 10 days). The major school events are shownin the left table below:Terms
1st term

Summerholidays
2nd term

Winterholidays
3rd term

Year-end
holidays

Month
Apr.
May
Jun.

Events
Entrance ceremony
Excursion
Festival hosted by students(Held in October for 2018)
Jul.
Swimming lesson
21 Jul. to 31 Aug.

Seasons
SpringSummerSep.

Athletic meeting (Held in Junefor 2018)
School trip (Grade 6), Excursion
Oct.
Nov. PTA festival (Held in June forDec. 2018)25 Dec. to 7 Jan.

AutumnJan.

WinterKakizome (first writing of theyear) contest
Mar. Graduation ceremony
26 Mar. to 4 Apr.

WinterMorning recessFirst bellMorning
activity
Period 1
Period 2
Recess between
periods
Period 3
Period 4
Lunch time
Cleaning hours
Noon recess
Period 5
Period 6
End-of-day
meeting
Leave school

8:00 - 8:20
8:20
8:25 - 8:50
8:50 - 9:35
9:40 -10:25
10:25 -10:40
10:45 - 11:30
11:35 - 12:20
12:20 - 13:05
13:05 - 13:25
13:25 - 13:50
13:55 - 14:40
14:45 - 15:30
15:30 - 15:40
14:50 (Period 5)
15:40 (Period 6)

In addition to the events listed in the above table, the School provides various opportunities
for the parents to know more about the School, which include, for example, the parents’ days
held once each term and the interviews called home visit and education consultation that areheld twice a year between parents and class teacher.
All students commute to School on foot. Most students come to School in a walking groupand only those students who live in the areas close to the School are allowed to come to Schoolon their own. When leaving school, students in the same grade walk home together in groups.
The students’ daily schedule is shown in the right table above. There are 3 recess periods(indicated in yellow) in which students can freely act and many students play outside.
Wednesday has no clean-up activity and the extra 20 minutes are added to the recess period(extended noon recess). In the extended noon recess, students often play together in a classunit, playing “dodgeball” and “onigokko (game in which a player as the demon chases otherplayers in an attempt to tag or touch them).
Students are taught lessons of Japanese Language, Social Study (Grade 3 and above),
Elementary Mathematics, Science Subject (Grade 3 and above), Arts & Craft, Music,
Domestic Subject (Grade 5 and above), Physical Education, Life-Related Study (Grade 2 or
below), Foreign Language Activity (starting in 2018 for Grade 3 and above), Integrated Study(Grade 3 and above), Moral Education, etc., as a general rule, by their class teacher. In addition
to the above, they experience grade and school events, etc. in their school life.
After school-hours and on holidays, students play with friends and some join extra-school activities.
For playing together, many students gather in the School ground and a park within the School district.
As the means of moving for that purpose, many students use a bicycle. Their favorite plays are suchas ball playing and games using a cell phone, smartphone, game machine, etc.
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II History of Our Activities toward International Safe School
1

Background
The following 5 factors can be listed as the background reasons why the School launched theISS efforts:
First, the School is located within the same junior high school district as Shimizu Elementary
School and Mutsuai Higashi Junior High School, both of which are ISS designated schools.
As 90% of graduates of Tsumada Elementary School go to Mutsuai Higashi Junior HighSchool, students can engage in the ISS activity in a consistent manner for 9 years fromelementary through junior high school.
Second, the student councils of Tsumada ES and Shimizu ES had been holding the joint
meeting with the student council of Mutsuai Higashi JHS, where the 3 schools discussed andexchanged information about activities to promote greetings and prevent bullying.
Third, Mutsuai South District in which the School is located has been proactively working on
community development under the Safe Community (SC) program and thus there isenvironment to enable collaboration between the School and the community.
Fourth, information exchange efforts have always been actively implemented with regard to
students’ life, problematic behaviors, etc. using meetings such as “Sound Network Meeting(*1)” and “Youth Sound Growth Association (*2)”.
Fifth, requests for starting the ISS program have increased among parents.
In consideration of the above 5 factors, we have judged that the 3 parties, i.e. School, parents,& community residents, were ready to jointly work on building safe & secure educational
environment and decided to start efforts for acquisition of ISS designation.
*1 “Sound Network Meeting” was set up in July 2006 in succession to the previous organization “Shimizukko
Sound Network Meeting”). After it was nominated as an Atsugi City Safe Community model sector in Apr.
2009, Tsumada ES and Mutsuai Higashi JHS joined the Meeting in 2014 and the Meeting has been continued
till today.
*2 “Youth Sound Growth Association” is an organization composed of related groups and organs in thecommunity that works for sound growth of young people as a mediator among community, home, and schools.

2Linkage etween Safe Community (SC) and International Safe School (ISS)(page 15)
Atsugi City Safe Community (SC)

Education Board
Data analysis

Sound Network Meeting
Mutsuai Higashi JuniorHigh School
1st designation in 2015

Shimizu Elementary
Schoolthe ISS initiatives

Tsumada Elementary
SchoolExternal evaluation

Activity report

Collaboration in

3rd designation in 2016

Japan Institution for Safe Communities
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Progress
The past ISS activities of the School are summarized as follows:

Month, Day, Year

SchoolCity,
Prefecture●

Oct. 12, 2016●

Nov. 17, 2016●

Nov. 18, 2016
Nov. 18, 2016

Domestic●●

Dec. 1, 2016●

Dec. 9, 2016★

Dec. 19, 2016
Jan. 16-17,●

2017
Jan. 20, 2017●

Feb. 9, 2017●★

Mar. 26, 2017
Mar. 27, 2017●★

May 1, 2017
Jun. 16, 2017●

Jun. 19, 2017●

Jul. 15, 2017★

Jul. 28, 2017●●

Aug. 9, 2017
Aug. 29, 2017★

Oct. 31, 2017

●

●

●

Dec. 14, 2017★

Dec. 16, 2017
Jan. 18, 2018
Feb. 6, 2018

Principal officially announced to aim at acquisition of ISS designation.
Visited Gyoko Elementary School and Ikebukuro Honcho Elementary
School in Toshima Ward for the on-site evaluations (Vice-principal, ISS
Committee members)
Attended the 3rd ISS designation ceremony of Atsugi Municipal Shimizu
Elementary School (Principal, Vice-principal, ISS Committee members)
JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi) came to the School. Seminar was held.
“Sound Network Meeting” was held by the 3 schools in the same school
district (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES, Tsumada ES). (Teachers &staff)
Visited Saitama Municipal Jionji Elementary School for the on-site
evaluation (Vice-principal)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association andCommunity Hall (Teachers & staff) 5-(4)-2
Visited Matsubara Daisan Junior High School, Nunose Elementary
School, and Chuo Elementary School in Matsubara City for the Pre-onsite guidances (ISS Committee members)
Attended the ISS designation ceremony of Saitama Municipal Jionji
Elementary School (Principal)
Attended the ISS designation ceremonies of Gyoko Elementary Schooland Ikebukuro Honcho Elementary School in Toshima Ward (ISS
Committee members)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association andCommunity Hall (Teachers & staff) 5-(4)-2
The 1st workshop by the JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi) was held at
Tsumada Elementary School. (Community, Parents, Students, Teachers &staff)The students handing-over drill was held jointly by the 3 schools(Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES, Tsumada ES). 4-(3)-1
Meeting was held with the JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi & Dr. Imai) on
matters concerning the ISS project of Tsumada ES (ISS Committee
members)“Sound Network Meeting” was held by the 3 schools in the same school
district (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES, Tsumada ES). (Teachers &staff)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association andCommunity Hall (Teachers & staff) 5-(4)-2
Conducted a workshop on how to deal with food allergy
Meeting for the on-site guidance of the School (Dr. Shiraishi, Dr. Imai)●

Nov. 24, 2017

Activity

Overseas●

Conducted a workshop on crime prevention and measures against
suspicious persons 3-(4)-4ISS on-site guidance (Dr. Graeme Barber, Dr. Shiraishi)
Visited Mutsuai Higashi Junior High School for the ISS on-site guidance(Principal, ISS Committee members)“Sound Network Meeting” was held by the 3 schools in the same school
district (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES, Tsumada ES). (Teachers &staff)
Visited Toshima Ward Ikebukuro Ikebukuro Dai-ichi Elementary Schoolfor the on-site evaluation (ISS Committee members)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association andCommunity Hall (Teachers & staff) 5-(4)-2
Support from the JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi) for designation●

Attended the ISS designation ceremony of Toshima Ward Ikebukuro Daiichi Elementary School (ISS Committee members)* In addition to the above, the internal ISS Committee meetings are held on a monthly basis.
* The programs attached with a ★ mark are explained in details under Indicators 3 to 5.

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III Current Status, Problem Identification, & Future Direction/Goal
Setting Regarding Safety of the School
1

Problem identification
With the aim to understand the current safety status of the School for promoting the safe &secure school development, a workshop was held by students, community residents, parents,
and teachers & staff (March 27, 2017).
Discussions were held based on objective data and subjective data (School infirmary use data
for the period from April to December 2016, etc.)

Physical injury
Graph 1Time and place of injury occurrence
600

500

During recess hours, anumber of injuries occur
in the school ground andclassrooms.

During class hours,
the numbers of
injuries occurring in
the gymnasium, school
ground, andclassrooms are almost
the same.

400

300

200

100

0
On theway toschoolMorning
meeting

Hallway

Duringcleaning
hours
7

Croft

Duringschoollunch
hours

Duringrecess
hours

1

19

7

5

2

On thewayfromschoolOthers4

15

10

Inner garden

1

Gymnasium

78

12

2

4

9

3

75

Entrance

End-ofday
meeting

1

Special classroom
Road

During
class
hours

4

School ground
Outside school

1

260

24

102

5
1

2

Stairway
Own home

2

Swimming pool

1

13

74

4

2

1
4

1

Classroom

1

2
1

10

16
1
21

4

Toilet1

2

5

Others

23

2

55

1
17

Source: Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Dec.)

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Graph 2

Occurrence time and cause of injuries
600

500

400

Both during recess hours andclass hours, a majority of
injuries are caused by “hitting”,“tumbling/slipping”, and“bumping”.

300

200

100

0
During During
On theMorning
cleaning class
way tomeetinghours
hours
schoolFalling
Flying object
Tumbling, Slipping
BruisedCut
KickedStabbedAbrasion
BittenTrampled
Bumping
Twist
Scratch
Pinched
Hit
Others

12
1

3
9

43
84
12

1
1

5
13

4
7

1
39
20
5
2
8
47

1

1
7
1

1

1
2

Duringschool
lunch
hours

1
1

7

4
2
2
5
1
7

During End-ofrecess
day
hours meeting
2
3
104
111
4
5
3
23
1
7
100
26
7
12
11
58

1
1

On thewayfromschool1

Others

3
25
1
2

1

1
12
2
3
1
1
25

Source: Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Dec.)

The “Others” in Graphs 1 & 2 includes many cases where students replied “Don’t remember”
for both the place and the cause of injury incidents.

9Graph 4
Injury occurrence places n = 919

Graph 3
Injury occurrence time zone n = 919

Source: Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Dec.)

Mental injury
Graph 6
Questionnaire survey on bullying

Graph 5
Number of recognized bullying cases(per 1,000 students)
Whole country
Prefecture
Atsugi City
Tsumada Elementary School

Approx. 35%

persons

No verbal
bullying

Agree
SY2010SY2011

SY2012

SY2013

SY2014

Source: Atsugi Municipal Board of Education

Graph 7Slightly agree

Slightly disagree

Disagree

SY2015

Source: Tsumada Elementary School “Safety & Security
Questionnaire Survey” (implemented in Feb. 2017)

Number of bullying cases (by type)

personViolence

Name calling

Being ostracized orignored by a group
Others
1st term/2015

2nd term/2015

1st term/2016

2nd term/2016

3rd term/2016

Source: Tsumada Elementary School “Questionnaire survey on bullying” (implemented in 2015and 2016)10Injuries caused by traffic accidents
Graph 8The number of the injured due totraffic accidents per 100 students

Graph 9Walking on road: We do notwalk in a horizontal line.

Accidents of Atsugi municipal
elementary schools

Accidents of
Tsumada ES

Questionnaire survey on traffic rules

Approx. 60%

Bicycle:I always stop at intersection.
Bicycle:I never do two person-riding.
Bicycle:I always wear a helmet.
I observe traffic rules.

SY2009SY2010SY2011

SY2012

SY2013

SY2014SY2015

Source: Atsugi Municipal Board of Education

Source: Tsumada Elementary School “Safety & Security
Questionnaire Survey” (implemented in Feb. 2017)

Injuries caused by suspicious persons, disasters, etc.
Graph 10The number of incidents of a suspicious person

No of ccses

SY2014SY2015
Tsumada ES

SY2016All Atsugi municipal schools

Source: Atsugi Municipal Board of Education

Graph 11

Questionnaire survey on crime prevention
20% & above
I never enter hazardous place alone.

Yes, always

Yes, sometimes

No, not oftenNo, not at all

Accidents/injuries were caused by myself.

20% & above

It is important to avoid risks on my own.
Safety is achieved by everybody.
I ask adults for help in the event of danger.
Safety depends on each individual’s independence.

