Chichibu City Minami Elementary School International Safe School
Application Table of Contents
Chapter 1

Overview of Minami Elementary School ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 1

Chapter 2

History of Our Activities toward International Safe School ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 3

Chapter 3

Physical and Psychological Injuries based on Injury Data and Survey ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 6

Chapter 4

Challenges and Goals ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 15

Chapter 5

Programs based on the Eight Indicators

Indicator 1:

An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations that is

responsible for safety promotion ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 17
Indicator 2:

Safe School policies decided by the Safe School Committee andCommunity Council in a Safe Community setting ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 21
Indicator 3:

School carries out long-term/ongoing preventive activities covering all

genders, ages, environments and conditionsꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 23
Indicator 4:

There are programs targeted to high-risk groups and environment ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 38

Indicator 5:

Conduct evidence-based programs that are available and usable ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 42

Indicator 6:

There are programs to record occurrences, causes, etc. of injuries ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 54

Indicator 7:

There are ways to measure/evaluate the effect/influence of preventive

activities ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 57
Indicator 8:

Participate in Safe Schools networks – at community, national andinternational levels on an ongoing basis ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 64
Chapter 6

Achievements of ISS and future programs and vision for building a safe schoolꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ 66

Chapter 1

Overview of Minami Elementary School

1. School name, school emblem and educational goal
School nameChichibu Municipal Minami Elementary School,
SaitamaMinami Elementary School was established in April
1955, and has marked 64 years since its
establishment.
School emblem
Since long time ago, Chichibu City has an abundance of Ginkgo
trees, which were called “milk trees” in old words. The school
emblem consists of three Ginkgo leaves. The Ginkgo tree wasdesignated as the tree of Chichibu City until the municipal merger.
Educational goal
Bright children of Minami: cultivate solid academic capabilities, richness of spirit and ability to thrive

Smart children

Kind children

Strong children

2. Number of students
Total number of students 168 (As of May 1, 2018)
Number of staff
14 (Principal, Vice-Principal, Senior teacher, teachers, special education
instructors, office manager)
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
Himawari
Total

Males

Females

Total

Number of classrooms

9
7
15
8
18
19
6
82

18
14
9
11
16
17
1
86

27
21
24
19
34
36
7
168

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8

Himawari: Special support class (for students requiring special support)

3. Environment surrounding Minami Elementary School(1) Look of school district
Chichibu City is located in the northwest area of Saitama Prefecture. With a population of
about 64,000 people, it sits in a basin with views of mountain ranges around it. 87% of thecity area is forestland, blessed with nature.
The climate is generally warm. However, because it is in a basin, the temperature
difference is large.
The Minami Elementary School district covers the area almost in the center of Chichibu
City, with Chichibu City Hall, Chichibu Station of the Seibu Railway, and Ohanabatake
Station of the Chichibu Railway within the district, being an entrance to Tokyo from
Chichibu.
Since National Route 140 passes through in a north-south direction and National Route 299

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runs east-west through the center of the school district, the traffic increases especially in themorning and evening.
There are Hitsujiyama Park and Shibazakura Hill on the east side of the school district, andthere are Arakawa River and Chichibu Muse Park on the far west side. In the tourist seasonsin the spring and fall and the festival seasons of Chichibu Shrine in the summer and winter,many tourists visit Chichibu, increasing the number of people and cars.
Within the school district, there are restaurants, hotels, convenience stores and large
shopping centers, which are crowded with shoppers.

SaitamaPrefecture

Area surrounding Minami
Elementary School

Chichibu City

(2) Situation of school routes
Students walk to school in a group. There are many
dangerous streets as some groups walk on asidewalk of busy National Route 140, a narrow
street with no sidewalk, or a narrow shortcut street
to National Route 140 where cars pass at a highspeed. Therefore, school guards, who arecommunity volunteers, teachers, PTA members andneighborhood associations supervise and watch
students. The school, PTA and the entire community
pay attention during school commuting hours.

[A group walking on a sidewalk of National[School route with a narrow street][Supervision by school guards]

Route 140]

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Chapter 2

History of Our Activities toward
International Safe School

1. Background of program
On September 4, 2012, Chichibu City declared the start of program toward designation as a
Safe Community and received the designation in November 2015. Following the declaration
by Chichibu City, three schools in the school district of Chichibu Dai-ni Junior High School(Chichibu Dai-ni Junior High School, Hananoki Elementary School and Minami Elementary
School) collaborated and, on July 22, 2013, declared the start of program toward designation
as “International Safe School (ISS),” the school version of the Safe Community. The schools
were able to receive the designation in December 2015. To continue with the programs,
activities were conducted while aligning the common understandings for the four points below.

(1)The first point is to determine the association of Safety Community withSafe School.
Chichibu City relative organizations
Board of Education, Crisis Management Section, Resident Life Section,
Social Welfare Section, Chichibu Police Department, Library, etc.

Safety of community / SC (Chichibu Safe Community)“Creation of a world-class safe and secure city”

Safety of family

Safety of school
Safety of children
Minami Students Safe andSecurity Network Meeting

Public safety

Minami Elementary School ISS (Safe School)“Promotion of safe and secure school education”(2) To gain understanding of Safe School activities among teachers.
Educational activities related to safety and security that are currently carried out at Minami
Elementary School need to be reorganized within the framework of ISS through sharedunderstanding of the Safe School program, that “it does not designate schools that are 100%
safe (free from danger), but it designates schools that are confirmed to have an establishedand functioning system to create a safe school.”(3) To make children understand the program of Safe School.
Create awareness that students, teachers and community all play a main role.

(4) To seek cooperation with various community organizations and activities.
Strengthen cooperation with government, police, fire department, PTA and school.

32. Situation of programs
Year
2012
2013

September
July

2014

April

MinamiElementaryMay
School runs
on atrimester
system, with
June
July
a schoolyear startingin April andAugustending in September
March.

OctoberNovember

2015

February
March
April
May
June
July
September

OctoberNovember

Programs related to ISS

Chichibu City Declaration of start of safe community program
Declaration of start of ISS program
Installed outdoor light in the parking lot at back of the school
Fully launched the program (Strengthened research promotion system)
Started to position “time for Safe School” as a daily schedule
Reorganized committee activities Established ISS Representative
Committee
ISS auditor visited the school
1st ISS Representative Meeting started (in which chairman and vicechairman of each committee report on ISS activities)
ISS slogan was determined to be “Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students”
Started the program of swimming supervising and watching volunteers (PTA)
Started Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaireStarted Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting (community,
school, parents)
Installed outdoor lighting in the parking lot in front of the entrance
ISS auditor visited the school
Issued the first ISS Committee Newsletter (report on activities of eachcommittee, etc.)
Publicly solicited ISS poster childSubmitted request for subsidies for purchasing helmets/met with Mayor
ISS poster child was determined to be “Minamin”
Yoshifumi Nishida, Chief Researcher, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology visited the school Held lecture(teachers, parents)
Repaired back net (environmental improvement for injury-prevention)
ISS auditor visited the school (preliminary audit)
2nd ISS Representative Meeting
3rd ISS Representative Meeting
Helmets were donated to be used in traffic safety class, field trip, etc.
(50 pieces from Saitama Branch of Japan Construction Occupational Safety
and Health Association)
Started the internet-based crime prevention class (for 5th and 6th graders) andthe wearing helmet campaign (for 3rd and 4th graders and their parents) in
Saturday parents’ day
Held the 2nd Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
4th ISS Representative Meeting
Held the 3rd Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
Presented the Safe School program to the entire school (time for Safe School)
ISS Committee activities were restarted
1st ISS Representative Meeting
Started cleaning in vertical groups
ISS auditor visited the school
2nd ISS Representative Meeting
Started ISS Briefing Meeting
The 1st Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
Students watch-over demonstration experiment using smart phones by acollaboration with Recruit Sumai Company (September/October)
Traffic safety excellent school award
Submitted the application
Helmets were donated to be used in traffic safety class, field trip, etc.
(30 pieces from Saitama Branch of Japan Construction Occupational Safety
and Health Association)
3rd ISS Representative Meeting
Chichibu City SC designation ceremony
ISS designation on-site audit
Conducted the internet-based crime prevention class (for 5th and 6th
graders) and the wearing helmet class (for 3rd and 4th graders) in Saturdayparents’ day
ISS designation ceremony
4th ISS Representative Meeting

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2016

DecemberFebruary
March
April

June

July
AugustNovember

2017

January
February
March
April

June
July

AugustOctoberNovember

2018

February
March
April
April
June
July
AugustISS Briefing Meeting (mainly by 5th grade)
Participated in ISS summit (Toshima Ward)
Repaired the basketball goal, removed broadcasting, etc.
Made wearing helmet while riding bicycle mandatory (3rd, 4th and 5th graders)Started support for purchasing helmets by PTA accounting (300 Yen)
1st ISS Representative Meeting
Establishment of PTA Minamigaoka Fund (Minamigaoka repair cost savings)
2nd ISS Representative Meeting
ISS Briefing Meeting
Started Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire(Reconsidered the content of Minami Students Safe and Security
questionnaire and conducted it with a new name)Installed a curve mirror near the main entrance
1st Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
Installed signs on the school routes for traffic safety education (support from
Nosaka neighborhood association)
Started students watch-over 2nd demonstration experiment using smart
phones by a collaboration with Recruit Sumai Company (August ~ April)
ISS Representative Meeting
On the Day of ISS (Saturday parents’ day), Briefing Meeting (all school),internet-based crime prevention class (for 5th and 6th grades) and 2nd
Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting were held
Installed collision prevention mirror (8 mirrors on each staircase)
4th ISS Representative Meeting (handover to 5th grade)
ISS Briefing Meeting (mainly by 5th grade)
Conducted the wearing helmet class (for 2nd grade and their parents)
Held 3rd Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
Visit related to ISS annual activity report
Made wearing helmet while riding bicycle mandatory (above 3rd grade)Started Chichibu City wearing bicycle helmet promotion subsidy delivery
business
Pavement of the road near main entrance
Minamigaoka safety inspection and repair by Tajima Tekko
1st ISS Representative Meeting
2nd ISS Representative Meeting
ISS Briefing Meeting
1st Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting (change of namefrom this fiscal year)
ISS Representative Committee accident prevention public relations movie
development (wearing helmet/walking on hallways)
Construction (pavement of road inside the premise, pavement of gym path,wiring)
Installed signs on the school routes for traffic safety education (support from
Hinoda neighborhood association and Kumaki neighborhood association)
3rd ISS Representative Meeting
Renewal of security camera
On the Day of ISS (Saturday parents’ day), Briefing Meeting (all school), onsite class regarding safety by National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology were held
Held 2nd Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
4th ISS Representative Meeting (handover to 5th grade)
ISS Briefing Meeting (mainly by 5th grade)
Visit related to ISS annual activity report
Held 3rd Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
Installed Minami Elementary School Operation Committee
1st ISS Representative Meeting
National flag hoisting tower repair work
2nd ISS Representative Meeting
ISS Briefing Meeting
1st Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting
Visit to the school by Japan Safe Community Promotion Organization

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Chapter 3 Physical and Psychological Injuries basedon Injury Data and Survey
With the slogan “Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students” came up with by ISS
Representative Meeting (see page 28), Minami Elementary School conducted a survey andanalysis/research in the following three areas.
Safety･･･Prevention of physical injuries in and outside of school
Fun･･･Prevention of psychological injuries of students
Healthy･･･Building up a healthy body which is a base for sufferingno physical or psychological injuries
Here is the status of our school from these three standpoints.

