Action for Children′s
Future 2024
For Elementary School Students

Tokyo Metropolitan Government will create
the society filled with children’s smiles.
Children can grow up
healthily and in theirown way.

People in the wholesociety value children

People canraise children
with confidence.

We will think about what is the bestfor children with them.

The entire society will enhance
the feeling of “valuing children”.

We will continue to support
child-rearing generation.

We will value the views of children as main characters.
We listen to children’s viewsat their familiar places.

We listen to children’s views
through questionnaires.

The staff members ofthe Tokyo Metropolitan
Government will visit
elementary schools toprovide lectures on
various themes.

Status of classes(Chofu Municipal Fuda Elementary School)Let’s learn about the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government Basic Ordinance on Children.
Children are members of society and have a number of rights.
Some of these rights are enjoyed by children only.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Basic Ordinanceon Children was created to ensure that children’s rights arerespected and all of you can live happily.

Children’s
happiness shouldbe prioritized.
Adults will put the bestinterests of children first.

Children are irreplaceable beingsand main characters of rights.

Children’s views
should be respected.

Children have their own rights, which all
people have as natural lights.
Children’s rights should be respected.

Children’s views are valuableand precious.
Adults will deal withchildren’s views properly.

* “An ordinance” is a set of promises by a local government.
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We will connect children’s views and thoughts withactions for the future.
Views on learning environments

Views on Playgrounds

We want more places
to fully enjoy playing
with balls.

We want some parks
where we can playwith persons
in wheelchair.

We want some places
where we can playwith children ofother grades.

Actions
forthe Future

I hope that there aresome play parks
in my neighbourhood.

We will increase the places where everyone
can play freely and free from all care.

I want to talk with people
from other countries
in English.
I feel embarrassed to
speak Japanese as
I cannot do very well.

Actions
forthe Future

We will support children’s
desire to learn.

Views on consulting troubles

We want some places
to take counsel about
what we cannot tellanyone.

Actionsforthe Future
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In the free school,
I can study inmy own space.

I feel refreshedwhen a counsellor
listens tome carefully.

I hope that I cantake counsel on
the Internet freely.

We will enable children to take counsel freely
when they are in trouble.
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Towardthe society
where children
are valued.

Children can takecounsel easily in various
methods.

We will support to resolve
children’s anxieties and concerns.

Kodomo Ambassador▲

Ms. Kirari MurayamaWe will provide
support forchildren’s smiles
across society.

We will realize the city filledwith children’s smiles.
We will do the best to
support children’s“desire for playing”.

Children can have more
opportunities to study abroad
and to interact with students
in overseas schools.

Children can takeon challenges
without anxiety,being protectedfrom accidents.

We will support
children’s learning.

There are persons
or places that children
can rely on when they
are in trouble.

We will support
child-rearing
generation.
Children can easily
use after-school
day care centre.
Children can learn
with peace of mind
without worrying
about money.

Children can learn
state-of-the-art digitaltechnologies.
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We will make every effort
to support children’s“desire to play”.

Creation of environment for “play”
leading to children’s smiles
We will increase the playgrounds
p ywhere children can play freely and easily.
Omatsuri playing

We will create playgrounds
where children can realize“what they want to try”.

Free handicraft

Playing with a ball

Production of the slide
based on children’s ideas.

Playing at play parks

Completion of the slide.

We will convey the importance ofplay for children to everyone.

An entertainer Mr. Takeshi Tsturuno broadcasts the importance and appeal of play.
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Children can take onchallenges without anxiety,being protectedfrom accidents.

Creation of circumstances to protect
children from accidents
Various kinds of accidents are occurring at school or at home.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government is engaged in creating environments whichhardly cause accidents of children.

What can we do stop accidents ?

Case 1Aah!
My shoelace!

For example, when children play in rivers, simply“changing” from “not wearing a life jacket” to“wearing one” saves you from drowning.

Let’s make changing starting from here

● Always stand inside the yellow line.
● Make sure your shoelaces doesn’t
get caught in the crack.
● Let’s think of more things.

▲Prof. KAERU

Things we want
to change.

Drowing in the rivers

What we can change● Wear a life jacket.
● Wear water shoes.
● Don’t go near a river
without an adult.

Inside theyellow lines.

Case 2

Bumping
into things

How can you keep fromrunning into a car?

It's green.
Ready? Go!

Things we cannotchange.

Let’s make changing starting from here

Flow and depthof the river

Dash!
Beforecrossing.

Injuries can be stopped by“changing” things.
That’s why it’s importantto think about“what you can change”.

9How can you keepfrom falling down on
an escalator?

Falling down

Be sure tolook bothways.

● Never run out into the road.
● Wear reflective materials whenit’s dark.
● Look both ways before crossing
the crosswalk.
● Let’s think of more ideas.

Let’s think about preventionof accidents together.

Child Injury PreventionHandbook.

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