Agree

Slightly agree

Slightly disagree

DisagreeI know where to evacuate at home.
I participate in community disaster drills.

50% & above

I understand the intended use of AED.
I know about AED.
I know about the shelter point.

Yes

No

Source: Tsumada Elementary School “Safety & Security Questionnaire Survey” (implemented in Feb. 2017)11Based on the aforementioned data (Graphs 1 to 11) and the workshop (held in March 2017),
the School problems have been categorized into the following 4 types:[Problem 1]

Many injuries occur at school.

Subjective data

Objective data

Problematic
issue

・There are many minor injuries.
・Injuries are caused by landing facefirst and not putting hands whentumbling.
・There are many injuries caused bycarelessness.
・There are many injuries caused by
offence against a rule.

・Many injuries occur during recess hours. (52%)
Graphs 1, 2, & 3
・Many injuries occur during class hours. (30%)
Graphs 1, 2, & 3
・Many injuries occur in the school ground. (37%)
Graphs 1, 2, & 4
・Many injuries occur in the classrooms and thegymnasium. (35%) Graphs 1, 2, & 4*(d)[Problem 2](b),(d)(c)(a)

The number of recognized bullying cases is higher than the
averages of Atsugi City and Kanagawa Prefecture.
Objective data

Problematic
issue

・The number of recognized bullying cases is higher
than the city and prefectural averages. Graph 5・There is awareness of the problem of verbal
bullying. Graph 6・There is an effect of lack of verbal
communication. Graphs 6 & 7(l)Subjective data
・Name-calling・Hiding belongings

(j)
(j)

* Definition of “bullying” (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)“Bullying” is an act (including those conducted through Internet) by a student or students toward another student in
the same school that inflicts some physical or psychological consequence causing the receiving child mental or
physical suffering. It can take place inside and outside the school.

[Problem 3]

There is a discrepancy between students’ awareness of
traffic safety and the current real situation.

Subjective data

Objective data

Problematicissue

・Traffic volume is heavy.
・Children walk on a road in ahorizontal line formation or without
confirming safety.
・Children ride a bicycle in a group

・The accident ratio of the School is slightly higher
than the City level. Graph 8・Awareness of traffic safety is low (walking).
Graph 9・Children’s awareness and the current realsituation are different. Graph 9

(g)
(f)
(e)

[Problem 4]

Suspicious persons are observed every year, while only lessthan a half of all residents have participated in a community
disaster management drill.

Subjective data

Objective data

Problematic
issue

・Children enter an irrigation channel.
・A suspicious person is observed.
・Some children do not participate in an
evacuation drill in a serious manner.

・Suspicious persons are observed every year.
Graph 10・Only less than a half of all residents participate in
a community disaster management drill andunderstand the intended use of AED. Graph 11

(i)
(h)

* Numbers (a) to (l) correspond to the numbers in the “Problematic issues” in the table of page 41.

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IV Activities Based on 8 Indicators
With the aim to solve problematic issues that have been identified in the safety diagnosis on thepreceding pages and to improve safety, efforts have been made in accordance with the 8 indicatorsof ISS.
Various activities have been carried out by setting the goals for the 4 problems. In developing theactivities, it has been clarified that we need the programs to be implemented on a continuous basis,the programs to be expanded, and the programs to be newly worked on. We have promoted mutual
collaboration among the School, parents, community residents, and the Sound Network Meetingmembers.

Indicator - 1

Establishment of operational infrastructure to work on
improvement of safety based on collaboration[Conceptual drawing of operational infrastructure]
Atsugi City
CommunityHome
４

School５
4 Teachers & staff
5 Students
3 Tsumada ES PTA
2 Sound Network Meeting
1 Atsugi City Safe Community

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Atsugi City Safe Community (SC)* See also page 7.

In November 2010, Atsugi City won the designation to become Japan’s 3rd member of WHO
Safe Community. The city has been making efforts to prevent accidents & injuries in thecommunity through collaboration among the related organs such as the community and theCity Office, thus promoting to develop a city where everyone can live in a safe & securemanner.
The neighborhood associations, etc. in the City have been designated as the SC promotion
districts, based on which various measures have been carried out including prevention ofcrime/traffic accident/bicycle accident prevention, watching out for suspicious persons, andchecking hazardous spots, etc. In addition, Shimizu ES has been introducing its ISS efforts
through Taskforce Committee for Children’s Safety of Atsugi City SC and working on
measures of injury prevention and on the problematic issues such as traffic accidents andsuspicious persons.

132Sound Network Meeting
With the aim to contribute to safety of life, traffic safety, delinquency prevention, etc. of thestudents attending Tsumada ES, Shimizu ES, and Mutsuai Higashi JHS, the PTA, schools,
neighborhood associations, etc. have been networked as “Sound Network Meeting”, where
community-wide efforts have been carried out for developing a safe & secure city.
Further, the Meeting was designated as an SC promotion district of Atsugi City in 2014 andhas been working on children’s safety measures for crime prevention/traffic accident
prevention, measures against suspicious persons, etc.
Through Sound Network Meeting and in cooperation with each neighboring association, theSchool has been encouraging students to participate in community events together with parents.
Through participation, students have become to build up the face-to-face relationship with thecommunity people.

<Organization chart of Sound Network Meeting>Sound Network Meeting
ChairmanVice Chairman(Chairman of Liaison Council of
Neighborhood Association)(PTA chairman of each school)

AdvisorSecretariat (clerk & accountant)Principals of Tsumada Elementary School,
Shimizu Elementary School, and Mutsuai
Higashi Junior High School

The three schools work as
the secretariat by turn.
(Tsumada ES takes in charge in SY2017.)

SchoolPTA

Community

Vice-president

Each school

Community hall

Senior teacher
Teacher in charge ofstudent guidance
Teacher in charge ofsafety guidance

Chairman ofneighborhood
association

PTA
headquarter
executive
members

Children’s Association

Chief of Children’s
Well-being Committee
Members of Welfare
and Children’s WellBeing Committee

Youth Sound Growth
Association

Juvenile officer

Juvenile Advisor

Fire Department
officers

Juvenile Counselor
Traffic Safety Guide

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Relatedorganization

Police officers

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Tsumada Elementary School PTA
Promotion of ISS activity has been encouraged among all students’ families under leadershipof the PTA headquarter executive members. Further, under the initiative of PTA Off-School
Lifestyle Committee, parents and students collaboratively carry out safety inspection of schoolroutes and requests for improvement are submitted to City Office for improvements of suchspots.
Further, with the aim to improve the safe & secure educational environment for the School,
PTA is taking a leading part in operating the “Sound Network Meeting” as part of collaboration
activities between the community and the School.
The community-wide approach of PTA in collaboration with other organs has made it possible
to improve environment surrounding the School and to nurture children in the wholecommunity.
Further, in cooperation of community residents, PTA watches over safety of students on theway to/from school as “Watch-over Team”. The Team members in an orange vest greet
students and remind them traffic safety during school commuting hours.

4Internal Organization of Tsumade Elementary School <Teachers & staff>
Within the conventional governing structure, the School newly introduced a viewpoint
focusing on development of safe & secure educational environment and has been working on
it.
(1) Education to brighten students’ lives(a) Safety guidance on the way to/from school(b) Prevention of traffic accidents through safe-riding of bicycle(c) Preparation for disasters and safe action to be taken, etc.
(2) Education to deepen learning(a) Implementation of safety lessons given in subject teaching and in other categories(b) Preparation of the “Manual for Safety Guidance & Safety Management” for subject
teaching(3) Education to expand circle of friends(a) Improvement of skill for building up good human relations(b) Activities for bullying & violence prevention(c) Prevention of troubles caused by cell phones and smartphones(d) School Council activity for building up a safe & secure school environment

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<Internal organization chart>

SY2017 School management organization of
Atsugi Municipal Tsumada Elementary School

Dietary education
Safety & security education
Sports event
Environmental education, cleaning activity & environmental improvement

Safety checking & facility maintenance
Teachers’ & staff’s work

chargeHealth education

Person in“Tsu”

Education tobrighten students’
lives“Active kids” Children with strong body and healthy mind

Person in charge

School farm, flower beds & agricultural equipment storehouse“Ma”

Subject guidance
Academic development & lesson improvement
Library guidanceLife environmental studies & Integrated study
Foreign language activity & education for international understanding

Moral education (Human rights, Welfare, Career education)

Person in charge

Curriculum

Education to deepen
learning

ISS Committee members“Thoughtful kids” Children who learn, think, and behave well.

Person in charge

Rearing house
Lost belongings“Friendly kids” Children with considerate heart

Support education, educational counseling & emotional education classSpecial support education & school attendance guidanceStudents guidanceSpecial activity
School events
Information education

Person in charge“Da”

Education to expand
circle of friends

Classroom management & classroom activity

Community cooperation

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Tsumada Elementary School internal organization <Student council>
The objective of Student Council is to have students learn self-initiative and sociality and tohave them develop individuality through carry out activities to solve school life problems andactivities to handle assigned duties in school in a voluntary and self-governing manner tofulfill/improve school life.

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<Organization chart of Students Council>

Student Council activity (Grade 5 & 6 students belong to any of
the 12 committees of Students Council for 1 year.)
Representative
Committee

Operation of Representative Committee,
Rainy Days Patrol (5-(1)-3)<Improvement of environment>(b) Committee of flower and green--- Planting seasonal flowers, Green
Feather Fund Raising(c) Environment Committee--- Silent Cleaning Check, Inspection of cleaning
appliance
Rearing rabbits, turtles, guppies, etc.
(d) Rearing Committee--<Announcing>(e) Broadcasting Committee--- Broadcasting for safe school life
(recess hour, school leaving time) (5(1)-6, 3-(4)-7)
Establishment of corner for ISS-related books(f) Library Committee--“Let’s Make a Presentation” assembly,(g) Assembly Committee--Moderation & operation of committee
presentations(h) Notice & Newspaper Committee--- Issuing & posting ISS Newspaper<Reduction of injury incidents>
Survey and monthly review of injury(i) Health Committee--incidents (5-(1)-1)
Survey of keep-right walking (5-(1)-2),(j) Lifestyle Committee--Preparation of School Safety Map (5(1)-4)<Development of strong body>(k) Lunch Service Committee--- Posting monthly Lunch-Target, Wellbalanced diet
Keep the physical education(l) Sport Committee--warehouse tidy and well-organized (3(1)-8), Check-out of sports equipment,
Management, Physical Development
Week (5-(1)-5)

Participation of leaders of committees, class representatives, and, if necessary,general members
Assembly
activity

Student Council activity“Friends’ power

Let’s relay the ribbon in our heart

We love school

Tsumada kids”

List of ISS activities<General supervisory>(a) Steering Committee---

Students Morning Assembly
Assembly to welcome Grade-1
students
All Students Assembly (Denjimatsuri
Festival)

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Indicator - 2

Safe School policies, determined by the Safe School
steering organizations and Steering Committee in thecommunity based on the “Safe Community”

Under leadership of “Sound Network Meeting” composed of community residents, parents, andteachers & staff, activities centering on the School have been developed through proactive
information sharing with the community.
In addition, “Sound Network Meeting” has been proactively participating in Atsugi City SC
program. In 2009, it was designated as an “SC model sector” and, in June 2014, Tsumada district
joined the Meeting. Ever since, through various SC activities, information sharing with Atsugi
City SC has been promoted.
1 School educational goals
Developing Tsumada kids
to have rich humanity
to live strong

Students’ goals
Active kids
Thoughtful kids
Friendly kids

2 Development of safe & secure educational environment- Basic policy to aim at ISS designation To develop students who can think and act on their own○ It is very important that students as the main player can jointly develop a safe & secureschool in collaboration with teachers & staff, parents, and community residents.
○ In order to reduce injury incidents, to protect their life from an accident/disaster, and to
avoid risks, it is aimed to have students acquire ability to think & act own behavior.
○ It is aimed to develop a school where nobody tries to hurt anyone physically or mentallyby way of bullying, violence, etc. and everyone can do their best in studying and school
life in a pleasant and secure environment.
3 Student Council’s goals
SY2017 slogan of Student Council is “Friends’ power Let’s relay the ribbon in our heart
We love school Tsumada kids”. Up until SY2016, Student Council had been focusing on
activities to develop pleasant environment for students themselves and could mostly achieved
their goals. With the intention to develop new activities based on such environment and incooperation with friends and to further activate their activity, Student Council set this goal for
SY2017.

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Further, in SY2017, the ISS mascot character, the catch phrase, song lyrics, and declaration
message were chosen from among ideas collected from all students and decided by vote anddiscussions in Representative Committee.
<ISS mascot character><Catch phrase> In safety & security, let’s pass our
happy heart baton and bloom smiling flowers<ISS song>1(*1) Let’s keep going forward and we can see everyone’s good will in pleasant schoollife.
(*2) Everyday is bright. Let’s walk towards the future with happy batons.
Safe & secure, free of bullying. Let’s work together to have a big heart!
Let’s work together to tie the ribbon of the heart hand-in-hand.
2(*1) (*2)
When you see a friend with sad face, come close and gently talk to the friend.

Hi, I’m Denji-taro!!