1. State of students who fall in the category of “Safety(Prevention of physical injuries in and outside of school)”[Figure 3-1] Number of injuries occurring in school (in fiscal 2015, total number of students 193)
[Source: Minami Elementary School injury records]
Number of injuries requiring hospital visit

Number of injuries occurring in school(Number of visits to Japan Sports Council)(Number of visits to the school nurse’s office)4405(1) Visit to the school nurse’s office (all injuries occurring in school
including mild ones)
The aggregated injury data recorded in the school nurse’s office during the year from April 1,2015 to March 31, 2016 showed a trend as shown below.
[Figure 3-2] Number of injuries by month (Visits to the school nurse’s office in fiscal 2015)[Source: Minami Elementary School injury records]
Cases

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

2.9

Injuries occur throughout the year.
2.7

2.6
1.9

46

48

2.4

2.4

1.8
50

42
23

51

0.6

Cases

3.0

2.0

2.5

1.9
1.2

47
30

27

0.8
20

3
4月

5月

6月

7月

8月

9月

6年

8

3

6

6

1

5

6

4

5年

6

8

8

4

0

17

9

8

4年

7

3

10

2

0

5

4

6

2

4

4

2

3年

4

8

2

1

0

10

12

13

7

7

2

4

2年

15

17

6

5

1

8

11

10

8

3

6

6

1年

6

9

10

5

1

5

9

6

8

7

1

5

1日平均

2.9

2.7

1.9

1.8

0.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

0.8

1.2

7/21 to 8/24
Summer vacation

6

10月 11月 12月

22

1月

2月

3月

1

3

0

3

4

3

3

2

12/25 to 1/7
Winter vacation

2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0

[Figure 3-3] Type of injury by place of injury occurrence (Visits to the school nurse’s office infiscal 2015; including cases of multiple injuries) [Source: Minami Elementary School injury records]

Cases 160

Mild injuries, such as scratch andbruise are most frequent. Scratches
at schoolyard/play equipment, andbruise inside school building aremost frequent. For bruise insideschool building, there are manycases where students bump intothings or persons while runninginside a room.

37%
(151)

140
120
100

20%
(83)

80

11%
(44)

60
40

9%
(38)

20
0
校庭・遊具

6%
(24)

10%
(41)
20%
(15)

2%
(9)

擦り傷

打撲

切り傷

突き指

捻挫

刺し傷

鼻血

その他

114

27

11

13

8

3

3

14

体育館

3

10

1

16

4

校舎内

14

43

29

8

10

11

5

21

その他

20

3

3

1

2

1

1

6

[Figure 3-4] Time of injury occurrence by place of occurrence (Visits to the school nurse’s
office in fiscal 2015) [Source: Minami Elementary School injury records]
Cases

180

Injuries at schoolyard/play equipment

38%

160
140

account for half.

120

Injuries during recess are most frequent.

100

23%

80
60

10%

40

9%

8%

20

2%

0
教室

校庭

遊具

体育館

廊下
階段

昇降口

4%

6%

道路

その他

14

登校中
始業前

3

13

授業中

35

13

1

体育の時間

2

26

7

33

休み時間

27

97

33

2

給食中

4

清掃中

20

クラブ活動中

1

放課後

2

1

3
6

20

5

3
1

4

1

1

7

9

2

1

2

3
2

8

(2) Injuries requiring treatment at hospital
Below is the aggregated data of injuries requiring hospital visit recorded in the nurse’s officeof Minami Elementary School during 6 years from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2016 (filed by
Japan Sports Council).
[Figure 3-5] Number of applications for accident benefits by fiscal year (total 58 cases ofapplication during fiscal 2010 to 2015) [Source: Data submitted by Japan Sports Council]
Cases 25

The number of
injuries requiring
hospital visit
started to decreasesignificantly infiscal 2012

22.1

19.6

20

17

17.9

15
10

6

7

5

5
0

19.1

18.5

18

19

4

2010年度

2011年度

2012年度

2013年度

2014年度

2015年度

６年

3

6

1

3

3

1

５年

4

3

1

1

1

4年

4

2

3年

1

4

2

2年

2

2

2

1年

3

2

秩父市小学校平均

19.6

17.9

1
1

18

1

2

1

1

22.1

18.5

19.1

* In fiscal 2012, the use of play equipment was limited because the gym was underrenovation. Also from 2011 to date, dangerous play equipment has been repaired or
removed.
[Figure 3-6] Number of applications for accident benefits by month (total 58 cases ofapplication during fiscal 2010 to 2015) [Source: Data submitted by Japan Sports Council]
June was mostfrequent but thefrequency reduced
after FY2012 andno differences areobserved.

Cases

12
10

10

9

8
6

7

7
5

4
2
0

4

4

3

3

3
2

1
4月

5月

2015年度

1

1

2014年度

1

2

2013年度

6月

7月

8月

9月

10月

1

11月 12月

2月

3月

1

1

1

1

2

1

1
1

2012年度

1月

1

1

1

1

3

2011年度

1

1

5

1

2

3

3

1

2010年度

2

2

4

1

1

1

2

2

8

1

1
1

1

[Figure 3-7] Number of applications for accident benefits by type of injury (total 58 cases ofapplication during fiscal 2010 to 2015) [Source: Data submitted by Japan Sports Council]
Cases

Many sprain, contusion/bruise occurred

25
20

20
15

10

10

7

7
5

5
0
捻挫
2015

擦過傷
/挫創

歯・口腔
外傷

挫傷/打撲

骨折

1

1

2

2

1

3

3

3

頭部外傷

裂創・割
創

その他

3

2

2014

3

1

2013

3

1

2012

4

1

2011

6

2

3

1

1

1

2010

4

4

1

5

1

1

1
1
1

[Figure 3-8] Number of applications for accident benefits by location of occurrence/cause (total
58 cases of application during fiscal 2010 to 2015) [Source: Data submitted by Japan Sports
Council]
Cases

16
14
12

15
14
12

10
8

7

6

5

Most frequent onschoolyard during
recess and in gym
during PE class.
Most frequent insideschool building(classroom, hallway)

4

3
2

2
0

教室

廊下
階段
昇降口

校庭

遊具

体育館

道路

2

長期休業
4

下校中

1

放課後
クラブ

1

掃除

1

2
1

給食
休み時間

プール

6

1

体育の時間
授業中

3

始業前

1

9

4

1

3

1

12
1

1

1
2

登校中

9

(3) Traffic safety outside school
Following are summaries of Minami Elementary School district traffic accident occurrence
status and Minami Elementary School students’ involvement with traffic accidents.
[Table 3-1] Number of traffic accident occurrence inside Minami Elementary School district [source: Chichibu
Police Department’s investigation from January to December 2015]22 cases

Traffic accident within the school district
Mild injury accident

19 cases (86.4%)

Severe injury accident

3 cases (13.6%)

More accidents occur on the arterial roads National Route 140 and 299 (15 cases, 68.2%).
[Table 3-2] Number of traffic accident occurrence involving Minami Elementary School students [source: byhearing investigation to teachers]

Fiscal 2011
Fiscal 2012
Fiscal 2013
Fiscal 2014
Fiscal 2015
April 2011 toApril 2012 toApril 2013 toApril 2014 toApril 2015 toMarch 2012
March 2016
March 2013
March 2014
March 2015
1 case1 case2 cases
3 cases
1 caseOf all of the 8 cases from FY 2011 to FY 2015, 5 occurred while riding a bicycle and 3
occurred while walking. They were all collisions at intersection corners, in which 4 cases
occurred on an arterial road and 4 cases occurred on a narrow street.
[Figure 3-9] Number of students experienced traffic accidents/close-call accidents after becoming
elementary school students (February 2016) [Source: Minami Students Safe and Security Questionnaire]
交通事故の経験がある
Experienced a traffic accident
Experienced a close call
ヒヤリとした経験がある
Never experienced
経験はない

The rate of higher-grade students is high.
6th grade(N=37)
6年(N＝37)2

530

5th grade(N=34)
5年(N＝34)2

5

27

4th grade(N=28) 0 1
4年(N＝28)(Number ofstudents)27

3rd 3年(N＝38)
grade (N=38)

1 2

2nd2年(N＝35)
grade (N=35)

2

35
31

2

1st grade(N=21) 0
1年(N＝21)

21

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

[Figure 3-10] Number of students experienced injuries while riding a bicycle/close-call accidents after
becoming elementary school students (February 2016) [Source: Minami Students Safe and Security Questionnaire]
自転車でけがをした経験がある
Experienced a traffic accident
ヒヤリとした経験がある
Experienced a close call
(Number of
Never experienced
経験はない
students)
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The risk of injury due to bicycle riding
becomes higher from 3rd and 4th grades.
6年(N＝37)
6th grade(N=37)

1

5年(N＝34)
5th grade(N=34)

1

4年(N＝28)
4th grade(N=28)

1

3年(N＝38)
3rd grade(N=38)

1

12
4

29
6

21

4

33

2年(N＝35)
2nd grade(N=35) 0134

1年(N＝21)
1st grade(N=21) 0

21

0%

20%

40%

10

60%

80%

100%

(4) Other safety issues (measures for suspicious people)
Chichibu City has not experienced any major crime or case related to a suspicious person
involving children. However, information on suspicious person is occasionally released by
Chichibu Police Department and schools send an email notification to parents. Therefore, aquestionnaire was conducted on experiences with a suspicious person which may lead to acrime.
[Figure 3-11] Encountering a suspicious person (February 2016)[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
経験がある
Encountered a suspicious person
ヒヤリとした経験がある
Became intimidated
経験はない
Never experienced

1/4 of the students had dreadful experiences.
6年(N=37)
6th grade(N=37)
5年(N=34)
5th grade(N=34)
4年(N=28)
4th grade(N=28)

25

7

2

2

2年(N=35)
2nd grade(N=35)

3

14

8

6

3年(N=38)
3rd grade(N=38)

6

30

4

28

1年(N=21)0
1st grade(N=21)
0%(Number ofstudents)

25

8

4

21
20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

A questionnaire was conducted in students who have encountered a suspicious person.
While some answered that a suspicious person “took a picture” of them or “stared” at them,some cases were not necessarily related to “a suspicious person,” such as “a person waswalking in weird clothes.”(5) Attitude survey for safety
To investigate the students’ consciousness and action for securing their own safety, aquestionnaire was conducted in the students on their safety behaviors.
[Figure 3-12] Students’ attitude survey for safety (February 2016) [Source: Minami Students Safe andSecurity questionnaire]

The rate of students who are not walking
safely within the school building is high.