Everyone is different in their own way and it is great. With courage and with smile!
(*1) Everyday is bright. Everyone is smiling. Tsumada Elementary School<Tsumada kids declaration>
We greet with smile. We love our school. We have a big heart.
(Lower grades)
Let’s talk together! Let’s respect human rights! Let’s keep modesty in mind!
Let’s observe rules!
(Upper grades)

4 “For development of human resources who bear the future”: Atsugi City Basic
Plan for Promoting Education (2013)[Basic goals](1) To develop strong power to learn and train independently and to open the way to the future(Ability to advance)(2) To develop richness of spirit to respect their own and others and understand each other(Ability to feel)(3) To develop power to mutually support as a member of society and to build better society(Ability to build)[Basic policies] Excerpt of matters that strongly relate to ISS
 We work on development & improvement of educational environment that is safe & secureand addresses current challenges and needs.
 We support education at home that should be the real beginning of education and makeefforts to raise awareness so that children are protected and developed by the wholecommunity and the community’s educational power is improved.

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5

Relationship with Safe Community (SC)The School has been working on ISS activity along with Atsugi City SC activity and Atsugi
Municipal Board of Education. (See the figure on page 7.)
Since Tsumada ES announced to launch the acquisition of ISS designation, personnel fromAtsugi City SC has been participating and giving support in the activities such as meetings ofconcerned parties of the School and seminars for teachers & staff, workshops forstudents/teachers & staff/PTA/community residents.
Since November 2016, we have been given advice/guidance at the seminars/workshops fromDr. Yoko Shiraishi, representative director of Japan Institution for Safe Communities (JISC)
and other experts from ISS Designation Center regarding the progress of each program, etc.
Among other districts in Atsugi City, Mutsuai South District in which the School is locatedhas been proactively working on the SC city development program and making efforts to build
safe & secure environment through collaboration between the school and the community.

6 Safe & Secure SC Model Sector
Atsugi City, as the SC designated city, assigned the “Safe & Secure SC Model Sectors” in2011 and has been promoting community safety & security activity in an effective manner.
“Sound Network Meeting” composed of 3 schools (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES andTsumada ES) and related organizations in Mutsuai South District has been assigned as the SC
Model Sector. (Written again)<Activity cases of model sectors>* Excerpt from “the designation procedure of Safe & Secure SC Model Sector”(1) Implementation of safety & security patrol
With the aim of crime prevention, traffic safety, environment beautification, etc.
(2) Installation of signboards to raise safety & security awarenessWith the aim of crime prevention, traffic safety, etc.
(3) Preparation of hazardous spots map
To identify & share information about hazardous spots for crime prevention, traffic safety,etc.
(4) Issuance & circulation of “Safety & Security Letter”
To share various information(5) Safety & Security Class, seminars
Seminars/workshops on crime prevention, Safe Community, traffic safety, etc.
(6) Implementation of questionnaire survey
To clarify current situations of crimes, traffic accidents, injuries, etc.
(7) Workshops (group discussions)
To clarify current situations and to discuss countermeasures against crimes, traffic accidents,
injuries, etc.

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Overview of the programs under Indicators 3 to 5
As shown below, the School has been working on safety of students, teachers & staff, both genders,
all age groups, environments and situations.
Target people

Inside School building
School route Outside School building
School district

Outside School

SchoolTsumadaES

Students

PTA/parents

Community/visitors

3-1-1

3-1-2

3-1-3

3-1-4

3-1-5

3-1-1

3-1-2

3-1-4

3-1-5

3-1-6

3-1-2

3-4-1

3-1-2

3-1-6

3-1-7

3-1-8

3-2-1

3-2-2

3-1-8

3-2-4

3-3-6

3-4-1

3-4-2

3-4-2

3-4-4

3-4-4

3-2-3

3-2-4

3-3-6

3-3-7

3-4-1

3-4-4

3-4-2

3-4-3

3-4-4

4-1-1

4-1-2

4-2-1

4-2-2

4-3-1

4-3-1

4-3-2

4-3-1

4-3-2

4-3-1

3-4-1

5-1-1

5-1-2

5-1-3

5-1-4

5-1-6

5-1-1

5-1-2

5-1-1

5-1-2

5-1-1

5-1-2

5-1-7

5-1-8

5-1-9

5-2-1

5-2-2

5-4-1

5-1-4

5-1-9

5-1-4

5-1-9

5-3-1

5-4-1

3-1-1

3-1-6

3-1-7

3-1-8

3-2-4

3-1-1

3-1-6

4-1-3

4-2-1

4-2-2

4-3-1

4-3-2

4-3-1

4-3-2

4-3-1

4-3-2

4-3-1

5-1-1

5-1-4

5-1-5

5-1-7

5-1-10

5-1-1

5-1-4

5-1-1

5-1-4

5-1-1

5-1-4

5-1-10

5-4-1

5-1-10

5-4-1

3-3-3

3-3-4

3-3-4

3-4-1

3-4-1

3-4-2

4-3-2
5-1-4

3-1-8

5-1-10

5-1-8

3-3-1

3-3-2

3-3-5

3-3-6

3-4-7

5-3-2

5-3-3

3-3-3

3-3-4

3-3-5

3-3-7

3-4-1

3-4-2

3-4-5

3-4-6

5-1-9

3-2-4

5-4-1

5-4-1

3-3-6

3-3-4

3-4-1

3-4-2

3-4-5

3-4-5

5-1-7

*

Teachers & staff

5-2-1

Indicator 3

5-3-1

5-3-4

5-4-2

Indicator 4

5-3-4

5-3-4

Indicator 5

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5-4-2

5-4-2

Indicator – 3

Long-term and sustainable school programs coveringboth genders, all ages, environments and situations

3－(1)－1

Continuous basis

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every month

Safety check inside and outside school buildings
Improvement of hazardous environments inside andoutside school buildings

Objective

Change after
launch of ISS

Checking of classrooms, hallways, special classes, school ground, etc. is carriedout. Results are reported to the vice-principal and repair work, if necessary, isrequested to a contractor.
All students, Teachers
Teachers & staff
Main targets& staff
A system has been made so that the submission date is clearly fixed and repair
spots are correctly identified.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(1)－2

NEW

OutlineProviderName ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every month

Posting of monthly “Health Target”
Awareness raising for safety

Objective

OutlineProviderBy posting a Health Target suitable for each month, students are encouraged toraise awareness of health issues of the month and to increase interest in healthand safety.
All students, Teachers& staff, Parents,
Teachers & staff
Main targets
Visitors

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

While the goal is subject to review, posting will also be continued in the future.

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1 Reducing injuries inside & outside school buildings (till 3-(1)-8)

3－(1)－3

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
Whole year
frequency of activity
Installation of metal fittings on windows to prevent
falling from windows
Prevention of falling from windows
Continuous basis

Objective

Outline

Falling-prevention stoppers are installed on all windows on the 2nd floor andabove where there is no porch. Windows are set to open by about 10 cm – 15cm and staff in charge check the stoppers and safety in the monthly school safety
check.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Change after
launch of ISS

Future plan

3－(1)－4

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderMain targets

All students

The check system has been reinforced and the staff in charge of safety check has
become to check into more details.
When finding out that there is any danger such as lost stopper during the school
safety check, etc., the staff in charge installs a new stopper by themselves andconfirms safety.

No. of times/
Once a year
frequency of activity
Emergency response workshop using the Action
Card
To train so that, when you become the first person
to find a defect, you can act without any panic, handover to the ambulance crew, and correctly takemeasures using the Action Card.
NEW

Common understand is built about the Action Card, recording sheet, emergency
bags, etc. and thus awareness about emergency responses is increased. ThroughDVD viewing and role-play training, the simulation is carried out.

Main targets

Teachers & staff

All students, Teachers& staff

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Carried out every year using different possible emergency scenarios23

3－(1)－5Name ofactivityNEW

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Whole year

Review of the school safety plan

Objective

Matters concerning safety are summarized into a list
for each subject and effectively used in teaching.

OutlineAt the beginning of each school year, each grade or the person in charge
summarizes safety-related matters and includes the list in the education plan.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(1)－6NEW

Name ofactivity

Objective

No. of times/
frequency of activity

All students, Teachers& staff

Whole year

Preparation & posting of the safety manual for each subject
Safety guidance with regard to the subjects (physicaleducation, art & craft, domestic science, science, life
environmental study, etc.)

OutlineIn order to visualize safety guidance in the subjects based on the school safety
plan, the manual is prepared. Precautions are posted on the wall of the specialclassroom and are utilized in lessons. Matters that cannot be posted on the wall
are made into flash cards to be used in the lesson.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Also continued in the future

Main targets

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All students, Teachers& staff

3－(1)－7

Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Beginning of school year

Observation of rules for physical education class
Prevention of injury in physical education class

Objective

OutlineStudents are encouraged to observe basic rules for physical education class(Don’t forget warm-up exercise. Tuck in your shirt into your pants. Clip yournails beforehand.)

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been built, in which observation of the rules are confirmed at theteachers & staff meeting at the beginning of a school year.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(1)－8

Name ofactivity
Objective

No. of times/
In Committee Activity
frequency of activity
Keeping physical education warehouse tidy &organized
PE warehouse is cleaned and maintained so that
equipment used in lessons can be taken in and out in asmooth manner and carried safely.
Continuous basis

OutlineCleaning and maintenance of the PE warehouse is carried out in the Committee
Activity hour. When the warehouse is clean and well-maintained, equipment canbe smoothly taken in and out and can be carried safely. Further, equipment canbe easily found and returned to the original position.

ProviderSports Committee

Change after
launch of ISS

All students, Teachers& staff
Sports Committee members have charge of the equipment positions and make itinto a panel to display.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

Main targets

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2 Reduction of bullying acts (till 3-(2)-4)

Change after
launch of ISS

No. of times/
2 times a year (June,
December)frequency of activity
Joint meeting of elementary and the junior highschools
Efforts are made to enhance linkage between
elementary schools and the junior high school anddiscuss the activities based on common recognition
among students, thus development of safe and secureschools is aimed.
[1st meeting]• Information was exchanged and discussion on the common topics was held insmall groups. Topics in FY2017: (a) Activity to spread “greeting”(b) Activity to prevent “bullying”• Each school submits specific topic and works on it throughout the year.
[2nd meeting]• The actual activities during the year are introduced and reviewed by eachschool.
Promotion Committee
Main targets
All students
students
Frequency remained the same, but the ISS-related topics were included in thediscussion.

Future plan

Implemented every year

3－(2)－1

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProvider3－(2)－2

Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity
Questionnaire survey on bullying(June, November, February)
Early-detection of bullying cases
Continuous basis

3 times a year

Objective

Outline

The questionnaires are prepared in “hiragana” for Grade 1 & 2 inserted withpictures and, for Grade 3 and above, the questionnaires include specific terms
such as “name-calling”, “shunning”, and “ostracism”.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

Although the survey had been held only in the 1st and 2nd terms till 2015, in2016 and after, it has been implemented in every term. In addition, in 2017 andafter, continuance of each bullying case is checked by referring back to theprevious survey data.

Future plan

For early-detection of bullying, the survey is held every term. Starting in 2018,
the questionnaire includes the specific item such as worries/problems of
respondents at home and in the community.

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3－(2)－3Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineContinuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Once a year

Safety Class on use of smartphones and cell phones
Students are given information about various
troubles related to handy smartphones & cell phones
as well as related-risks such as information leakage.

The possession rate of a smartphones/cell phone among students is increasing
year by year. Some students have the experience of taking pictures and sending
them by Line. Before summer holidays, the students are given an opportunity
to think about the risk of contacting a person who is not actually seen and how
should the handy communication equipment be safely used.

Change after
launch of ISS

Mobile phone
Grades 4, 5, & 6
company, Teachers &Main targets
students
staff
Up until a few years ago, this class had been held for Grades 5 & 6 students.
For recent years, Grade 4 students are also included.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(2)－4

Continuous basis

ProviderName ofactivity
Objective

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Whole year

Greeting Exchange Campaign
It is encouraged to lead a comfortable school life byexchanging greetings.

OutlineEach campaign is held for 3 consecutive days each for 10 minutes in each classafter arrival at the class in the morning.

ProviderAll students, Teachers& staff

Main targets

Change after
launch of ISS

No special change in the system, frequency, or content.

Future plan

Also continued in the future27

All students, Teachers& staff

3 Improvement of traffic safety awareness (till 3-(3)-7)

3－(3)－1

Name ofactivity
Objective

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every dayGroup walking to/from school (Grads 1 & 2 students)
For securing safety and learning mutual help, groups
are formed by each district and group walking to/fromschool has been carried out.

OutlineOn the way to school, many students commute school in a walking group formedby district. On the way back from school, Grades 1 & 2 students form a walking
group for each residential area and walk home. Class teachers for Grades 1 & 2
confirm that students are all in their groups. After it is confirmed, students leaveschool in a line while paying attention to traffic safety.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

No special change in the system, frequency, and content.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(3)－2

Continuous basis

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderNo. of times/
frequency of activity

Every dayWatch-over team (Safety vest is worn.)
Prevention of traffic accidents on the way to/fromschoolTeam members who are community residents stand to watch students’ safety atcrosswalks and intersections during commuting hours in the morning andafternoon.
Community residents,
Main targets
All students
Parents, Teachers & staff

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been established in which community residents stand atintersections, etc. every day by taking turns.