(Number of students) n=193

I’m careful not to involve in a traffic accident.
交通事故にあわないように気をつけている。
I’m careful not to get injured in school.
校内でケガをしないように気をつけている。

30 1

162

I walk on the right side in hallways in school.
学校のろうかを安全にきをつけて歩いている。

117

68

I keepto the time to go home.
帰宅時刻を守っている。
I always tell外出する時、どこへ行くかを
my family where I’m going to
家の人に必ず伝えている。
before leaving home.
危険な場所に、一人で行ったり、
I do not try
to go to dangerous places or do
危険なことをしたりしない。
dangerous things.
できている
Always

80

185

8

164

25 4

163

26 4
11 2

180

0%
時々できている
Sometimes

11

20%
40%
60%
できていない事が多い
Not much

80%

100%

2 State of students who fall in the category of “Fun (Preventionof psychological injuries of students)”(1) Reality of students based on Life Questionnaire“Bullying” is defined by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
as “a behavior that brings about psychological or physical stress, which is conducted by achild/student toward another child/student in the same school and causes mental/bodily
suffering.” In Minami Elementary School, there is no student who refused to go to school for
more than 30 days during the year from April 2015 to March 2016, and no case of serious“bullying” was acknowledged. However, it is not completely free of troubles between students
in daily lives. Therefore, the Life Questionnaire is conducted three times a year to investigate
if there is any hidden occurrence that may lead to “bullying” in the students’ daily lives andcarefully observe the students. Also, “Life Questionnaire” is conducted in the parents once
per year, which is helping to collect information.
[Figure 3-13] State of bullying by grade (February 2016) (During the period of November 2015 to February2016) [Source: Friendship questionnaire](Numberofstudents)

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

5

0

1

2

1

0

1st１年
grade
N=21
N=21

There are many occurrences of insulting 8
nickname or calling names.
4
1

2

2 2

2nd ２年
grade
N=35
N=35

1

1

0

３年
3rd grade
N=38
N=38

2

1

４年
4th grade
N=28
N=28

2
0

1

５年
5th grade
N=34
N=34

2

3

2

3

6th ６年
grade
N=37
N=37

Being called by an insulting nickname or called
友だちから嫌なあだ名や悪口を言われた
names by a friend
友だちに暴力や悪口、無視などのいじめをしたBullied a friend such as by physically attacking,

Being punched or kicked without reason
わけもなく殴られたり蹴られたりした
話さない、仲間に入れない等の無視をされたBeing ignored such as not being talked to or being
left out of the groupcalling names or ignoring

In overall, verbal violence occurs more frequently, such as calling insulting nickname orcalling names. There are students who take a perpetrator role while knowing that they are“physically attacking, calling names or ignoring” a certain student. Problems that did not occur
during the survey period are not captured in the values, but no long-term problem was found.
In recent years, troubles related to Internet are taken up. As lowering of age is progressing,status of usage and troubles were checked.
[Figure 3-14] Number of students who own a cell phone/had experienced internet-based troubles(during the period between November 2015 and February 2016) [Source: Friendship questionnaire](Number ofstudents)

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The ownership ratio of mobile phones
goes up from 3rd grade
13

9

10
5
0

13

Had unpleasant experience
携帯電話でいやな思いをしたwith a cell phone
ことがある
Had an internet-based
ネットトラブルの経験がある
trouble8

3000

Own a cell phone
自分用の携帯を持っている

3
00

00

1st grade
grade
１年 2nd ２年

3rd grade
３年

4th ４年
grade

5th５年
grade

6th
grade
６年

N=38
N=38

N=28
N=28

N=34
N=34

N=37
N=37

N=21
N=21

N=35
N=35

0

1

00

12

0

<Examples of internet-based
troubles>* Being called names on
online game
* Had a fight with a person
who mistakenly thought heor she was being ignored

Although there are students who own mobile phones from lower-grades, the ownership ratio
goes up from 3rd grade. Internet-based troubles are observed in the higher-grades, but has
not become a big problem. Also, not only troubles with mobile phones, but Internet-based
troubles with games having communication functionality were also observed.

(2) Attitude survey through Life Questionnaire
As the survey of actual conditions revealed there are many verbal troubles, a survey was
conducted on students’ attitude to investigate the background.
[Figure 3-15] Attitude survey for fighting against bullying (February 2016)[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire](Number of students) n=193

Some students are less aware of bullying.
160

I だれとでも仲良くしている。
can become friendly with anyone.

30

3

I do not do things to my friends that they
友だちのいやがることはしていない。

149

44

0

言葉で友だちをきずつけないように気をつけている。

148

44

1

would not like done to them.

I’m careful not to hurt my friends by words.

0%
できている
Yes

20%

時々できている
Sometimes

40%

60%

80%

100%

できていない事が多い
Not much

3 State of students who fall in the category of “Healthy (Building
up a healthy body free of injuries)”* This is handled as an effort of ISS since ”Healthy” is the basis of Safe School.

(1) Bedtime/wake-up time
According to the data from survey materials in 2014 by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (see page 51) , “children who stay up late are more likely to
be in bad shape in the morning.” Therefore, a questionnaire was conducted in students of
Minami Elementary School on “bedtime” and “wake-up time.”[Figure 3-16] Bedtime of students (February 2016)[Source: Wake-up time, bedtime and breakfast questionnaire]

As students’ grade advances, their bedtime becomes later(Number of students)

6th6年生(N=37)
grade (N=37)

4

6

5th5年生(N=34)
grade (N=34)

3

8

4th4年生(N=28)
grade (N=28)

4

20
4

13

8

2

14

6

7

16

2nd2年生(N=35)
grade (N=35)

4

8

13

8

1st 1年生(N=21)
grade (N=21)

2

5

7

7

20%

40%

60%

13

4

80%

Before 20:30
～８：３０

～９：３０
Before 21:30

4

1 2

Before 20:00
～８：００

～９：００
Before 21:00

6

3rd3年生(N=38)
grade (N=38)

0%

2 1

2
2

～10：００
Before 22:00～１０：３０
Before 22:30～１１：００
Before 23:00
１１：００～
After 23:00

100%

[Figure 3-17] Wake-up time of students (February 2016)[Source: Wake-up time, bedtime and breakfast questionnaire]

Most students are up by 7:00
6年生(N=37)
6th
grade (N=37)

4

5年生(N=34)
5th
grade (N=34)

11
5

4th
grade (N=28)
4年生(N=28)

5

2ndgrade (N=35)
2年生(N=35)

5

0%

10
8

3rd
grade (N=38)
3年生(N=38)

1stgrade (N=21)
1年生(N=21)(Number ofstudents)

21

1

18

1

18

2

11

21

7

1

23

2
40%

～６：３０
Before 6:30
～７：００
Before 7:00
７：００～
After 7:00

17
20%

～６：００
Before 6:00

2
60%

80%

100%

As students’ grade advances, their bedtime becomes later. For the wake-up time, most
students are up by 7:00 in the morning. Therefore, higher-grade students have less sleep.

(2) Attitude survey of students for health
Survey was conducted regarding exercise and meals necessary to build up a healthy body.
[Figure 3-18] About one’s own life (February 2016)[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
できている
Always
時々できている
Sometimes
できていない事が多い
Not much

There are many students who are not able to perform
outdoor play and eat without likes/dislikes.

120

I 進んで外遊びをしている。
willingly play outdoors.
好ききらいせず、
I’m nota picky eater.
何でも食べている。
I eat everything.

62

99

77

17

185

I eat朝食を毎日食べている。
breakfast everyday.
0%

20%

14

40%

11

71
60%

80%

100%

Chapter 4

Challenges and Goals

Long-term goal
(1) Take preventive measure proactively and reduce the incidence of injuries in school.
(2) Foster students’ ability to predict and avoid dangers by themselves.
(3) Promote education of the mind to reduce the incidence of bullying.
(4) Raise awareness of traffic safety and reduce the incidence of traffic accidents.
(5) Continue to hold “Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting” and expand
the network for watching over students in the community.
Future development described in the ISS application(1) Promote student-led programs of Safe School under the leadership of the ISS
Representative Committee.
(2) Collect, analyze and evaluate injury data on an ongoing basis.
(3) Conduct questionnaires on bullying on an ongoing basis and fight against bullying.
(4) Conduct “Safety and Security Questionnaire” on an ongoing basis and verify the effectof ISS.
(5) Increase the rate of wearing a bicycle helmet.
(6) Strengthen the cooperation with Chichibu City Safe Community.
(7) Continue to participate in domestic and international networks and promote advanceexchanges with ISS-designated schools.

To achieve the long term goal, while following the future developments noted in the ISS
application, challenges were identified from FY 2015 injury data and questionnaire (at thetime of ISS designation), and mid to short-term goals were set.

1 Challenges and goals derived from “Safety (Prevention ofphysical injuries in and outside of school)”(1) Safety inside school
Challenges
a. Injuries are occurring throughout the year. [Figure 3-2]
b. Mild injuries, such as scratch and bruise are most frequent. [Figure 3-3]
c. Injuries during recess and injuries at schoolyard/play equipment are mostfrequent. [Figure 3-4, 3-8]
d. Although the number of applications for accident benefits is small, major injuries
requiring hospital visit occur every year. [Figure 3-1, 3-5]
e. The rate of students who are not walking safely within the school building is high.
[Figure 3-3, 3-8, 3-12]
Goals〇 Reduce injuries during recess and injuries at schoolyard/play equipment.
〇 Reduce major injuries requiring hospital visit.
〇 Reduce number of students who runs inside the school building.

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(2) Safety outside school
Challengef. Traffic accidents involving students is occurring. [Table 3-2]
g. 20% of the students experienced close-call (traffic accidents/injuries while riding
bicycle). [Figure 3-9, 3-10]
h. The risk of injury due to bicycle riding becomes higher from 3rd and 4th grades.
[Figure 3-10]
i. 1/4 of students have encountered a suspicious person. [Figure 3-11]
Goals〇 Reduce the number of traffic accidents involving students.
〇 Reduce close-call (traffic accidents/injuries while riding bicycle).
〇 Increase the rate of owing and using of bicycle helmet.
〇 Teach students how to foresee and avoid danger.

2 Challenges and goals derived from “Fun (Prevention of
psychological injuries of students)”
Challengej. There are many occurrences of verbal violence. [Figure 3-13]
k. Troubles between classmates increase in higher-grade students. [Figure 3-13]
l. Some students are less aware of bullying. [Figure 3-15]

Goals〇 Reduce verbal and violent troubles.
〇 Foster students to have skills to develop personal relationships.

3. Challenges and goals derived from “Healthy (Building up ahealthy body free of injuries)”
Challenge
m. Some students go to bed late. [Figure 3-16]
n. Some students don’t play outdoors willingly. [Figure 3-18]
o. Some students are picky eaters. [Figure 3-18]

Goals〇 Increase the number of students who work to build up a healthy
body free of injuries.

16Chapter 5

Programs based on the Eight Indicators

1 Image of ISS operating structure

Community
School Management
Council

FamilyHome education
Safety watch

School(Students)
Independent-minded study/daily study(Teachers/staff)
Supervision support
Environmental improvement

Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting

2 In-school staff organizations
Organizations consist of school teachers and staff conduct cause analysis and examination
based on data collected by the school nurse’s office and students’ attitude survey, andsystematically take prevention measures on an ongoing basis.

Goals as ISS school

Bright Minami Students, Safe and Security School
Minami Elementary School ISS slogan “Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students”

ISS Promotion
Committee

Principal

Student activity division: Direct activities by students’ initiatives
Programs by student council, each committee
Safe education
Plan for safe school time, reports on activities
Environmental improvement division: Raise awareness on safety
and security in students
Improvement of safe environment in schoolyard and school buildings
Disaster and crime management
Improvement of ISS section
Research and study division: Survey on safe and secure school life
Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire
Friendship questionnaire
Analysis of result of questionnaire survey*ISS Promotion Committee: Examines basic policies related to ISS and manages progressunder the principal
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3 Student organization(1) Overall picture of committee organizations for the promotion of ISS
With ISS Representative Committee as the main organization, based on the slogan “Safe,
Fun and Healthy Minami Students,” each committee work its own programs by intermingling
with each other in line with the three factors “safe,” “fun” and “healthy.”

Image drawn by students

Safe

Fun

Healthy

Safety on the way to andfrom school.
Reduce injuries andaccidents

Get along with everyone.
Considerate acts

Acts to watch your health
Build strength by exercising

Meeting Committee

ISS Representative Committee

School Lunch
Committee

Broadcasting Committee
Cultivation Environment
Committee

Library Committee

Health and Beautification
Committee

Exercise Committee

Minami Elementary School ISS slogan“Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students”
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(2) Overview of Representative Meeting for ISS Promotion
Each committee consists of all students in 5th and 6th grade. Each student takes proactive
and planned actions for 1 year, by taking the advice from teaching staffs in charge into
account. Also, ISS representative committee acts as the leader for the entire group.
Representatives from each committee report to all the students after having discussions in
the ISS representative committee.
ISS
Representative
Committee

Health andBeautification
Committee

Cultivation
Environment
Committee

Broadcasting
Committee

ExerciseCommittee

Library Committee

Meeting
Committee

ISS
Representative
Meeting

School Lunch
Committee

ISS Briefing Meeting(for all students)

4 PTA organization

General Meeting

Parents chosen as PTA planning members during PTA general meeting provide informationon the status of ISS programs in Minami Elementary School to the principal or the PTA
president (Chairperson of Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting) as well as
discuss on programs of the PTA expert committee and the home education committee andaddress the programs to all parents and promote Safe School activities.
PTA planning committee:
chairperson (1), vice-chairperson (5), accountant, expert division manager/sub
manager, home education chairperson/vice-chairperson, organizer

PTA expert committee:
welfare guidance division, public relations division, physical education division,
culture division, home education committee* Main activities related to safety- Safe School workshop (planning committee)- Swimming first aid training (planning committee)- Swimming pool watch over volunteers (planning committee)- School district patrol during summer vacation (planning committee/welfare guidance division)- Patrol at festivals (planning committee/welfare guidance division)-Improvement work of safe environment inside/outside school buildings (planning committee),
etc.

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5 Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting (hereinafter “Network
Meeting”)
With the PTA president as the chairperson, the Network Meeting was organized, consistingof 44 members including neighborhood association chairs (4), PTA planning committee
members (15), people involved in the development group (5), members of the youth
development promotion council (2), a school guard (1), public welfare officers (15) and an
instructor of after school care program (1). The Meeting is held three times a year. The
purpose of Network Meeting is as follows.
 Increase awareness of Minami Elementary School’s educational activities based onprinciple of ISS (International Safe School).
 Share safety and security information with parents and community people as well asneighborhood association chairs to make Safe School activities into community-based
activities.
 Provide information on ISS activities of Minami Elementary School.
 Address prevention of traffic accidents involving students and severe injuries from
accidents as priorities.

2014

2015

[Established and started Network Meeting]2016[Introduce ISS activities by students]
2017[Safety check of school routes][Opinion-exchange session basedon ISS daily activity report]

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1 Measures of Chichibu City as a whole

Chichibu City
Safe Community Promotion
Council

Chichibu City
Safe Community Promotion
Steering Committee

Injury Surveillance Committee

Safety in Nature

Crime Prevention

Disaster Safety

Suicide Prevention

Child Safety

Collaboration

Senior Citizen Safety

Chichibu City Safe Community
City Administration Supporter
Committee

Collaboration

Traffic Safety

Chichibu City
Safe Community Review
Committee

Task Forces for major challenges

Collaborating organizations

City organizations

Development of activities for residents, provision of
information, organization of seminars, etc.

Chichibu City has established the Chichibu Safe Community Promotion Council andorganized a promotional structure. In this council, “Measures of the safety of children” is also
considered as one of the important themes.
Following the program of Chichibu City, on July 22, 2013, the Chichibu Board of Education
declared the start of program toward designation as an ISS, in November 2015, formallyobtained ISS designation as 11th safe community in Japan and 363th in the world with theaim of securing children’s safety and promoting awareness of safety. The ISS program of
Minami Elementary School is consistent with the aims of the country, prefectures, Saitama
prefecture and Chichibu city as described below.
1. “Plan of promotion of school safety” Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology April 27, 2012
- Encourages ISS, etc. as excellent programs
2. “The 2nd term Saitama education development plan” Saitama Board of Education
July 14, 2014
- Lists securing of safety and security of children as one of the goals
3. “Chichibu City school education super plan” April 2014
- Improvement of safe and secure school environment(promotion of internationally-designated Safe School)21

2 Minami Elementary School’s Grand Design
Minami Elementary School has put educational activities related to safety and security in thecontext of ISS within the school’s educational activities, rather than seeing ISS as something
special. Therefore, the school has created “Minami Elementary School’s Grand Design,”
which is the policy for the school’s educational activities, and put Safe School in the context
of educational activities.

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The school is engaged in various activities related to safety on the basis of three perspectivesof the ISS slogan “Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students.” The school has put these
activities in order and verified whether they are carried out as a long-term/ongoing program
covering all ages, environments and conditions
Activities that relate to all area…

High risk group/environment…

Safety (prevention of physical injuries)…

Fun (prevention of emotional injuries)…

Healthy (building up a healthy body)…

Teacher/staff

Parents/community

Inside school building

P.35- (2) Music meeting
P.35- (3) Morning reading/reading aloud to students
P.35- (7) Promotion of life skill education
P.35- (8) Bullying prevention campaign
P.36- (10) Ethical education
P.36- (11) Human rights education
P.40- (8) Education guidance looking towards the future
P.40- (9) Implementation of social skill training
P.41- (13) Greeting meeting
P.25- 1 Raising awareness of ISS
P.27- 2 Committee activities
P.31- 4 Improvement of facilities
P.32- (6) Classroom activities (safe and secure school life)
P.33- (7) Safety check in school
P.34- (1) Vertical group activity
P.39- (3) Evacuation drill
P.39- (4) Distribution of disaster prevention
hoods/crime prevention alarms for new students
P.40- (7) Detailed safety guidance
P.41- (11) Exchange studies between different grades

Outside school building

Inside schoolStudents

P.33- (9) Swimming first aid training/ swimming with clothes on
P.34- (16) Watch over by parents during swimming
P.35- (4) Fun time
P.36- (1) Morning time
P.37- (3) Morning marathon

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School routes

Outside school

P.33- (10) Carrying of bear bells
P.34- (14) Wearing a helmet when commuting to andfrom school in winterP.38- (1) Manuals for school and home when typhoon, snow, earthquake occur
P.39- (2) Drills of handing over students to parents
P.41- (12) Going to and from school in commuting groups
P.41- (15) Watch over by school guards during commuting to and from school
P.41- (16) Watch over new students during returning home by parents
P.32- (1) Creation of community safety map
P.32- (2) Traffic safety class by wearing a helmet

School district

P.34- (13) Children’s 110 house
P.32- (3) Bicycle license course
P.32- (4) Bicycle helmet wearing guidance
P.32- (5) Mandatory helmet wearing when riding a bicycle
P.35- (5) Intergenerational exchange
P.36- (9) PTA lecture meeting
P.36- (2) Shibazakura Hill marathon
P.37- (4) Lunch tasting
P.37- (5) Dental lecture/brushing lesson
P.37- (6) School health committee
P.37- (7) Advices on body measurements
P.37- (9) Keeping early hours and eating breakfast/campaign week
P.30- 3 Information provision
P.35- (6) Internet-based trouble prevention class

All area/others

Outside School

districtP.36- (12) Delinquency prevention class
P.37- (8) Drug abuse prevention class
P.41- (14) Watch over during field trip
P.33- (8) Wearing a helmet during field trip
P.39- (5) Tour of fire department
P.39- (6) Tour of Saitama Prefectural disasterprevention education center
P.33- (11) Implementation of safety education program
P.33- (12) Quick safety guidance
P.34- (15) Stock helmets to lend
P.40- (10) Cooperation with kindergarten, nurseryschool, and related organizations24

1 Minami Elementary School’s original programs for raising awareness of
ISS in students(1) ISS slogan “Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students”
The slogan, which was developed by the ISS representative committee with hope thatall students will spend safe and fun school life, was introduced during committee
presentation, and it has been a mantra used by all students. Activities such as school
events and committees are planned and proposed based on this slogan.