Future plan

Also continued in the future28

3－(3)－3Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity(a) 2 times a year(b) Beginning of school year(c) Students’ morning meeting

Improvement of helmet wearing rate
Protection of the head in the case of traffic
accident

Objective

Change after
launch of ISS(a) Questionnaire survey on use of helmet(b) Distribution of application form for subsidy of a part of purchase expenses
for bicycle helmet(c) Campaign held by students(a) Teachers & staff(a) All students(b) Teachers & staff, PTA
Main targets(b) Parents(c) Lifestyle Committee(c) All students
member students
It is now encouraged that students wear a helmet not only when riding a bicycle
but also when riding other vehicles.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(3)－4

Continuous basis

OutlineProviderNo. of times/
frequency of activity

One year

Name ofactivity

Preparation of community safety map

Objective

It is aimed to increaseawareness for traffic
safety andcrime/disasterprevention in thecommunity.

OutlineThrough investigation in the community, students themselves find out
hazardous spots and prepare the map.

ProviderGrade 3 students

Change after
launch of ISS

All students, Teachers& staff, Parents,
Community
A system has been established in which Grade 3 students prepare the map every
year as a part of Community Lesson in the Comprehensive Studies period.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

Main targets29

3－(3)－5

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Whole year

Name ofactivity

Increase in the number of registered “Shelter Points”

Objective

It is aimed that students can go to a shelter for help when
they encounter a danger.

OutlineProviderIt is aimed to increase the number of registered shelters by
distributing the printed materials and plates to parents andcommunity residents.

Main targets

Teachers & staff

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been established in which appeal for registration and interim
recruitment can be made at various meetings in the community.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(3)－6

Name ofactivity
Objective
OutlineNo. of times/
Once a year
frequency of activity
Liaison Persons Meeting for Walking Groups (Parents),
Walking Group Leaders Meeting (Students)
It is aimed so that students can commute to school insafety.
Continuous basis

Operation of walking groups

Change after
launch of ISS

Teachers & staff,
Main targets
Parents, All students
Parents
A system has been established in which duties of the walking group leaders(students) and the liaison persons (parents) are taken over each year.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

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3－(3)－7

Name ofactivity
Objective

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Whole year

Chiririn Tsumada
Learning of traffic rules.

OutlineQuizzes on traffic safety that are made by
Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters areposted on the school wall.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

Method is changed from displaying the quizzes to all classes into handing theprinted sheet to each student.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

4 Increase of awareness for disaster & crime prevention (till 3-(4)-7)
No. of times/
3－(4)－1
NEW
Once a year
frequency of activity
Name of
Experiences of how to protect own life from disaster
activity
It is aimed to have students learn how to protect
themselves in the event of an earthquake or fire.
Objective

OutlineProviderAt the time of the annual “PTA Smile Festival”, students actually experience thesimulated intensities equal to the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great East
Japan Earthquake on the earthquake simulation vehicle owned by the City.
Further, students experience a fire drill with simulated smoke.
PTA, City Office, FireAll students, Parents,
Department, Teachers
Teachers & staff,
Main targets& staff
Community

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Also continued in the future31

3－(4)－2

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderNo. of times/
In July every year
frequency of activity
Awareness raising about danger of irrigation channels
and rivers (Swimming prohibited in Atsugi City)
Prevention of accidents in irrigation channels/rivers
by widely publicizing the danger
Continuous basis

Based on the printed materials given from Kanagawa Prefecture, efforts are madeto publicize danger of playing in an irrigation channel/river and thus to prevent
water accidents. Students take the printed material back home and talk about itto their families. The students are reminded of the danger not to enter irrigation
channels/rivers at the term-end-ceremony immediately before summer vacations.

Main targets

Teachers & staff

Change after
launch of ISS

No change in the system and frequency

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(4)－3

Continuous basis

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity

All students, Parents,
Teachers & staff

Whole year

Red seals on windows and doors
Dissemination of hazardous spots among students

Objective

OutlineProviderChange after
launch of ISS

Future plan

Red seals are attached to the windows & doors that are located in a place exposed
especially to danger. School rule prohibits students from opening thewindows/doors attached with this seal. To Grade 1 students and at the beginning ofa school year, class teachers instruct students about the seal.

Main targets

Teachers & staff

All students

A system has been established in which locations of the seals are confirmed withstudents during the pre- and post-guidance of evacuation drills.
As soon as any danger is reported from school safety check, etc., staff in charge
confirms it and attaches the seal.

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3－(4)－4

Name ofactivity
Objective
OutlineProviderNo. of times/
frequency of activity
Teachers & staff workshop on appropriate
responsive measures against intrusion of a
suspicious person
Acquisition of appropriate responsive measuresagainst intrusion of a suspicious person
Continuous basis

Once a year (during
summer vacation)

A simulated scene is produced by assigned players (criminal, teachers, students,etc.) and is recorded on video and subject to discussion.
All students, Teachers &Teachers & staff
Main targets
staff, Parents, Community
residents, School visitors

Change after
launch of ISS

The drill is held every year by using different type of scenes.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(4)－5

Continuous basis

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity

When a suspicious person
is reported

Utilization of the contact network for 5 schools
Information on suspicious persons is shared withneighboring elementary/junior high schools.

Objective

OutlineProviderA system has been established among five schools including Tsumada ES,
Shimizu ES, Mita ES, Mutsuai Higashi JHS, and Mutsuai JHS in which a
facsimile report is sent to all schools when a suspicious person is reported in thearea in addition to telephone communication using the contact network. On
receipt of this report, each school discusses measures such as e-mail sending andclass guidance, thus preventing students from being victimized.
Students, Teachers &All students, Parents,
Main targets
staff
Teachers & staff

Change after
launch of ISS

The 5 schools now share not only information on a suspicious person but also therelated guidance method.

Future plan

Also continued in the future33

3－(4)－6

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

2 times a year

Name ofactivity

Questionnaire survey on use of safety buzzer

Objective(Preventive) method to avoid becoming a victim of a
suspicious person and method of how to ask for help

OutlineProviderIt is investigated whether students have actually used thebuzzer supplied by the City Office or any other kind ofbuzzer.

Main targets

Teachers & staff

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

It is now instructed not only to use it by attaching to a school bag but also tocarry it whenever going out.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

3－(4)－7

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
Every dayfrequency of activity
Crime prevention radio service “Let’s walk home in agroup!”
Prevention of becoming a victim of suspicious person
crimeContinuous basis

Objective

Change after
launch of ISS

Observation of the school-leaving time is encouraged by the school radio
announcement.
Broadcasting
Main targets
All students
Committee
Content of the announcement has been improved in consideration of safety &security awareness.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

OutlineProvider34

Indicator – 4

Programs thatenvironments

target1 Definition of high-risk groups
Problem
Measures High-risk group(1)

Lower gradestudents who
have notaccustomed
themselves toschool life
(Group)Many injuries occur
among lower gradestudents.

(2)

Change inregular life
rhythminfluenced byevents, etc.
(State, timing)(3)

Natural disastermeasures (State,environment)

Injuries often occur
along with change inthe regular life
rhythm, for example,
immediately before
athletic meeting &festival and during
teacher’s home-visit
schedule.
Problems lie in thegeographical andareal characteristics
of Japan that issusceptible tovarious types ofnatural disasters.

Graph 4-1

5
4.5

high-risk

groupsandDirection

Goal

・To work on
reducing injuries
among lower
grade students incooperation withhigher gradestudents with alonger school
experience andparents
・To analyze thedetails of injuries
every month
・To improve
environment
・To have students
acquire safetyconscious
behavior。
・To conduct
evacuation drills
for other disasters
in addition toearthquakes

・Reduction of minor
injuries
・Development ofjudgement ability
・Enriched school life

・Reduction of
avoidable injuries

・Development ofresponsive ability

No. of injury cases per student

児童一人当たりのけがの件数
Lower grade student:
Middle grade student:
7.3 cases
7.0 cases
4.5 cases

4.3 cases

Higher grade student:
4.5 cases

4
3.5

3.0 cases3

2.9 cases
2.5 cases

2.5
2

1.6 cases

1.5
1
0.5
0
Grade
1年 1

Grade
2年 2

Grade
3年 3

Grade
4年 4

Grade
5年 5

Grade
6年 6

Source: Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Mar.)35

Graph 4-2

Number of injury occurence by month

No. of cases

月別けが総数

250
200
150
100
50
0
4月
Apr.

5月
May

6月
Jun.

7月
Jul.

9月
Sep.

10月
Oct.

2016年
SY2016

11月
Nov.

12月
Dec.

1月
Jan.

2月
Feb.

3月
Mar.

2017年
SY2017

Source: Aggregation based on School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School[SY2016 (Apr. 2016 to Mar. 2017) and SY2017 (Apr. to Dec. 2017)](For SY2016, the total numbers showed increases in January, February, and March as detailed
data aggregation started in January.)
Graph 4-1 shows a large number of injuries occurring among lower grade students. From Graph
4-2, in comparison with SY2016, the numbers sharply increased in some months. The programs
to reduce injuries are introduced below:
2 Programs targeting high-risk groups(1) Lower grade students who have not accustomed themselves to school life (Group) (till 4-(1)-3)
4－(1)－1

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity
Clean-up activity by paired grades (Grades 6 & 1,
Grades 5 & 2)
To reduce injuries during clean-up activity
Continuous basis

Whole year

Objective

OutlineProviderGrades 5 & 6 students teach lower grade students how to clean so that lower
grade students can safely perform cleaning.
Grades 6 & 1 students,
Main targets
All students
Grades 5 & 2 students

Change after
launch of ISS

No change in the system and frequency

Future plan

Also continued in the future36

4－(1)－2

Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

1st term

Paired grades activity

Change after
launch of ISS

To enrich school life through friendly exchange inpaired grades.
Lower grades: Students get to know about school lifeand safely lead a safe school life.
Higher grades: Students are aware to work on
developing the school where all students are happy.
Especially during April and May, Grade 6 students take leadership in helping
Grade 1 students who are not yet accustomed to school life. Serving and cleanup
duties for school lunch. Book-reading by higher graders are performed in themorning activity. The school song is taught. Recreation activity is held in recess
hours.
Students, Teachers &Main targets
All students
staff
Paired grades activity is held at appropriate intervals suitable for the students
decided by the class teachers.

Future plan

Implemented every year

4－(1)－3

Continuous basis

Objective

OutlineProviderName ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity

June, July

Swimming pool volunteers
Prevention of accidents in swimming

Objective

OutlineProviderVolunteers are recruited from among parents. In addition to teachers, adultvolunteers watch over students so that swimming lesson can be safely
performed.
Parents, Teachers &Main targets
All students
staff

Change after
launch of ISS

This activity is now adopted into parents of all grades. Before SY2017, only theparents of lower grade students were involved.

Future plan

The activity will continue with an increased number of volunteers.

37(2) Increase in injury due to change in regular life rhythm (State, timing) (till 4-(2)-2)
4－(2)－1

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
During practice for thefrequency of activity sports meeting
Effective break-taking during practice for the sports
meetingPrevention of injuries during practiceContinuous basis

Objective
OutlineEfforts are made to prevent injury during practice by appropriately having breaks
for water replacement.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been established in which excessive practice is avoided according
to weather and students’ conditions.

Future plan

Also continued in the futureObjective

No. of times/
Special daily-schedule
frequency of activity
How to spend recess hours on the days with special
daily-schedule
Prevention of injury on days with special dailyschedule

OutlineWith the aim to prevent injury on days with special daily-schedule, classguidance is given on how to safely spend recess hours.

ProviderTeachers & staff

4－(2)－2

Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been established in which the day’s schedule is explained anddetailed class guidance is given at the morning meeting.

Future plan

Also continued in the future38

(3) Natural disaster measures (State, environment)
Natural disasters in Japan are explained on pages 4 and 5 (till 4-(3)-2).
4－(3)－1

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderContinuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

8 times a year

Evacuation drill• To have students learn importance of anevacuation drill and learn how to promptly
evacuate and take evacuation action• To have students confirm their evacuation routes
Evacuation drills for an earthquake, fire, flood, missile, etc. are carried out. The
flood and J-ALERT drills started in 2017. The pre- and post-guidance is held
every time. Review Card is used for the post-guidance. Students perform selfevaluation.
All students, Teachers &Teachers & staff
Main targets
staff, Parents, School visitors

Change after
launch of ISS

As the School is located in a place surrounded by rivers, water-hazard
evacuation drill was started in SY2017.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

4－(3)－2

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderNo. of times/
Once a year
frequency of activity
Joint evacuation drill and students handing-over drillby 3 schools
By performing a student handing-over drill under theassumption of occurrence of a massive earthquake, it
is aimed to have students go home safely without
panic under the emergency situation.
Continuous basis

The drill is held in the unit of the junior high school district. At the beginning ofeach school year, parents are requested to confirm the “registered persons forstudent’s handover”, based on which a list is prepared in advance. In the event,registered persons come to school after receiving the notice mail and students
are handed over. After handing-over in the school ground (in classrooms on
rainy days), remaining students are gathered in one place and are watched overby teachers & staff until each registered person comes to the school.
Teachers & staff,
All students, Teachers
Main targets
Parents& staff, Parents

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been established so that the teachers & staff of the 3 schools canshare the experience.