(2) ISS poster child “Minamin”
In the process of ISS programs, opinions were received,commenting that displays indicating dangerous locations and safety
signs are hard to be noticed. Therefore, the ISS representative
committee took an approach to create a poster child that can beeasily understood even by lower-grade students.
Among ideas collected from all students, one poster child was selected and named“Minamin.” “Minamin” can be dressed up according to a situation, such as “Helmet
Minamin” is wearing a helmet and “Group Leader Minamin” is holding a group leader
flag, to effectively utilize “Minamin” in newspaper,
posters and signs, etc. There are also Minaminsticker and Minamin stamp, as well as Minamin
flag-raising and Minamin picture-drawing andsinging, to improve awareness of ISS activities
and they have been effective.

(3) Safe School Time
While Safe School activities are carried out through all curriculums, there are also
many that are carried out through committee activities led by 5th and 6th graders.
Additionally, in order to raise awareness of ISS activities in all students, it is importantto secure time to carry out activities.
Therefore, the school allots 13:10 to 13:40 (30 minutes) on every Wednesday as Safe
School Time to carry out ISS representative meeting, various committee activities andSafe School meeting, etc. (5th and 6th grades)25

1. Committee activities (higher-grade students)
Each committee determines the long-term and ongoing contents of programs that cannot be
hardly worked through committee activities carried out every month.

[Creating ISS chronological table(Broadcasting committee)][Survey on serving table(School lunch committee)]

2. Checking dangerous locations in the school routes by communing groups (allstudents)
Students were divided into their commuting groups, and reconfirmed “dangerous locations”
and “surroundings,” etc. and became conscious to be able to commute to and from the school.

This program was conducted twice, in the spring and winter and discussed in “Minami
Students Safe and Security Network Meeting,” and voices from community people wereadded to the Minami Elementary School ISS Road with sticky notes of different colors.
(4) Minami Elementary School Road (1st floor hallway/hall)
Details of the activities and information related to Safe School
are displayed in the hallway through the hall of the 1st floor
to give students clear idea of the school’s programs.
(5) Safe School Corner in each classroom
In all classes, a Safe School Corner has been set up in the back ofclassroom.
Awareness of Safe School can be raised by visually explaining ISS
slogan, Minamin Newspaper, and mainly efforts and status ofactivities by the class, and the Corner is updated every time after
the class discusses ISS activities.

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2 Committee activities and safety programs
The 5th and 6th graders belong to one of the 8 committees, which share roles in the entire
school, and students carry out activities spontaneously and autonomously.

ISS slogan awareness, Operate ISS Representative Meeting, Create athletic event slogan,
Fund raising when disaster occurs, Create rules for long vacation and raise awareness,
Greeting campaign, Happy Project (post tree), Video to publicize accident prevention,
Raise Minamin flag, Publicize Minamin picture-drawing and singing

Take attendance, Summarize and publicize status of injuries (display and broadcast),
Red feather fund raising, Sanitary inspection, Create and display a schoolyard map (aproper way of using play equipment, injuries), Tooth brush inspection

Safety inspection of play equipment, Clean/organize the gym’s storeroom,
Organize class for play, Inspect/manage air in unicycles and balls, Marathon week,
Organize marathon race, Appeal/poster for outdoor play and morning marathon,
Conduct “Morning Time”

Plant flowers in school garden, Water plants, Make sure students walk in hallways,
Improve environment of hallways, Green feather fund raising,
Raise awareness to use collision prevention mirror

Zero leftover vegetable campaign (investigate leftover vegetables), Organize party to express
gratitude for school lunch, Sanitation of serving table/investigation of serving table, Help person
who serves meals, Pay attention to transportation of lunch food cans and plates

Appeal for walking in hallways, prevention of heat stroke, playing outdoors and morning
marathonMusic for brushing teeth, cleaning, English Day and morning marathon
Appeal for safe ways to spend rainy days, Associative keywords challenge

Operate the book week, Recite picture-story show related to Safe School,
Set up Safe School Corners, UNICEF fund raising

Operate Minami Students’ Meeting, Operate orienteering meeting,
Conduct questionnaire survey on play27

(1) ISS Representative Meeting
The ISS Representative Meeting is held once or twice persemester to promote collaboration and exchange opinions
between eight committees consist of 5th and 6th graders. During
the Safe School Time, members of the ISS representative
committee and chairs of each committee attend the meeting andreport on each of the three standpoints of the slogan. Then, they
discuss improvements, etc. and bring new challenges back to theirrespective committees. This clarifies the objectives and contents of activities of eachcommittee, allowing efficient role allocation.
(2) ISS Activity Briefing Meeting
Following the ISS Representative Meeting, “ISS Activity Briefing Meeting” was held (once asemester) using “Safe School Time” to inform all students of thereports made by each committee during the Representative
Meeting. Informing all students that programs of each committee
are related to Safe School and of activities of students of thecommittees help implementing ISS activities.
(3) Minamin Week
As reinforcement week of the activities, “Minamin Week” is established twice per year topenetrate ISS activities. The first time was set at one week in middle of May, to makeeveryone aware of the restart of one year activity, as well as for the purpose of having the
new 1st grades know about ISS activities. The 2nd time was set in one week of November
which includes holiday parents’ day as the last day, to build consciousness of the Day of ISS(see next item).
(4) Day of ISS(1) “Day of ISS” Briefing Meeting
Taking the international designation as an opportunity, the holiday parents’ day in November
was set as “Day of ISS.” Parents and members of the community are invited to hold a Briefing
Meeting.
(2) Program by each committee
With conscious on the Day of ISS, programs are pursued for safety and security with theawareness on ISS, by making “Minamin Week” in November as a reinforcement week of theactivities.
- Make sure students walk in hallways- Investigate leftover vegetables- Minamin keyword challenge- Greeting campaign(5) Activities of ISS Representative Committee
The ISS Representative Committee was established as a leading committee for ISS with four
5th graders and four 6th graders who were selected from each class. In addition to activitiesof the ISS Representative Committee, the Committee also appeals for various issues to theentire school as a student council. The Committee’s major roles and activities are as follows:28

1. Moderate and operate ISS Representative Meeting (see page 28)
2. Announce rules for long vacation
Create everyday life rules for long vacation suchas summer and winter vacation, and appeal forno accidents to all students during the closing
exercises.
3. Morning greeting campaign three times a
year
Nice greeting is the basic communication.
Greeting campaign was carried out in June,
November and February.
4. Minamin picture-drawing and singing
Minamin picture-drawing and singing was introduced to make students feel familiar with
“Minamin” the mascot of ISS. Singing/drawing pictures of Minamin was introduced to 1st
grade students and sung at Music Meeting at “Minamin Week” in May. (see page 53)
5. Minamin flag-raising
The Minamin flag is raised in the schoolyard every morning as asymbol for ISS program.
6. Creating promotion video to prevent accidents
Created and screened promotion video for “wearing a helmet”,“walking hallways” and “collision prevention mirror” for safe to lead
improvement of safety awareness. (see page 44)
7. Happy project
To prevent psychological injuries, heart-warming episodes are
introduced. (see page 49)(6) Activities of health and beautification committee
1. Summary of state of injuries in school“Injury Log” in the school nurse’s office was summarized monthly to show graphically.
2. Create and display the schoolyard safety map
Based on the “Injury Log,” created and displayed the injury map in
the graph to show when, where and what kind of injuries occurred.
Created a poster describing how to use play equipment in theschoolyard. (see page 43)
3. Create and display a promotion poster for safe walking in
hallways
Called for safe walking by posting photos of hazardous walking at stairs and in hallways.
(7) Activities of exercise committee
1. Clean and organize the gym’s storeroom
Make sure that the gym’s storeroom is organized not just during the committee time, but also
when opening and closing the storeroom every day. Carry out inspection and managementof inflator for balls and unicycles.
2. Conduct the morning time
The morning time is carried out in the morning of every Friday with thegoal of making exercise a habit and improving strength. The three rules
are “Run alone. Run quietly. Run to the end.” along with the morning
marathon activity (see page 52).
3. Plan and carry out class for play (see page 52)29

(8) Major activities of other committees
1. Cultivation environment committee: Improve environment of hallways, make surestudents walk in hallways
Since some students run in hallways causing danger, a sign was created and set up to appeal
for waking in hallways, and a check card for waking in hallways was created to make surestudents walk in hallways. Improved awareness to use mirror installed to prevent collision.
2. School lunch committee: serving table inspection/call for safely carrying lunch
For students to eat lunch safely and enjoyably, sanitary inspection for serving tables are
executed. Call for cleaning to the classes when tables are not clean. Improve awareness tocarry food containers and plates for school lunch safely by posters, and call for safe cleaning
in front of service room.
3. Broadcasting committee: Appealing to students
Appeal to students for morning marathon, walking in hallways, playing outdoors, heat stroke
prevention, and safe ways to spend rainy days indoors, etc. depending on the situation.
4. Library committee: Picture-story show related to safety
Set up a corner to introduce books on safety.
Recite picture-story show related to safety to appeal for safe and secure
action to lower grade students on ISS road during recess hours when it
rains.
5. Meeting committee: Conduct Minami Student Meeting,
Orienteering Meeting
Come up with play with which all students can enjoy, and hold a meeting
once a month. Host all students Orienteering Meeting in vertical group in
Hitsujiyama Park near by the school once a year.

3 Provide information(1) Issue “Safe School Minami”
It is issued to inform community residents of details
of Safe School activities.
(2) Issue “Minamin Newspaper”
It is issued 2 times per semester by eachcommittee to widely provide information on theiractivities to students, families and community by
students’ initiatives.
(3) Issue Minami Students’ Correspondence(Student Guidance Letter)
Look back annual and monthly goals for student guidance andprograms of students and appeal for cooperation to parents. (Issued 1
or 2 times a month)30

(4) Minami Elementary School Website
In addition to daily educational activities in Minami
Elementary School, the website also introduces ISS
activities every day. (Updated regularly)
URL http://www.city-chichibu.ed.jp/minamisho/

4 Measures from hardware sideChildren, teaching staff, parents, community residents are collaborating and working on
various activities as injury prevention activities. If we regard these as software side,
maintenance of facilities/equipment can be regarded as hardware side. With the rise ofawareness towards injury prevention, hardware side also needs to be focused. To work
towards making the school environment safer, various environmental maintenance are being
worked on by considering the opinions/requests provided, such as school safety inspections
to start with, questionnaire to the parents, Safe and Security Network Meetings, etc. (seepage 20)
Examples of representative maintenances (for details, see page 4 “Situation of programs” asreference)(1) From main entrance towards backyard

The area from main entrance to the backyard was unpaved and was in a hazardous condition
after rain etc. Also, this area was used by the students as commuting path, and there weretimes where they encountered passing of cars. Therefore, at the same time of paving theroad, signs that draw caution to cars, curve mirrors and lines for students’ walking zone were
installed.
(2) Path to gym
The path for moving from school building to
gym had puddles when rain blew in, andthere were students falling. Also, in wintertime, snow piled and sometimes it wasfrozen.
Therefore, sheets with materials that prevent slipping, which are used at pools etc., were
installed.
(3) Security camera
Conventional ones that were used had low resolution, and faces were
unrecognizable when it was played afterwards. Therefore, as part ofsuspicious person measure, all crime prevention cameras were renewed.
(4) Collision prevention safety mirror
Eight mirrors were installed near the stairs, where it is regarded especially hazardous when
students are waking in hallways and they bump into each when others jump out from a deadangle. (see page 44)

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5 Preventive activities by theme (Safe, Fun, Healthy)
Numbers correspond with table in page 23 and 24(Continue) … Performed continuously since before August 2015
(Improved) … Continued since before August 2015 and performed with improvement from September
onwards. * Underlined part is the point of improvement(New) … Performed newly since after September 2015
“Environment” … Environment covered by the programs inside the frame. Corresponds to left column
inside the table of page 23 and 24.

(1) Safety (Prevention of physical injuries in and outside of school)
1. Create a community safety map (Continue)
There is a unit called “Let’s create a community safe map” during
the “integrated study period” for the 5th graders. Many students
spend their life peacefully every day and thus lack a sense of risk
awareness. Therefore, this program is carried out with a goal of
cultivating practical attitudes in students to increase theirinterests in the town’s safety and consciousness of crime
prevention and to collaborate with others to create a safe
community, by making students investigate dangerous locationsin the area they live and spread the information. Students wereable to develop an awareness of the safety in their community by
performing on-the-spot investigation and summarizing andreporting the findings. By reporting, they were also able todevelop an awareness of the safety in the entire school district.
*Conducted by: Teacher/staff
Frequency: Once a year (May)Main target: 5th grade students
Environment: School route/school district

2. Traffic safety class by wearing a helmet (Continue)

Objective：Understanding traffic rules and manners and learn safe behavior
Contents：How to cross a street safely, how to cross at the cross walk(1st and 2nd grades)
How to ride a bicycle safely (3rd to 6th grades)
Conducted by：Resident Life Section
Main target：All grades
Frequency：Once a year (May) Environment：School route/school district

3. Bicycle license course (Continue)

Objective：Understanding traffic rules and manners and how to ride abicycle safely
Contents ： Cautions when riding a bicycle, guidance on signs andsignboards, skill guidance, practicing while wearing a helmet.
Students who have passed driving test got bicycle drivers’
license.
Conducted by：Chichibu Police Department’s Community Safety Division
Main target：4th grades
Frequency：Once a year (May)
Environment：School district

4. Wearing bicycle helmet guidance (Improved)

Objective：Increase the number of students who wear a helmet while riding
a bicycle
Contents ： Acquiring knowledge of the usefulness of a helmet andmandatory to wear helmet
Conducted by： Teacher/staff Main target：2nd grade students and their parents
Frequency：Once a year (February) Environment：School district

5. Mandatory to wear helmet when riding a bicycle (New)Objective：Protecting the head by wearing a helmet when riding a bicycle
Contents：Mandatory for 3rd grade students and above to wear helmets
when riding bicycles
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA
Main target：3rd grade students and above
Frequency：Year-round Environment：School district32

6. Classroom activity (safe and secure school life) (Continue)

Objective：Have safe and secure school life
Contents：Foster an ability to detect and avoid danger, objectives of ISS
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：As necessary Environment：Inside school building

7. Safety Check in School (Continue)

Objective：Improvement of hazardous environment in schoolContents：Safety check for whole school facility conducted by teachers andstaff around 10th every month. Safety check for play equipment
conducted by exercise committee once a semester. Hazardous
places that are found by safety check are improved immediately
for students safety.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, Exercise Committee members
Main target：All students, teacher/staff
Frequency：Once a month, once a semester
Environment：Inside school building/outside of school building

8. Wearing a helmet during field drip (Improved)

Objective：Securing students’ safety
Contents：Wearing helmets to secure students’ safety
Conducted by：Teacher/staff
Main target：1st grade, 2nd grade, 4th grade, 6th grade students
Frequency：When going to field trip

Environment：outside of school district

9. Swimming first aid training, swimming with clothes on (Continue)
Objective：Training in the event of a water accident
Contents：Practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation, how to use AED
How to protect oneself with clothes on (how to swim, how to
float, etc.)
Conducted by：Staff of Chichibu Fire Department, teacher/staff
Main target ： Teachers/staff, PTA (swimming first aid), all students(swimming with clothes on)
Frequency：Once a year (June) Environment：Outside of school building

10. Carrying bear bell (New)Objective：Securing students’ safety when going to and from schoolContents：Putting bear bells on students school bag
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, Chichibu City Board of Education
Main target：Students in Hinoda district
Frequency：As required Environment：School route

11. Implementation of safety education program (New)Objective：Developing an understanding of safe life
Contents：How to use play equipment safely (1st and 2nd grade students)
How to ride a bicycle safely and wearing a helmet (3rd and 4th
grade students)
Hazard prediction (5th an 6th grade students)
Conducted by：Staff of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Scienceand Technology, Teacher/staff
Main target：All students and parents of 5th and 6th grade students
Frequency：Once every two years (November) Environment：All area

12. Advices on safety (New)Objective：Improvement of students’ awareness of safety, Accident prevention

Contents：Conducting guidance altogether for traffic safety,
countermeasure for suspicious person, and safe life in morning
meeting, etc.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：As required Environment：All area33

13. Children’s 110 house (Continue)
Objective：Secure the safety of students in the community, prevent crimes, etc.
Contents： Ask the community people to display the sign for “Children’s 110
house” in front of their house and allow students to escape to theirhouse in the event of encountering a suspicious person.

Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA, community Main target：All students
Frequency：Year-round Environment：School route/school district

14. Wearing a helmet when going to and from school in
winter (New)Objective：Securing students’ safety when going to and from schoolContents：Wearing helmets to protect students’ heads from falling due to snow
falling and road surface freezing when going to and from school in
winter. The school lends helmets to students who don’t have helmets.

Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：January to March Environment：School route

15. Stock helmets to lend (Improved)
Objective：Securing students’ safety
Contents： Lending helmets to students who don’t have helmets when goingto and from school in winter and when school events are held.

Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA Main target：All students
Frequency：Year-round Environment：All area

16. Watch over by parents during swimming (Continue)

Objective：Securing students’ safety during swimmingContents：Watch over during swimming
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA volunteers
Main target：All students Frequency：During swimming (all days)
Environment：Outside of school building(2) Fun (prevention of psychological injuries)
1. Vertical group activities (Continue)“
Friendship orienteering meeting,” “Minami student meeting” and“vertical group cleaning” are carried out with goals of interacting
friendly with students of different grades and nurturing a richspirit through vertical group activities of all students.
In the “friendship orienteering meeting,” students enjoy
orienteering while paying attention to the safety with 6th-gradeleaders. Since this event has been continued for a long time,higher-grade students are aware of their roles and gently
interact with lower-grade students. Currently, students can act
while being conscious about the safety.
The “Minami student meeting” is planned and conducted by themeeting committee.
In “vertical group cleaning,” a program started in fiscal 2015,
students are assigned to 26 locations in the same way as thevertical groups to clean silently with 6th graders as groupleaders.
Through these programs, students have developed relationships with students of other grades,
and the 6th graders have become able to act while being aware of their responsibility as a leader.
As the number of students of Minami Elementary School is expected to decrease in future, it isnecessary to further enhance this program of vertical group activities.
*Conducted by: Teacher/staff
Main target: All students
Frequency: Year-round
Environment: Inside school building/ outside of school building34

2. Music meeting (Continue)

Objective：Try hard together and build a sense of unity and a feeling of
belongingContents：Sing in chorus and perform ensemble of a song of the monthselected by the music club and practiced in each classroom
Conducted by：Teacher/staff (music club) Main target：All students
Frequency：Once a month Environment：Inside school building

3. Morning reading/Reading aloud to students (Continue)

Objective：Start school life with a sense of calmContents：Whole-school 10-minute morning reading
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, volunteers for reading aloud to students
Main target：All students

Frequency：Reading 3 times a week, Reading aloud to students once a month
Environment：Inside school building

4. Fun time (Continue)

Objective：Deepen a friendship with classmates, encourage outdoor play
Contents：Play exercise games and recreations selected by students incharge of recreation in classroom
Conducted by：Classroom teacher, students in charge of recreation inclassroom
Main target：All students Frequency：Once a month (first Wednesday)
Environment：Outside of school building

5. Intergenerational exchange (Improved)

Objective：Interaction with students’ grandfathers and grandmothers leadto richness in students’ minds
Contents：Interacting with seniors by enjoying old pastimes and eating
school lunch together, etc. Writing invitation to seniors before
athletic event.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, elders in the school district
Main target：All students
Frequency：Frequency: 2 times a year (September, January)
Environment：School district