Future plan

Also continued in the future39

Indicator – 5

Programs based on available evidences

Based on the current situations explained till page13, the analysis of current situations (problems),
directions (issues to be addressed), and goals are summarized below from the viewpoint ofphysical and mental aspects:
Analysis of current situations (problems)

schoolInsidebuilding
School route
Others (School district)Outside school

Outsidebuilding

schoolInside school

Physical aspect

Unforeseeable factors
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

Mental aspect(i)Intentional factors

Many injuries
occur inclassrooms andthe gymnasium.
Many injuries
occur during classhours.
Many injuries
occur on theschool ground.
Many injuries
occur during classhours & recess
hours.

(l) There are
injuries that are
intentionallycaused byothers.

Students walk ona road in ahorizontal line.
On the way fromschool, students
walk outside thewhite line.
With regard totraffic safety, there
is discrepancy
betweenawareness andbehavior.
Only less than halfof students
participate in thecommunity-leveldisasterprevention drill.
Some students
have anexperience ofbeing approached
by a suspicious
person.

(j)

There is problem awareness among
students towards verbal bullying.

(k)

School sometimes receives reports on
specific cases of bullying, domestic
violence, etc. from Child Consultation
Office.

* See page 13 for the evidences for (a) to (l).

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Directions (issues to beaddressed)

Goals

Issue 1:
Reduction of injuries[(a),(b),(c),(d)](1) Place:
Classroom,
gymnasium, school
ground(2) Time:
During class hours &recess hours

Goal 1:
To reduce avoidable
injuries in school

Issue 2:
Improvement in verbal
communication capability[(j),(k),(l)]Goal 2:
To reduce bullying acts

Issue 3:
Awareness raising towards
traffic safety [(e),(f),(g)]Goal 3:To attain “Zero” traffic
accident

Issue 4:
Awareness raising towards
disaster & crime
prevention [(h),(i)]Goal 4:
To raise ability to avoid
risks (disaster & crime
prevention)

1 Causal analysis(1) Injury
Graph 5-1 Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards (Apr. to Mar.)No. ofcases

Time & place of injury occurrence

800
700
600
500
400
300
200

In SY2016, thenumber of injuries
during recess hours
included a
predominantly large
number of injuries
that occurred in theschool ground andalso over 100 injuries
that occurred inclassrooms.

In SY2016, thenumber of
injuries duringclass hours (ingymnasium,school ground,and class rooms)
exceeded 100
cases.

100
0
On theDuring During
Morning
way tocleaning classmeetingschoolhours
hours
Hallway
Science room
Farm
Special classroom
Road
Inner garden
Gymnasium
Arts & Crafts Room
Entrance
School ground
Outside-school
Classroom
Activity room
Stairway
Own home
Music room
Pool
ToiletOthersPC room

13
1

30

1
15
1
3
122
6
5
177
1
111

5

3

4
15
1

4

2
3
3

1

Recess
hours

2

25

7

5

2
1

20

6

1
36

End-ofday
meeting

On thewayfromschoolSchool
lunch
hours

11
423

1

133
1
13

3

7
57

1

2
2

1
7
2
16

2

1
21

4

29

2
1
4
2
25
1

1
1

1

3
2

Others

Source: Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Mar.)41

Graph 5-2Aggregation based on SY2017 School Infirmary Use Cards (Apr. to Dec.)

Time & place of injury occurrence
600
500
400
300

In FY2017, thenumber of
injuries duringclass hours (ingymnasium,schoolground)exceeded 100
cases.

In FY2017, the numberof injuries during
recess hours included a
predominantly large
number of injuries that
occurred in the school
ground.

200
100
0On theway toschoolDuringcleaninghours

Duringclass
hours

Schoollunch
hours

Recesshours

Hallway

9

2

1

29

Science room

5

4

Morning
meeting

Farm
Road

1
1

Gymnasium

1

1

106

多目的室
Multi-purpose
room

2

1

1

6
1
1

図書室
Library
Arts & Crafts Room

1
1

1
5

Classroom

10

1

Student
Council Room
児童会室

1
1

33

Activity room

1

Stairway

3

1

5

1

1

144

390

74

25

3

2
2

87

4

1

1

17

4
1

2

1

8

Domestic
Science Room
家庭科室Music room

1

Pool

2

8

3

ToiletPC room

1

2

1

OthersOthers1

体育Physical
Education

School groundOn thewayfromschool1
17

渡りConnecting
corridorInner garden

Entrance

End-ofday
meeting

2
1

2

6

4

1

1

7

2

4

2
20

* In 2017, due to necessity of more detailed data on the injury occurrence place,
School Infirmary Use Card has been changed.
Source: Aggregation based on SY2017 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Dec.)

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Graph 5-3Aggregation based on SY2016 School Infirmary Use Cards (Apr. to Mar.)Time & place of injury occurrence
800
700
600

In 2016, both during recess
hours and class hours, major
injury causes were “hitting”,“tumbling/slipping”, and“bumping”.

500
400
300
200
100
0

On theDuringschoolhours

Morning
Duringway tocleaning class
登校中
朝の会
掃除中
授業中
meetinghours

1

Falling
落ちた

SchoolEnd-ofOn the
給食の
休み時
帰りの
Recesslunch
day
way from その他
Others
下校中
hours
時間
間
会
hours
meetingschool1

43Flyingobject
飛来物
Tumbling,
Slipping
転んだ・滑った

16

6

112

2

167

2

5

7

Bruised
打った

1

9

84

7

111

1

1

25

23

1

7

1

5

1

Cut
切った
Kicked
蹴られた1

1

Stabbed
刺さった

1

5

3

Abrasion
擦った

1

13

23

Bitten
噛まれた

1
2

3

4

1

7

18

97

9

183

20

2

26

Pushed
押されたStepped
ふまれた
Bumping
ぶつかった

1

2

Twisting
ひねった1

Scratched
ひっかかれた1

Beaten
たたかれた
Others
その他

2

Stuck
ささった

1

Kicked
けられた

1

1

1
1

16
2

3

5

2

7

3

9

7

18

1

9

1

22

10

91

11

92

Scratching
ひっかいたWedged
はさんだ

2

4

4

6

1

3

4

3
1

1
1
2

1

33

1

Source: Aggregation based on SY 2016 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Mar.)43

Graph 5-4Aggregation based on SY2017 School Infirmary Use Cards (Apr. to Dec.)

Time & place of injury occurrence
600
500
400
300

In 2017, over 100
injury cases occurred“while playing forfun” and “while
playing sports”,
including many due to“other party’s or theirown carelessness”.

200
100
0

While playing for fun
Other party’s carelessness
Student’s own carelessness
While playing sports
While fooling around
Others
While quarrelingOn theEnd-ofOn the Mornin During During School
Recesswayday
way togcleanin class lunch
Othershours
frommeetingschool meeting g hours hours hours
school
1
1
17
1
361
9
12
30
7
33
3
19

27

4

3
24

1

73
188
9
48
4

10
3
9
1

76
17
20
31
20

4

4

1
2

3
4
1
10
2

Source: Aggregation based on SY2017 School Infirmary Use Cards of Tsumada Elementary School (Apr. to Dec.)

Graph 5-5

The number of cases subject to Disaster
Mutual Aid Payment (per 100 students)
Atsugi municipal schools
13.90

14.10

7.55
5.17

12.87

Tsumada ES
12.25

6.94

10.56

10.62

5.78

5.30

3.44

H232011 H242012 H25
2013 H26
2014

H27
2015

H28
2016

Source: Disaster mutual aid payment data (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

Data for SY2016 (Apr. to Mar.) are compared with those for SY2017 (Apr. to Dec.) in Graphs 51 & 5-2 and also 5-3 & 5-4.
Starting in 2017, causes of injuries were classified into new groups including “While playing forfun, Other party’s carelessness, Student’s own carelessness, While playing sports, While fooling44

around, While quarreling, and Others”. Injury occurrence places has also been divided more into
details including “Connecting corridor, Inner garden, Multi-purpose room, Library, Student
Council Room, and Domestic Science Room”. From comparison with the data for 2016, many
injuries in 2017 occurred during recess hours (the first) and class hours (the second) and in theschool ground (the first) and class rooms (the second). Major causes of injuries wereTumbling/slipping (the first) and Bumping (the second) in 2016, and While playing for fun (thefirst) and While playing sports in 2017.
From Graph 5-5, it is shown that the number of serious injuries in Tsumada ES is lower than the
average number of all schools in Atsugi City.
In all graphs, there are many cases under “Others”. Many of them, places and causes of injuries
were “Not remembered”. It is necessary to analyze them more into details.
(2) Bullying
Graph 5-6 Results of questionnaire survey on bullying (by cause)

The number of recognized bullying cases
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1st term 20172017年1学期

2ndterm 20172017年2学期
Violence
暴力

Name
悪口
calling

3rd term 20172017年3学期

Ostracized
仲間外し

Others
その他

Source: Tumada Elementary School questionnaire survey on bullying (SY2017)

Graph 5-7

Questionnaire survey on bullying

There is no verbal bullying

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Agree

Slightly agree

Slightly disagree

Disagree

Source: Tsumada Elementary School Safety & Security Questionnaire Survey (SY2017)45

Graph 5-8

The Number of recognized bullying cases(per 1,000 students)
Whole country

Kanagawa prefecture

Atsugi municipal schools

Tsumada ES
36.70
32.50

17.78
15.01

17.35
4.81
4.72
4.03
1.78
H232011

23.18

23.50

13.94
10.52
5.26

7.10

H27
2015

H28
2016

18.60

9.21
8.01
3.96

8.01
3.66

11.47
7.98
4.37

H24
2012

H25
2013

H26
2014

Source: No. of recognized bullying cases (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

Graphs 5-6, 5-7, and 5-8 show an increase in the number of recognized bullying cases in Tsumada
ES. This is partly because of the change in definition introduced by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In the case of the School, there are many cases of verbal
bullying such as name calling, which need to be addressed.
(3) Traffic safety
Graph 5-9 Questionnaire survey on traffic safety
Yes, always

Yes, sometimes

No, not often

Never

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

Observing traffic Wearing a bicycle Not doing tworules
helmetperson riding on
a bicycle

2016

2017

Stopping at
bicycleintersections

2016

2017

Not walking on aroad in ahorizontal line

Source: Tsumada Elementary School Safety & Security Questionnaire Survey (SY2016, 2017)46

Graph 5-10

Traffic accidents
No. of traffic accidents of Tsumada ES
No. of traffic accidents of Atsugi Municipal elementary schools
51

47

40

50
40

35

33

3

3

2

1

2

3

1

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Source: No. of cases of traffic accidents (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

Graph 5-11

The number of traffic accident cases(per 100 students)
Tsumada ES

Atsugi municipal elementary schools
0.64

0.53
0.37

0.55

0.32

0.38

0.42

0.42

0.4

0.28

0.26

0.27

2015
H27

2016
H28

0.19

2011
H23

2012
H24

2013
H25

2014
H26

0.22

2017
H29

Source: No. of cases of traffic accidents per 100 students (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

From Graph 5-9, it is shown that traffic safety awareness has improved in 2017 compared to thatin 2016. As shown in Graph 5-10, although the number of traffic accidents of the School is small
in number, the number of traffic accident cases per 100 students of the School was far above thenumber of the Atsugi municipal elementary schools in 2016.

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(4) Disaster prevention & crime prevention
Graph 5-12

Questionnaire survey on crime & disaster prevention
Agree

Slightly agree

Slightly disagree

2017

2017

Disagree

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2016

2017

2016

2016

In the event of
Safety is achieved
Safety depends on
danger, we shouldby all.
each person’s
ask adults for help.
initiative

2016

2017

Risks should be
avoided byourselves.

2016

2017

Accident/injury has
occurred due to own
fault.

Source: Tsumada Elementary School Safety & Security Questionnaire Survey (SY2016, 2017)

Graph 5-13

Questionnaire survey on disaster & crime prevention
Yes

No

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2016

2017

I recognize shelter
points.

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

I recognize AED. I understand purpose I have participated
I recognize theof AED.
in community-level shelter point in mydisaster prevention
house.
drill.

Source: Tsumada Elementary School Safety & Security Questionnaire Survey (SY2016, 2017)48

Graph 5-14

The number of incidents of a suspicious person

100
80
60
40
20

4 cases

2 cases

1 case3 cases

0
2014

2015

2016

Tsumada ES district

As of Jan 2017

Whole area of Atsugi City

Source: No. of incidents of a suspicious person (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

From data comparison between 2016 and 2017, Graphs 5-12 and 5-13 show that awareness ofcrime & disaster prevention has improved regarding all items except “I ask adults for help in theevent of danger”. Further, Graph 5-14 indicates that there are a few (if not many) reports on a
suspicious person within the School district every year.