6. Internet-based trouble prevention class (Continue)
Objective：Deepen understanding of internet-based troubles
Contents：Understanding of the dangers of internet and information ethics
Conducted by：Saitama Police Department’s Cybercrime Division, teacher/staff
Main target：5th and 6th grades and their parents
Frequency：Once every two years (November)
Environment：School district, outside of school district

7. Promotion of life skill education (Continue)
Objective：Foster an aptitude for autonomy, a capacity for judgment, senseof responsibility, and a spirit of symbiosis
Contents： Learn communication skills
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：More than 5 times a year Environment：Inside school building

8. Bullying prevention campaign (Continue)
Objective：Be conscious that bullying is never be forgiven
Contents：Watching NHK’s “Knock out bullying” and exchanging opinions
Posting Knock out bullying declaration
Friendship questionnaire
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：Opinion exchange … 5 times a year
Knock out declaration … April
Friendship questionnaire … Once a semester
Environment：Inside school building35

9. PTA lecture meeting (Continue)

Objective：Increase awareness of human rights in parents
Contents：Watch videos on human rights awareness and exchange opinions
Conducted by：PTA members
Main target：Parents, Teacher/staff
Frequency：Once a year (September)*Conducted during PTA board meeting in the 2nd semester
Environment：School district

10. Ethical education (Continue)

Objective：Nurture a rich spirit and foster skills of ethical execution
Contents：Supplement, advance and integrate ethical education of overall
school education
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：Once a week or more Environment：Inside school building

11. Human rights education (Continue)

Objective：Increase awareness of human rights
Contents：Special class on human rights by human rights protection
officer
Conducted by：Human rights protection officer, teacher/staff
Main target：5th grade Frequency：Once a year (November)
Environment：Inside school building

12. Delinquency prevention class (Improved)

Objective：Prevent delinquency and foster an ability to understand rightfrom wrong
Contents：Value of life, bullying, smoking, etc. Prevention of delinquency
and troubled behavior
Conducted by：Chichibu Police Department’s Community Safety Division
Main target：5th grade, and 6th grade students (implemented separately
for graders)Frequency：Once a year (November)
Environment：School district, outside of school district(3) Healthy (Building up a healthy body free of injuries)
1. Morning Time (Improved)
To build up a healthy body to prevent injuries is the basis of ISS.
Therefore, to make exercise a habit is important for students. All
students exercise on schoolyard every Friday morning as a trigger
for habituation of exercise. Students run a marathon to music
about 5 minutes from April to November and jump rope to musicfrom December to March as a program. To make students beaware of active participation to the exercise, Morning Time isconducted under students’ initiative, such as Exercise Committee
performing the MC, and Broadcasting Committee playing the music,
etc.
*Conducted by: Teacher/staff
Main target: All students
Frequency: Once a week Environment: Outside of school building

2. Shibazakura Hill marathon (Continue)

Objective：Increase physical strength and foster a determination to nevergive upContents：Run the course in Shibazakura Hill in the Hitsujiyama Park
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, exercise committee, PTA sports division
Main target：All students Frequency：Once a year (November)
Environment：School district36

3. Morning Marathon (Improved)

Objective：Build up physical strength which is the basis of Safe SchoolContents：To create “Marathon long-distance running trial round-theworld card,” and proactively run towards the target of 700 lapsof 200 m track a year, and 200 laps a semester.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students
Frequency：Year-round Environment：Outside of school building

4. Lunch tasting (Continue)
Objective：Provide students correct information on foodContents： Lecture by school nutritionist, lunch tasting
Conducted by：School nutritionist, teacher/staff
Main target：Parents of 1st graders Frequency：Once a year (June)
Environment：School district

5. Dental lecture/brushing lesson (Continue)

Objective：Provide knowledge and teach skills to live with healthy teeth
Contents：How to eat snacks without causing cavities
Lecture on prevention of periodontal disease, plaque disclosing
Conducted by：School dentist, dental hygienist
Main target： All students, parents
Frequency：Once a year (December) Environment：School district

6. School health committee (Continue)
Objective：Acquire special knowledge to maintain students’ healthContents：Discuss actual state of students’ health and the latest
information
Conducted by：School doctor, teacher/staff
Main target：PTA, teacher/staff, school doctor
Frequency：Twice a year (August, February)
Environment：School district

7. Advices on body measurements (Continue)
Objective：Become aware of own growth and healthContents：At the time of body measurements, provide students a
10-minute health guidance.
Conducted by：Special education instructor
Main target：All students
Frequency：Once a semester Environment：School district
8. Drug abuse prevention class (Continue)
Objective：Inform students the horrors of drugs and foster an ability
to understand right from wrong
Contents：Knowledge about drugs, dangers of drug abuse
Conducted by：Chichibu Police Department’s Community Safety Division
Main target：6th grade Frequency：Once a year (November)
Environment：School district, outside of school district
9. Keep early hours, eat breakfast/ campaign week (Improved)

Objective：Making a habit of keeping early hours and eating breakfast.
Contents：Check sheet is distributed for keeping early hours and eating
breakfast to record the results for a week and the result ofgrade average is displayed in the hallway.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff Main target：All students/parents
Frequency：Once a semester Environment：School district

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Minami Elementary School has risks, such as the earthquake-prone environment that is
specific to Japan as well as extreme weather conditions in recent years such as heavy rain andheavy snow and hazard related to cold and snow that is specific to climate in Chichibu.
Minami Elementary School has two special support classes (Himawari), and the students
in these classes possibly start panicking due to their disabilities. Considerations may berequired in securing the safety in everyday lives.
Also, according to the number of injuries by grade shown in Figure 3-2 (see page 6), moreinjuries occur in lower-grade students compared to students in other grades. As there are many
narrow lanes and empty houses, there is a concern about suspicious person appearing.
These concerns, namely the following 3 points are regarded as high-risks, and programs
are being conducted to manage them.
1. Measures for natural disasters
2. Measures for students in special support class
3. Measures for students in lower grades

1. Measures for natural disaster
1. Manual for school and families in the event of typhoons, snow,
earthquake. (Continue)
Typhoons and rainstorms
Chichibu City Principal Association consult with the board of education. If measures need to be taken,
all elementary schools and junior high schools take the same measures.
[Judgment on weekdays]
 Make judgment at noon the day before (start class 2 hours late, as a general rule) Make judgment at 5:30 am of the day as necessary[Judgment on holidays]
 Make judgment at 4:00 pm
Snow
As there could be difference in snow condition depending on each school’s location in the city, judgment
is made at around 5:30 after discussing with neighbor school group based on the condition of snow andweather forecast.
[Judgment criteria]
Over 30 cm of snow: close temporary
20 to 30 cm of snow: start class 2 hours late
10 to 20 cm of snow: start class 1 hour late
 Earthquake
Earthquake response manual is created for earthquake with aseismic intensity of lower 5 and above. Consensus is made withall teachers and staff and parents, so that actions can be taken
based on the manual at the time of disaster.
*Conducted by: Chichibu City Principal Association/
Board of Education of Chichibu City, Teacher/staff
Main target: All students, parents, teacher/staff
Frequency: As required
Environment: School route38

2. Drill of handing over students to parents (Continue)
Objective：To hand over students safely in the event of large earthquake
Contents：Drill in handing over students to their parents smoothly in theevent of large earthquake.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, students, parents
Main target：All students, parents, teacher/staff
Frequency：Once a year (May) Environment：School route

3. Evacuation drill (Improved)

Objective ： Understand causes and risks of disaster, and acquire safe
evacuation methods
Contents：Evacuation drill in the event of an earthquake or fire, confirm
knowledge of disaster prevention
1st semester : In the event of fire
- Evacuation drill using escape chute: for 4th grade students- Evacuation drill using fire door: for 2nd grade students
2nd semester: In the event of fire due to earthquake
3rd semester : In the event of fire outside class hours- Use of Earthquake Early Warning
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, Chichibu Fire Department
Main target：All students, Teacher/staff Frequency：Once a semester
Environment：Inside school building/ outside of school building

4. Distribution of disaster prevention hoods/crime
prevention alarms for new students (Continue)

Objective：Secure the safety of students and new students
Contents：Distribute disaster prevention hoods given by Minami Elementary
School PTA, crime prevention alarms given by Saitama Trucking
Association
Conducted by：Minami Elementary School PTA, Saitama Trucking Association
Main target：All students, new students, Teacher/staff
Frequency：At enrollment to school, at school transfer
Environment：Inside school building/ outside of school building*Disaster prevention hoods from second set onwards are sold as necessary.

5. Tour of fire department (walk to and from school wearinga helmet) (Continue)

Objective：Look at the works of a fire department, and raise awareness of
disaster prevention
Contents：System within a fire department, tour guide of a fire engines andambulance
Conducted by：Staff of Chichibu Fire Department, Teacher/staff
Main target：4th grade
Frequency：Once a year (April)
Environment：Outside of school district*Conducted as a social studies field trip for 4th grade

6. Tour of disaster-prevention education center (Continue)

Objective：Raise awareness of disaster prevention in daily life based on
experience
Contents ： Earthquake experience, fire smoke experience, strong windexperience, fire extinction experience
Conducted by：Staff of the disaster-prevention education center
Main target：4th grade
Frequency：Once a year (October)
Environment：Outside of school district*Conducted as a social studies field trip for 4th grade39

2 Measures for students in special support class
7. Detailed safety guidance (Continue)
Minami Elementary School has two special support class(Himawari). (FY 2017) One of Himawari Classes which iscalled Himawari first group has students with mental
disabilities, and the other Himawari Class which is called
Himawari second group has autistic students and emotionally
disturbed students. Himawari Classes are managed with
sufficient attention to each student.
1. The students and teachers conducted safety inspection
inside the room together, and installed safety protective
materials at dangerous spots in the room from astandpoint of students.
2. Signs of evacuation route were put up at the both doorsof the room to make the students be aware of their evacuation route from the classroom
so that they can take the route in the event of evacuation.
3. Signs were put up to pay attention to dangerous locations such as door opening andclosing and handrails of the balcony.
*Conducted by: Teacher/staff
Main target: Students of special support classFrequency: Year-round
Environment: Inside school building/ outside of school building

8. Daily life guidance with outlook of the day (Continue)
Objective：To let students in special support class have safe school life
Contents：Timetable of their whole day schedule is created each day foreach student and displayed in front of classroom.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff
Main target：Students of special support classFrequency：Year-round
Environment：Inside of school building