2 Measures for prioritized programs
Based on the “causal analysis” in the preceding paragraph and the problems on page 14, thefollowing prioritized programs have been set:
ProblemGrounds & current
situation (data)

Prioritized programs(1)
InjuryFig. 5-1 to 5(a) Programs of Student Committee, etc.
(b) Programs of teachers & staff(c) Classroom environment (including also places otherthan classrooms)(2)
Bullying

Fig. 5-6 to 8(d) Bullying prevention campaign (Students Council)(e) Y-P Program classroom comfort (class activity)(3)
Traffic
safetyFig. 5-9 to 11(f) Traffic Safety Class(g) Guidance on how to safely walk to/from school(PTA, teachers & staff, community)(h) PTA PR questionnaire survey(4)
Disaster &crimeprevention

Fig. 5-12 to14(i) Evacuation drill (earthquake, fire, water disaster, JALERT, etc.) Same as Indicator 4-(3)-1(j) Community patrol49

(1) Injury (till 5-(1)-10)(a) Programs of Student Committee, etc.
5－(1)－1

Name ofactivityNEW

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every month

Posting of injuries occurrence places during the month

Objective

Improvement of awareness/interest in injury prevention
and safety

OutlineStudents attach a seal on the “Injury Map” to a spot where they were injured andthus enhance interest in safety through visualization of injury places.

ProviderStudents, Teachers& staff

Main targets

All students, Teachers & staff,
Parents, School visitors

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Seals attached on the Injury Map that is displayed on the wall of the hallway help
visually indicate places where injury tends to occur and also help enhance safety
awareness among students and teachers & staff. The posting program will be
continued.

5―(1)―2

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineContinuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Walking manner checking:2 times a year
Attaching footprint marks:
At appropriate times

Checking of walking manners
on hallways and attachment offootprint marks for Keep-Right
Walking
To encourage Keep-Right
Walking and thus to prevent
accidents
At a few places in the school building, it is checked whether keep-right walking
is observed or not. The results are summed up and posted in all classrooms. The
torn footprint marks for keep-right walking are repaired.

Change after
launch of ISS

LifestyleAll students, Teachers & staff,
Main targets
Committee
Parents, School visitors
The results from the checking of walking manner on hallways are reported at
the Student Morning Assembly.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

Provider505―(1)―3

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Rainy days

Name ofactivity

How to spend rainy days

Objective

To discuss how to spend rainy days in each class andthen in Representative Committee, thus aiming to learn
how to safely spend rainy days.

OutlineStudents discuss “how to spend rainy days” in each classroom before a
Representative Committee meeting is held in June. The results are submitted to
the Representative Committee meeting and the school-level programs are decided.

Students, Teachers &Main targets
All students
staff
Due to an increase in awareness about safe school life, some students started to
Change after join the school patrol on rainy days together with Representative Committee
launch of ISS members. “Rainy Day Project” was formed under the leadership of committee
chairpersons and the activities have been developed.

ProviderFuture plan5―(1)―4

Name ofactivity

Continued every year

No. of times/
At Committee meetings
frequency of activity
School Safety Map (Inside school buildings and school
ground)Reduction injuries at hazardous spots in the school

NEW

Objective

OutlineHazardous spots inside school buildings and the school
ground are identified and photographed. Suchinformative materials are put on the sheet that showsbuildings, etc. on the school premises. Safety Map iscompleted by adding injury prevention methods &comments.

ProviderLifestyle Committee(students)

Main targets

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Also continued in the future51

All students,
Teachers & staff,
Parents, School
visitors5―(1)―5

Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

2 weeks each

Physical Development Week

Objective

Prevention of injury through developing physicalstrength

OutlineDeveloping physical strength is promoted in Rope Jumping Week and in
Marathon Training Week.

ProviderSports Committee (Students)

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

Rope Jumping Week has been continued every other year with details changed.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

5―(1)―6

Continuous basis

Name ofactivity

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every day

“Walk slowly” radio announcement
Awareness raising of how to spend recess hours

Objective

OutlineVia school radio announcement, students are encouraged to walk slowly inclassrooms and hallways. Content of broadcast changes by weather.

ProviderBroadcasting
Committee (Students)

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

Content of broadcast has become to focus on safety & security

Future plan

Also continued in the future52

(b) Efforts of teachers & staff (Class lessons)
5―(1)―7

Name ofactivity
ObjectiveNEW

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Whole year

Learning of ability to avoid/predict risks
To prevent injury and traffic accident
To check hazardous spots, and to avoid risk

Outline

In class activities, students check hazardous spots on roads near the School andto review walking & bicycle-riding manners, thus developing manners to live
safely.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

Since 2017, all teachers & staff have been carrying out the class activity as thein-school study subject.

(c) Classroom environment (including places other than classrooms)
5―(1)―8

Name ofactivityNEW

No. of times/
frequency of activity

At the time of Committee
meetings

Attaching rubber protectors to corners and repairing
roughness on desks and chairs
Prevention of injuries in classrooms

Objective
OutlineProviderRubber protectors are attached to corners of the shelves and lockers in theclassrooms for lower grades. As for roughness repair, desks and chairs in thespecial classrooms are repaired with gummed tape.
Lifestyle Committee
All students, Teachers
Main targets(Students)& staff

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

When the rubber protectors are displaced, they are re-fixed.

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5－(1)－9Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderNo. of times/
At the time of Committee
frequency of activity meetings
Installation of convex mirrors on stairways andhallways
To prevent collision at intersection on stairways,
hallways, etc.
NEW

Students Committee members prepared a proposal document and submitted tothe school vice-principal, based on which purchase was decided. Installation
was carried out by a contractor in view of safety.
Lifestyle Committee,
All students, Teachers &Main targets
Contractor
staff, Parents, School visitors

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

It is validated whether injuries have decreased after installation of the mirrors.

5－(1)－10NEW

Name ofactivity
Objective

No. of times/
1st term 2017
frequency of activity
Removal of level difference in flowerbeds, measures
to remove projection of the sprinkler, level difference
on the entrance/exit gate, etc.
To prevent students from stumbling over projections

Outline

The projection of the sprinkler was levelled by acontractor (SY2017). As for the entrance/exit gateused on the sports meeting, a standing type gate
(instead of our embedding type) was borrowed fromanother school and used.

ProviderTeachers,
Contractor

Main targets

All students, Teachers & staff,
Parents, School visitors

Change after
launch of ISS―

Future plan

The level difference in the flowerbed will be discussed. A new entrance/exit gate
for the School is going to be made in 2018.

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(2) Bullying (till 5-(2)-2)(d) Bullying prevention campaign (Student Council)
5―(2)―1

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

October to December

Name ofactivity

Bullying prevention campaign

Objective

Bullying problem is discussed at the class level and school levelto spread awareness of “Bullying is not good” and thus efforts todevelop “school life free of bullying” are made.

Change after
launch of ISS• October: Students discuss and practice bullying prevention efforts that can be
implemented at a class level.
• November: Representative Committee discuss and practice bullying prevention efforts
that can be implemented at a school level.
• At Representative Committee meetings in October and November, opinions fromclasses are exchanged, building environments for students’ motivation. (Opinions of
Grade 1 to 3 students are also adopted.)• Bullying Prevention Executive Committee was set up, which has worked to make rules
and picture cards.
Students Council, Teachers
Main targets
All students& staff
A system has been established in which Executive Committee members work on various
efforts such as making rules for bullying prevention and picture cards.

Future plan

Continued every year

OutlineProvider(e) Y-P Program classroom comfort (Class activity)
5―(2)―2

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Whole year, Questionnaire
survey (2 times a year)

Name ofactivity

YP questionnaire survey, programs (Class lesson)

Objective

It is checked by means of a questionnaire survey on whether theclassroom is comfortable for each student, whether each student has
a sense of self-esteem, etc. and the results are used in guidance.

OutlineProviderChange after
launch of ISS

Future plan(a) The 1st questionnaire survey is held in June with all students.
(b) Based on the results of (a), programs suitable for each class are implemented.
(c) With the aim to check students’ response to the programs implemented, aquestionnaire survey is held in November using the same questionnaire.
(d) Based on the results of (a) and (c), programs are chosen again and are
implemented.
Teachers & staff
Main targets
All students
The survey had been held only in the 1st and 2nd terms till 2015. Since 2016, it has
been held in every term. Analysis of the results of the survey and selection of programs
are performed based on discussion at each grade level. Programs are repeatedly
implemented at appropriate times.
The activity is utilized in guidance that aims to make a class comfortable place forevery student.

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(3) Traffic safety (till 5-(3)-4)(f) Traffic Safety Class
5―(3)―1

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineContinuous
basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Once a year, Applicable toGrades 3 and 5

Traffic Safety Class (Bicycle riding)Raising awareness about traffic safety. Applicable to Grade
3 students who start using a bicycle and Grade 5 students
who have become accustomed to riding a bicycle.
The class lesson includes a lecture on traffic safety given bya visiting lecturer and experience of a bicycle simulator. Signboards, traffic rules, how to ride a bicycle, checking method,etc. are taught.

Change after
launch of ISS

Visiting lecturer, Teachers
Grades 3 and 5
Main targets& staff
students
This activity has been held before the School started ISS project. The content issubject to discussion every year.

Future plan

Also continued in the future

Provider(g) Safety guidance on the way to/from school (PTA, Teachers & staff, Community)
5―(3)―2

Name ofactivity

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every morning

Guidance on how to safely walk to school
To ensure safety on the way to school

Objective
OutlineParticipants stand on the school routes and watch over students.

ProviderTeachers & staff, PTA

Main targets

Change after
launch of ISS

No change in the system and frequency

Future plan

Also continued in the future56

All students

5―(3)―3

Continuous basis

No. of times/
frequency of activity

Every term (3 times a year)

Name ofactivity

Guidance on how to safely walk from school

Objective

To ensure safety on the way from school. It is aimed thatgroup walking from school can be smoothly carried out incase of emergency.

Outline

Guidance on how to safely walk from school is held 3 times a year. In the firstguidance, a list of walking group members is prepared. In the 2nd and 3rd
guidance, traffic safety guidance is held by district. Teachers walk from school
together with students and check hazardous spots. The problems, etc. are
discussed by each district at appropriate times.

ProviderTeachers & staff

Main targets

All students

Change after
launch of ISS

A system has been established in which detailed guidance on how to safely walkfrom school is given.

Future plan

Also continued in the future(h) PTA PR brochure
5－(3)－4

Name ofactivity

Objective

OutlineProviderNo. of times/
Once a year
frequency of activity
PTA PR brochure “Awareness raising for safety &security”
Questionnaire survey on safety &security is held with parents, thus
aiming to increase their awareness.
Continuous basis

Content is determined each year by the PTA officers. The results of thequestionnaire survey are published in the PR brochure.
Parents, All students,
Parents
Main targets
Teachers & staff

Change after
launch of ISS

Feature articles on safety & security have become included.

Future plan

Also continued in the future57

(4) Disaster & crime prevention (till 5-(4)-2)(i) Evacuation drill
5-(4)-1 “Evacuation drill” is abbreviated as being the same in content as 4-(3)-1.
(j) Community patrol
5―(4)―2

Name ofactivity
Objective

OutlineProviderChange after
launch of ISS

Future plan

Continuous basis

3 times a year (Summer:
No. of times/nighttime, Winder: earlyfrequency of activity
evening, Spring: nighttime)

Community patrol (Ai-no-patrol)
As a part of Youth Sound Growth Activity, it is
implemented to prevent students’ delinquency andaccess to dangerous places.
“Ai-no-patrol (patrol of LOVE)” is conducted during
early-evening and nighttime 3 times a year. It also
serves as the “Mutsuai South District Safe & Secure
City Crime Prevention Patrol”. Community’s YouthSound Growth Association members, PTA members& school teachers & staff (Tsumada ES, Shimizu ES,& Mutsuai Higashi JHS) cover 4 areas (Tsumada ES
cover 2 areas and Shimizu ES & Mutsuai Higashi
JHS each covers 1 area).
Youth Sound Growth
All students, Parents,
Main targets
Association members, PTA,
Community
Teachers & staff
Community patrol has been established and the number of participants has been
increasing year by year.
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Indicator – 6

Programs that document the frequency and causes of
injuries

The School collects the frequency and causes of injuries and analyzes them in cooperation with
Atsugi Municipal Board of Education.
<Itemization, survey frequency, & analysis frequency for recorded programs>
Item

Reference data

Record-taking/survey frequency

Analysisfrequency

Data A. Injury occurrence data (Inside school)

Daily

Once a month

Data B. Place of injury occurrence data (Insideschool)Daily

Once a month

Data D. Questionnaire survey on safety & security Once a year
Once a year
Physical injuries
At appropriate times Once a year
(Inside school) Data F. Mutual aid disaster insurance payment
data
Data H. Accident occurrence report data (Atsugi
Municipal Board of Education)

At appropriate times

Once a year

Data K. School evaluation

Once a year

Once a year

Data C. Questionnaire survey on bicycle helmet

2 times a year

Once a year

Data D. Questionnaire survey on safety & security Once a year
Once a year
Physical injuries(Outside school) Data G. Atsugi City emergency transport data
At appropriate times Once a year
Data K. School evaluation

Once a year

Once a year

Data D. Questionnaire survey on safety & security Once a year

Once a year

Data E. Questionnaire survey on bullying

3 times a year

3 times a year

Suspicious person information (Atsugi
Municipal Board of Education)

At appropriate times

Once a year

Survey on various problems regarding
students’ guidance such as students’problematic behaviors, etc.

Once a year

Once a year

Data K. School evaluation

Once a year

Once a year

Data L. Survey on use of safety buzzer

2 times a year

Once a year

Data I.
Emotional
injuries
Data J.
(Bullying, etc.)

Data A: Collection of injury occurrence data (Inside school) (Daily)
School infirmary collects data of injuries that occur inside school including information
about “time”, “place”, “cause”, “type”, “part of the body injured”, etc. regarding the
injuries.
Data B: Collection of place of injury occurrence data (Inside school) (Daily)
A plain view map of the School is displayed inside the school building and students
themselves attach a seal to a place where their injury has occurred.
Data C: Questionnaire survey on bicycle helmet (2 times a year)
Survey has been conducted targeting all students, asking whether they own a bicycle ornot, whether they have a bicycle helmet or not, and whether they wear a helmet or not.

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Since 2017, numerical results have been made into a graph and displayed, thus aiming todisseminate and raise awareness among students.
Data D: Questionnaire survey on safety & security (Once a year)
Since February 2017, questionnaire survey on safety & security has been carried out withall students. It is aimed to identify any change in students’ awareness and behavior and it
is also verified if various lessons and guidance have been useful to awareness raisingamong students.
Data E: Questionnaire survey on bullying (3 times a year)
Questionnaire survey on bullying has been conducted every term with all students. Basedon the survey, students concerned receive hearing from class teachers. Bullying cases are
categorized into violence, name calling, ostracism, & others, and the number of each caseis identified.
Data F: Mutual aid disaster insurance payment data (at appropriate times)
Analysis has been performed regarding increase/decrease of injuries that require hospitaltreatment.
Data G: Atsugi City emergency transport data (Once a year)
Emergency transport data of the City is identified and analyzed based on the annual reporton fire-fighting of Atsugi city.
Data H: Accident occurrence report data (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)(at appropriate times)
Schools report to Board of Education about serious injuries due to traffic accident andgeneral accident in school.
Data I: Suspicious person information (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education) (atappropriate times)
In case where a student is victimized by a suspicious person, the school report toMunicipal Board of Education and provides information to the neighboring schools.
Data J: Survey on various problems regarding students’ guidance for students’problematic behaviors, etc.
The number of recognized bullying and violence acts in school are reported to Atsugi
Municipal Board of Education. The results are compared with those of Atsugi City,
Kanagawa Prefecture, and whole country and the characteristics of the School are
analyzed.
Data K: School evaluation (Once a year)
After the questionnaire survey is conducted with parents and students, the results are
subject to digitalization and analysis.
Data L: Survey on use of safety buzzer (2 times a year)
Survey is conducted with all students regarding possession and use of safety buzzer.
Data D: Questionnaire survey on safety & security

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Data E: Questionnaire survey on bullying

Indicator – 7

Evaluation measures to assess school policies,
programs, processes and the effects of change

Program progress management is performed mainly by the ISS Committee members of the School
and the effects are checked based on the evaluation indicators of Atsugi Municipal Board of
Education and Sound Network Meeting. (See the chart below.)
In the course of development of the PDCA Cycle for the programs, we receive advice on progress
management of each initiative from the certifying judges from the ISS Certification Center who
kindly come to the School.

[Whole image overview]

Data analysis by Atsugi
Municipal Board of Education

See
Clarificationof current
situations

Program management & evaluation of
Tsumada Elementary School
Plan
Analysis of injury data, discussion of
measures, formulation of implementation
plan

Atsugi Municipal Boardof Education and Sound
Network Meeting

Do

ActionReflecting evaluation results inmeasures and implementation plans

Implementing the measures incollaboration with related organizations
Tsumada Elementary
SchoolISS Committee

Check
Effectiveness measurement & evaluation
after implementation of measures

External evaluation(Guidance given by the certifying judges from the ISS Certification Center)
A workshop was held for students, parents,
community residents, and teachers & staff
Progress state was checked, and guidance/advice
was given.

Mar. 2017

JISC Dr. Shiraishi, Dr. Imai

Aug. 2017

JISC Dr. Shiraishi, Dr. Imai

Oct. 2017

ISS Certification Center
Dr. Graeme Barber, Dr. Shiraishi

On-site guidance was performed.

Jan. and Mar.
2018

JISC Dr. Shiraishi, Dr. Imai

Progress state was checked, and guidance/advice
was given.

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Short-to-mid-term achievements and long-term achievements of each issue

Initiatives(1) Prevention of injuries
3－(1)－1 Safety check inside and outside school
buldings

4－(1)－1 Clean-up activity by paired grades
4－(1)－2 Paired grades activity

3－(1)－2 Posting of monthly “Health Target”

4－(1)－3 Swimming pool volunteers

3－(1)－3 Installation of metal fittings on windows to

4－(2)－1 Effective break-taking during practice for theprevent falling from windows

sports meeting

3－(1)－4 Emergency response workshop using the

4－(2)－2 How to spend recess hours on the days with

Action Card

special daily-schedule

3－(1)－5 Review of the school safety plan
3－(1)－6 Preparation & posting of the safety manualfor each subject
3－(1)－7 Observation of rules for physical educationclass
3－(1)－8 Keeping PE warehouse tidy & organized
5－(1)－1 Posting of injury occurrence places during
the month

5－(1)－6 “Walk slowly” radio announcement
5－(1)－7 Learning of ability to avoid/predict risks

5－(1)－2 Checking of walking manners on hallways

5－(1)－8 Attaching rubber protectors to corners andand attachment of footprint marks for KeepRight Walking

repairing roughness on desks and chairs
5－(1)－9 Installation of convex mirrors on stairways

5－(1)－3 How to spend rainy days

and hallways

5－(1)－4 School Safety Map

5－(1)－10 Measures to remove projection of the

5－(1)－5 Physical Development Week

sprinkler,

level

difference

on

the

entrance/exit gate, etc.

Long-term achievements(Phenomenal change)

Short-to-mid-term achievements(Change in awareness & behavior)

Term

Performance indicator○ Awareness & behavior regarding injury
・There are not many students who get injured in the
School.
(Agree or Slightly agree (%))
・I pay attention not to get injured.
(Always (%))
○ Awareness & behavior to make efforts to observe
school rules
・There are many students who observe rules in the
School.
(Agree or Slightly agree (%))

2016

2017

70

65

73

77

75

79

[Checking method] Questionnaire survey on safety & security (Target: all students)○ Reduction of injury incidents in school
・The number of injury occurence (cases)
・The number of injury occurence (cases per student)
・The number of serious injury occurence that require
hospital treatment (cases)○ Safety check
Improvement rate (%)

1411
2.99

1381
2.99

(472 students in total)(462 students in total)

25

24

―

―

[Checking method] Injury data of all students, Data on Disaster Mutual Aid Payment

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Results of initiatives<Students’ awareness> There has been an improvement.
<Students’ behavior> Although there is not much change observed, students have become goodat explaining the detailed situations of occurrence in the school infirmaryroom when getting injured.
<Awareness among teachers & staff>
By sharing information about serious injuries, they have become more
attentive to places with potential risk of injury.

With regard to awareness & behavior, the point decreased by 5% in the item “There are not many
students who get injured in this school”. However, the point increased by 4% in the both items of“I pay attention not to get injured” and “There are many students who observe rules in this school”.
From the above, it is shown that awareness about injury has been raised since start of the ISS
project, but actual behavior has not yet been sufficiently changed.
In fact, the number of injury incidents has shown a slight decrease from 1,411 cases in SY2016
to 1,381 cases in SY2017. Since the infirmary room injury data became more detailed fromJanuary SY2016, the number of injury incidents for the initial period of SY2017 temporarily
increased. Meanwhile, due to reduction of injury in the 3rd term, the total number has also
decreased. However, the average number in terms of the number of students, it almost remained
the same both in SY2016 and SY2017, showing that there were about 3 cases per student in ayear. Increased efforts are necessary to achieve further reduction.
A system in which students fill out the sheet for data collection has been implemented for the past
4 years and has been disseminated. Since SY2017, seals have been attached to injury incident
places on the map, which have also been disseminated in the past year. Through “visualization”
of the number of injuries and places of occurrence by means of this seal attachment, we would
like to reduce avoidable injuries. The number of serious injuries that required hospital treatment
was 25 cases in SY2016 and 24 cases in SY2017. This means that approx. 2 cases occurred in amonth. It is necessary to promote information sharing among teachers & staff aiming to further
reduce serious injuries. Through meetings of teachers & staff, it is necessary to continue
discussing and sharing information regarding “when” and “what behaviors” resulted in a serious
injury.
Starting in 2018 (not implemented in 2016 and 2017), we would like to evaluate the long-term
achievement with regard to progress in repairs of spots where necessity of repair was indicatedby the safety check.

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Initiatives(2) Prevention of bullying

Long-term achievements(Phenomenal change)

Short-to-mid-term achievements(Change in awareness & behavior)Term

3－(2)－1 Joint meeting of elementary and junior-high schools

5－(2)－1 Bullying prevention campaign

3－(2)－2 Questionnaire survey on bullying

5－(2)－2 YP

3－(2)－3 Safety Class on use of smartphones and cell phones

questionnaire

survey&assessment

3－(2)－4 Greeting Exchange Campaign

Performance indicator○ Development of human relations for safe schoollife
・School life of Tsumada ES is pleasant. (Agree(%))
・Tsumada ES is a good school where students
are on friendly terms with one another. (Agree(%))
・I think that Tsumada ES is a safe school.
(Agree (%))○ Communication ability
・There is no verbal bullying. (Agree (%))
・We should never spite our friends. (Agree (%))

2016

2017

74

74

53

58

62

64

23

29

61
65
[Checking method] Questionnaire survey on safety & security (Target: all students)○ Reduction of bullying acts
・No. of recognized bullying cases(cases)15
17
・Of the above, No. of bullying cases related toSNS(cases)――・No. of name calling cases(= No. of cases where students have become
sensitive to words)..................................................... 1st term
37
37
2nd term
29
41
3rd term
29
29[Checking method]
Factual investigation on problematic behaviors by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, Questionnaire survey on bullying (Target: all students)

Results of initiatives<Students’ awareness> There has been an improvement.
<Students’ behavior> Verbal bullying is observed.
<Awareness among teachers & staff>
Awareness towards bullying has changed and careful & detailed
responses have been adopted.

As for awareness & behavior, students who responded “Tsumada ES is a good school wherestudents are on friendly terms with one another” and “Tsumada ES is a safe school” increased by
5% and 2% respectively. This indicates some improvement of school environment. On the other
hand, the item “There is no verbal bullying” showed a substantially low rate in comparison toother items and developing communication ability must be focused.
The number of recognized bullying cases has been increasing. Regarding the cause of this increase,the provision of Chapter 2 of the Act for the Measures to Prevent Bullying (issued by Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) states that judgment of “bullying” in eachindividual case should not be superficial or pro forma but should rest with the viewpoint of the64victimized child. The increase of the recognized cases also indicates that students’ voices havebeen more carefully listened to by teachers. It becomes important that bullying act should not be
let lie but should be given guidance and be followed up. We will continuously work toappropriately recognize bullying cases based on the questionnaire survey (3-(2)-2) and address as
the priority issue using the Bullying prevention campaign (5-(2)-1). Further, along with diffusionof cell phones/smartphones, SNS-related bullying cases are expected. Starting in SY2018, theSNS-related bullying cases will also be subject to counting.

Initiatives(3) Improvement of traffic safety awareness
3－(3)－1 Group walking to/from school

5－(3)－1 Traffic Safety Class (Bicycle riding)

3－(3)－2 Watch-over team (Safety vest is worn.)

5－(3)－2 Guidance on how to safely walk to school

3－(3)－3 Improvement of helmet wearing rate

5－(3)－3 Guidance on how to safely walk from

3－(3)－4 Preparation of community safety map

school3－(3)－5 Increase in the number of registered “Shelter

5－(3)－4 PTA PR brochure “Awareness raising for

Points”

safety & security”

3－(3)－6 Liaison Persons Meeting for Walking Groups(Parents), Walking Group Leaders Meeting(Students)
3－(3)－7 Chiririn Tsumada

Long-term achievements(Phenomenal change)

Short-to-mid-term achievements (Change inawareness & behavior)

Term

Performance indicator○ Traffic safety awareness/behavior in walking (Always(%))
・Not walking on a road in a horizontal line.
・Observing traffic rules○ Awareness/behavior of wearing a bicycle helmet
・Helmet survey (Wearing rate)
1st survey (Oct.)(%)
2nd survey (Feb.)
・Wearing a helmet whenever I ride a bicycle (Always(%))○ Improvement of awareness and change in behavior for
prevention of bicycle accident
・Not doing two-person riding on a bicycle (Never (%))
・Stopping at intersections while riding a bicycle(Always (%))

2016

2017

64
80

69
80

90
Not available

91
91

84

87

84

86

73
82
[Checking method] Helmet survey, Questionnaire Survey on Safety & Security (Target: all
students), School evaluation (Target: parents & all students)○ Elimination of traffic accidents in school routes
・No. of traffic accidents on the way to/from school(cases)○ Reduction in the number of bicycle accidents
・No. of bicycle accidents (cases)
・No. of Hiyari-hatto incidents observed by teachers &
staff

0

0

3

1

―

―

[Checking method] Accident occurrence report (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

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Results of initiatives<Students’ awareness> There has been an improvement.
<Students’ behavior> There are a few bicycle accidents reported every year.
<Awareness among teachers & staff>
Hiyari-hatto incidents will also be digitalized in the future.

Awareness & behavior have shown improvement in many items, including “Wearing a helmet
whenever I ride a bicycle” (3%), “Not doing two-person riding on a bicycle” (2%), “Stopping at
intersections” (9%), “Not walking on a road in a horizontal line” (5%), etc. It is clearly shownthat traffic safety awareness has been improved since launch of the ISS project.
The helmet wearing rate has increased by 1% to over 90%. However, accidents do not decrease
by wearing of helmet alone. As a helmet helps protect the head in an emergency, it must be always
worn when riding a bicycle, etc. and must be worn in a correct manner. The above instructions
should be given in a repetitive manner.
It is further expected that the teachers & staff work on digitalizing Hiyari-hatto incidents ofstudents on the way to/from school and on clarifying discrepancy between students’ awarenessand their behavior.
In fact, a few traffic accidents occur every year (See Table 1). Although there has been no accident
on the way to/from school, there have been bicycle accidents after school hours and on holidays.
With this in mind, we will continue encouraging students to wear a helmet, working on increasing
helmet wearing rate, and improving class guidance to raise students’ awareness.
Table 1

“List of specific details of traffic accidents among students of Tsumada ES”

2011 3 cases

2012 3 cases

2013 2 cases

2014 1 case2015 2 cases

2016 3 cases2017 1 case

Grade 5 female
Bicycle-bicycle(While crossing
a road)Grade 4 male
Bicycle-car(Not stopping at
the intersection)

Grade 3 male
Bicycle-car(Not wearing ahelmet, dashinginto theintersection)

Grade 2 male
Bicycle-car(Wearing ahelmet, Passing
the crossing on a
red light)

Grade 2 male
Bicycle-car(Wearing ahelmet, Riding
outside the side
strip downslope)

Grade 5 male
Bicycle-bywalk
wall(Not wearing ahelmet, Onehand riding)

Grade 2 male
Bicycle-none(Wearing ahelmet, Standingon the back seat
while twoperson riding)

Grade 5 female
Walking-car(While crossing
a road aftergetting out ofbus)

Grade 3 female
Bicycle-car(Wearing ahelmet,Intersection)

Grade 6 male
Bicycle-car(Not wearing ahelmet,Intersection)

Grade 2 male
Bicycle-car(Not wearing ahelmet)Grade 3 male
Bicycle-car(Wearing ahelmet, Riding
two bicycles
side by side)

Grade 2 male
Bicycle-car(Wearing ahelmet, Dashingout)

Grade 6 male
Bicycle-bus(Not wearing ahelmet,Intersection)

Grade 2 male
Bicycle-taxi(Wearing ahelmet, Dashingout)

Source: No. of cases of traffic accidents (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

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Initiatives(4) Increase of awareness for disaster & crime prevention
3－(4)－1 Experiences of how to protect own life fromdisaster

4－(3)－1 Evacuation drill
4－(3)－2 Joint

3－(4)－2 Awareness raising about danger of irrigation

evacuation

drill

and

students

handing-over drill by 3 schools

channels and rivers (Swimming prohibited in

5－(4)－1 Evacuation drill (Same as 4-(3)-1)

Atsugi City)

5－(4)－2 Community patrol (Ai-no-patrol)

3－(4)－3 Red seals on windows and doors
3－(4)－4 Teachers & staff workshop on appropriate
responsive measures against intrusion of a
suspicious person
3－(4)－5 Utilization of the contact network for 5 schools
3－(4)－6 Questionnaire survey on use of safety buzzer
3－(4)－7 Crime prevention radio service “Let’s walkhome in a group!”Long-term achievements(Phenomenal change)

Short-to-mid-term achievements (Change inawareness & behavior)

Term

Performance indicator
2016
2017
○ Improvement of students’ self-protecting power (ability toprotect own life)
・I am thinking about how to act in the event of anearthquake, fire or flood. (Always (%))
50
62
・No. of evacuation drills in a year (Including handing-overdrill and ShakeOut) (times)
6
8
・Results of the post-evacuation drill questionnaire survey
Observation of “O-Ka-Shi-Mo-Chi” (Yes (%))――
・No. of participants in the PTA experience-based drills
using the earthquake simulation vehicle and simulated
smoke (students)
172
185
・Not accessing a dangerous place alone (Never (%))
76
76
○ Awareness & behavior regarding use of safety buzzer
・Possession rate of safety buzzer
1st survey (May) (%)
84.8
85.1
71.9
90.0
2nd survey (Feb.) (%)[Checking method] Questionnaire Survey on Safety & Security, Survey on safety buzzer(with all students), School evaluation (Target: parents & all students)○ Ensuring of students’ mental & physical safety during
disaster・No. of children who required physical or mental care00(persons)○ Prevention of damage caused by a suspicious person
・No. of incidents of a suspicious person (in Tsumada ES
district) (cases)
1
3・Use of safety buzzer
1st survey (May) (cases)
10
2
3
2nd survey (Feb.) (cases)[Checking method] Accident occurrence report (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education),
Suspicious person information (Atsugi Municipal Board of Education)

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Results of initiatives<Students’ awareness> Students’ awareness has risen for both disaster and crime prevention.
<Students’ behavior> Possession rate of safety buzzer has sharply increased.
<Awareness among teachers & staff>
No. of evacuation drills has increased, and they are held with various
simulations.

With regard to awareness & behavior of disaster prevention, the number of students who are“thinking about how to act in the event of an earthquake/fire/flood” increased by 12%. This isprobably because the number of evacuation drills (4-(3)-1, 5-(4)-1) was increased to 8 from 6
times and because drills against flood and missile attacks have been introduced in addition toconventional earthquakes and fire.
Our future efforts include digitalization of results of the questionnaire survey conducted in theclass guidance that are held after an evacuation drill, thus aiming to develop students who can act
autonomously in case of emergency.
Further, there was no victimized student who required physical/mental care in 2016 and 2017. We
consider that it is important to provide appropriate care when any victimized student enters the
School in the future.
With regard to awareness & behavior of crime prevention, the buzzer possession rate showed anincrease both in the 1st and in the 2nd surveys. Especially, it increased by approx. 20% in the 2nd
survey in 2017and we believe that daily guidance is effective.
Meanwhile, the number of reports of suspicious persons showed an increase in 2017. Of course,
not being victimized is the best thing. However, for a possible emergency case, we like to fully
teach students skills to protect their lives.

68Indicator – 8

Month, Day, Year

SchoolOngoing participation in national and international
networks

City,
Prefecture●

Oct. 12, 2016●

Nov. 17, 2016●

Nov. 18, 2016

Nov. 18, 2016

Domestic●●

Dec. 1, 2016●

Dec. 9, 2016★

Dec. 19, 2016
Jan. 16-17,●

2017
Jan. 20, 2017●

Feb. 9, 2017●★

Mar. 26, 2017

Mar. 27, 2017

Principal officially announced to aim at acquisition of ISS
designation.
Visited Gyoko Elementary School and Ikebukuro Honcho
Elementary School in Toshima Ward for the on-site evaluations(Vice-principal, ISS Committee members)
Attended the 3rd ISS designation ceremony of Atsugi Municipal
Shimizu Elementary School (Principal, Vice-principal, ISS
Committee members)
JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi) came to the School. Seminar was
held.
“Sound Network Meeting” was held by the 3 schools in thesame school district (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES,
Tsumada ES).
Visited Saitama Municipal Jionji Elementary School for the onsite evaluation (Vice-principal)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association
and Community Hall 5-(4)-2
Visited Matsubara Daisan Junior High School, Nunose
Elementary School, and Chuo Elementary School in Matsubara
City for the Pre-on-site guidances (ISS Committee members)
Attended the ISS designation ceremony of Saitama Municipal
Jionji Elementary School (Principal)
Attended the ISS designation ceremonies of Gyoko Elementary
School and Ikebukuro Honcho Elementary School in Toshima
Ward (ISS Committee members)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association
and Community Hall 5-(4)-2
The 1st workshop by the JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi) was held
at Tsumada Elementary School. (Community, Parents, Students,
Teachers & staff)●★

May 1, 2017

Jun. 16, 2017

Activity

Overseas●

The students handing-over drill was held jointly by the 3schools (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES, Tsumada ES). 4(3)-1
Meeting was held with the JISC lecturer (Dr. Shiraishi & Dr.
Imai) on matters concerning the ISS project of Tsumada ES (ISS
Committee members)69Jun. 19, 2017●

Jul. 15, 2017★

Jul. 28, 2017

“Sound Network Meeting” was heldby the 3 schools in the same school
district (Mutsuai Higashi JHS,
Shimizu ES, Tsumada ES).
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association
and Community Hall 5-(4)-2
Conducted a workshop on how to deal with food allergy
Meeting for the on-site guidance of the School (Dr. Shiraishi,
Dr. Imai)Conducted a workshop on crime prevention and measuresagainst suspicious persons 3-(4)-4ISS on-site guidance (Dr. Graeme Barber, Dr. Shiraishi)●●

Aug. 9, 2017
Aug. 29, 2017★

Oct. 31, 2017●●

Visited Mutsuai Higashi Junior High School for the ISS on-site
guidance (Principal, ISS Committee members)“Sound Network Meeting” was held by the 3 schools in thesame school district (Mutsuai Higashi JHS, Shimizu ES,
Tsumada ES).

●

Nov. 24, 2017●

Dec. 14, 2017★

Dec. 16, 2017
Jan. 18, 2018●●

Feb. 6, 2018

Mar. 29, 2018●

Visited Toshima Ward Ikebukuro Ikebukuro Dai-ichi
Elementary School for the on-site evaluation (ISS Committee
members)
Participated in a patrol initiated by Neighborhood Association
and Community Hall 5-(4)-2
Support from the judge for ISS certification (Dr. Shiraishi) for
designation
Attended the ISS designation ceremony of Toshima Ward
Ikebukuro Dai-ichi Elementary School (ISS Committee
members)
Support from the judge for ISS certification (Dr. Shiraishi) for
designation* In addition to the above, the internal ISS Committee meetings are held on a monthly basis.
* The programs attached with a ★ mark are explained in details under Indicators 3 to 5.

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V Current Problems and Future Directions
Problems

Directions

Indicator 1•

Ties between students andthe community is stillinsufficient (Participation
rate in community events is
not high enough.)•

To attend various meetings in
the community and tocommunicate about them toteachers & staff, parents, etc.
so that students can be fully
informed about the events they
can participate.

Indicator 3•

There are still places that
require repairing.

•

To improve safety check andmake efforts to promote
repairing

Indicator 4•

There are still many
avoidable injuries.
Response capability against
various types of natural
disasters has not been enoughdeveloped.

•

To disseminate observation ofrules to realize steady schoollife
To conduct drills by simulating
various disasters and various
time zones
To utilize results of the Review
Card after evacuation drills•••
Indicator 5•

Awareness towards crime &disaster prevention has
increased, which however
cannot be said good enough.

•To work on awareness-raisingon a daily basis through classguidance

Indicator 7•

Although various kinds ofdata are collected, there is
not enough time for analysis.

•

To continue data collection
while fixing time for analysis

Indicator 8•

Connection with oversea
networks is not fully
established.

•

To introduce the School’s
activities at 2018 AsianRegional Conference

As there are no specific problems concerning Indicators 2 and 6, the ongoing
efforts will remain continued.

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VI Long-term Vision(1) Reduction of injuries in school[Problem]

About 3 avoidable injuries per student occur every year.

[Goal]To reduce the number of avoidable injuries[Specific measures]

By focusing on injury in the school ground, preventive measures are plannedand practiced.

(2) Reduction of bullying act[Problem]There are many verbal bullying cases.

[Goal]

To improve students’ communication ability[Specific measures]

Each class makes efforts to increase opportunities of giving speeches andhaving discussions.

(3) Improvement of traffic safety awareness[Problem]There are still some traffic accidents occurring every year. (Accidents whileriding a bicycle after school hours.)[Goal]

To attain “Zero” traffic accidents.

[Specific measures]

By focusing on prevention of bicycle accident, efforts are made to improve
Traffic Safety Class and implement available measures in cooperation withparents and community.

(4) Improvement of awareness towards disaster & crime prevention[Problem]

When & what disaster will occur is not predictable. <Disaster prevention>
There are reports of suspicious persons. <Crime prevention>[Goal]

To improve quality of evacuation drills. < Disaster prevention>
To attain safety buzzer possession rate of 100% <Crime prevention>[Specific measures]

Evacuation drills are held using various simulated conditions. <Disasterprevention>
Necessity of a safety buzzer is appealed to parents. <Crime prevention>(5) Others[Problem]

The systems of the School organization and the mechanism consisting of“Safety diagnosis -> Practice -> Review” have not been fully established.

[Goal]

Based on the ISS system under management of the School Affairs, allteachers & staff work on specific subjects by exercising own creativity.

[Specific measures]

Information are proactively transmitted under the initiative of ISS
Committee (staff members) so that information can be shared among allteaches & staff, parents, and community members.

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