9. Implementation of social skill training (Improved)

Objective：Acquiring skills that are necessary for carrying out life in society
and for building a good relationship with others.
Contents：Learning skills that are necessary for daily life through social skill
training card and role-play.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff
Main target：Students of special support classFrequency：Year-round
Environment：Inside of school building

10. Cooperation with kindergarten, nursery school andrelated organizations (Continue)

Objective：Acquiring information early for students who will enter theschool next year to lead early response.
Contents：By cooperation with Board of Education of Chichibu City and
Health Center, information collection, visits, and informationexchange meetings are conducted for students who needspecial care.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff
Main target：Students planning to enter the school next year
Frequency：Year-round
Environment：All area40

3 Measures for lower-grade students
11. Interactive study between students of different grades(Improved)

To allow the 1st grade and 2nd grade students to become used
to events and studies at school, and to carry out various
activities with safety, activities are carried out in pairs of 6th
grade and 1st grade students, and 5th grade and 2nd gradestudents. Higher grade students carry out activities together
with the lower grade students who they are paired with, while
securing their safety, teaching and helping them about how totake part in the activities.
Main activity: The new physical fitness test, swimming, jumping a rope, etc.
*Conducted by: Teacher/staff, 5th grade and 6th grade students
Main target: 1st grade and 2nd grade students
Frequency: Year-round
Environment: Inside school building/ outside of school building

12. Going to and from school in commuting groups oflower-graders (Continue)

Objective：Secure the safety of lower-graders during commuting to andfrom schoolContents：Higher-graders as a leader/sub-leader commute to schoolsafely while taking care of lower-graders
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA
Main target：All students Frequency：Year-round
Environment：School route

13. Greeting meeting (Continue)

Objective：Make 1st graders get used to the schoolContents： 2nd grade students teach 1st grade students safe school life.
Conducted by：2nd graders, teacher/staff
Main target：1st graders and 2nd gradersFrequency：Approximately twice a year (April/May)
Environment: Inside school building

14. Watch over during off-campus learning (Continue)

Objective：Securing students’ safety during off-campus learning
Contents：Accompanying students during off-campus learning, such as city
exploration and field trip.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA volunteers
Main target：All students
Frequency：Field trips by lower-graders
Environment：School district/out of school district

15. Watch over by school guards during commuting to andfrom school (Continue)

Objective：Secure the safety of students during commuting to and from schoolContents：Watch over during returning to home by the school cheeringgroup (school guards)
Conducted by：School guards
Main target：All students
Frequency：Year-round
Environment：School route

16. Watch over new students during returning home byparents (Continue)

Objective：Secure the safety of new students during returning home
Contents：Parents lead 1st grade students so that they can return homesafely.
Conducted by：Teacher/staff, PTA Main target：New students
Frequency：Approximately 1 week at the beginning of a new school year
Environment：School route41

1 Safety at school(1) Challenges and goals
Challenges
a. Injuries occur all year round. [Figure 3-2]
b. The most frequent injuries are slight injuries, such as scratch, bruise, etc. [Figure 3-3]
c. The time injuries frequently occur is during recess hours, the place injuries frequently
occur is on schoolyard and at play equipment. [Figure 3-4, 3-8]
d. Although the number of applications for accident benefits is small, major injuries
requiring hospital visit occur every year. [Figure 3-1, 3-5]
e. There are many students who don’t walk safely at school. [Figure 3-3, 3-8, 3-12]
Goals
Reduce injuries in schoolyard and at play equipment during recess hours.
Reduce major injuries requiring hospital visit.
Reduce students who run at school.
(2) Analysis of background data for setting the program[Figure 5-1] Place of injury occurrence by cause (Visits to the school nurse’s office in FY 2015)[Source: Minami Elementary School injury records](Person) 200

180

150
87

100

48

50
0

15

3

技能
未熟

ふざけ

けんか

25

34

予測
不能

不注意

教室

27

39

3

1

10

12

2

校庭

90

20

17

4

1

9

11

1

遊具

17

10

9

4

体育館

12

2

22

廊下・階段

14

8

昇降口

5

3

道路

15

その他

8

不用意な
その他
行動

5
わから
ない

1

4

4

1

1
1

5

1

1
8

2

[Cause of injury]
Unpredictable: Injury occurred due to inability to predict factors of the injury
Thoughtless: Injury could have been prevented if a little more attention was paid
Poor skill: Injury occurred due to inability to move as intended
Playing around: Injury occurred unintentionally, while playing around
Fighting: e.g., trouble between students
Careless action: Injury occurred due to action without thinking about another person
Others: Injury not related to own action
Unknown: Injury without cause

From Visits to the school nurse’s office (see page 6), 405 cases of injuries occurred in FY
2015. By categorizing them by injury causes, [Figure 5-1] can be created. From the figure,
we can observe that there are many unpredictable and thoughtless injuries. Therefore, towork towards injury prevention, programs to call for attention and development of ability to
predict injuries were regarded as effective approach.
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[Figure 5-2] Rate of students who feel they are walking on the hallway safely (February 2016)[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
6th grade(N=37)
grade(N=34)
5th5年(N=34)
4th grade(N=28)
3rd3年(N=38)
grade(N=38)
2nd grade(N=35)
1st1年(N=21)
grade(N=21)

0%

4

9

26

7

18
7
20%

25

3
4

20

20

23

12

14
40%

60%

80%

(Person)
1
0
0
0

できている
Yes
時々できている
Sometimes
できていない事が多い
Not much

100%

As show in [Figure 3-3] (see page 7), there are many bruise injuries inside school building,where in many cases students bump into things or persons while running inside a room. So,
to reduce the number of students running inside the school building, a measure was decided
to be implemented which focuses on hallway walking which can be easy for the students tobe aware of.
From [Figure 3-12] of Students’ attitude survey for safety (see page 11), even under safe
action, the number of children who answered that they are walking on the hallway safely is
low compared to other items. Further, as we can see from [Figure 5-2], rate of students who
feel they are not walking on the hallway safely rises as the school grade increases. As theimpact of collision by running in the hallway becomes higher as the students’ body becomeslarger, there are measures implemented.
(3) Programs toward resolution of the challenges

Explanation for programs with * are as follows.

Program

Relation with indicator 3 and 4

Challenges to be
dealt with (P.42)

Create and display Minami Elementary School
schoolyard safety map *1
Improve environment of hallway/check how towalk in hallway

P.29 Health and beautificationcommittee
P.30 Cultivation environment
committee

a.b.c.dAttention calling by broadcasting on rainy days

P.30 Broadcasting committeea.eSafety inspection in school

P.33-7
P.31-4 Measures for hardware
side

a.b.c.d

Install collision prevention mirrors *2

a.e

a.d.e

Class activities/ implementation of safety study
program

P.33-7,11

a.b.c.d.e

Advice on safety guidance *2

P.33-12a.b.c.d.e*1 Create Minami Elementary School schoolyard safety map (improved)
As injuries frequently occur in the playground throughout
the year, the situation is displayed. By reminding thestudents, we are working on the program to reduce injury
occurrence. Based on the inside school injury occurrence
data summarized by the health and beautificationcommittee, graphs showing time period of injury
occurrence/place/types of injuries were created. For
schoolyard injuries, graphs showing when/what type of
injury/which grade has high number of injuries werecreated.
[Minami Elementary School schoolyard safety map]

[Presentation at activity
Briefing Meeting ]Also, an “Minami Elementary School schoolyard map” which
describes how to use the play equipment safely was created byposting pictures of how to play with play equipment, etc. on aschoolyard’s 2D diagram. Also, in the ISS Briefing Meeting,“months,” “time,” “locations” and “causes,” etc. of when there washigh number of injuries was presented and reminded students topay further attention.

43

*2 Utilizing the collision prevention mirror (New)To spend safe school life in elementary schools, it is important forthe students from their developing stages to receive guidance on
walking in hallways. However, as we found from the questionnaire
investigation that there are many students who feel they are notwalking in the hallways safely, we have decided to install a collision
prevention mirror.
Eight mirrors were installed near the stairs, where it is regarded
especially hazardous when they bump into each when others jumpout from a dead angle. Also, for the students to avoid danger byutilizing the collision prevention mirror, how to use the mirror was [Installation of collision prevention
made known to all. Specifically, to emphasize the existence of the mirrors by cultivation environment
committee]
mirror and to call for attention, cultivation environment committee
had put in the effort by displaying it.
Also,
at
ISS
Representative
Committee, PR movies for “walking onright side of hallways” and “how to use
collision prevention mirror” werecreated and broadcasted. Further, intheone-point
safetyguidance,
guidance for walking in hallways safely
and how to use the mirror wereconducted from the teachers’ side.
[Utilization of collision prevention
mirrors video to promote]*Streaming now on YouTube

Implementation of Safety Study Program (cooperation with National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial Science and Technology) (New)
From the summary result which shows that injuries are occurring throughout the year, there arepossibilities for injury occurrence everywhere and how to avoid them is important.
To develop the understanding for safe living, on the Day of ISS in November (holiday parents’ day), Ms.
Mikiko Ohno from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Research Center has been invited as a teacher, and held a class by Safety Study Program.
As for the contents, “safe use of play equipment” for 1st/2nd grades, “safe way of riding bicycles andwearing helmets” for 3rd/4th grades and “danger prediction inside school” for 5th/6th grades were
provided. For the 5th/6th grade, the parents were also invited to join.

[Class scene of 5th and 6th grade students
and parents][Class scene of 1st and 2nd grade students]44

2 Prevention of traffic accidents, etc.
(1) Challenges and goals
Challengef. There are traffic accidents involving students. [Table 3-2]
g. About 20% of students experienced close-call (traffic accidents and bicycle
accidents) [Figure 3-9, 3-10]
h. Risks to get injured by bicycle riding increase in 3rd and 4th grades [Figure 3-10]
i. One fourth of students have encountered a suspicious person. [Figure 3-11]
Goals
Reduce the number of traffic accidents involving students.
Reduce close-call (traffic accidents and bicycle accidents)
Increase the ratio of owing and using of bicycle helmet.
Teach students how to foresee and avoid danger.
(2) Analysis of background data for setting the program[Figure 5-3] Traffic fatality accident site of Minami Elementary School district[Source: Traffic accident data by Chichibu Police Department]

The squares
indicate locations of traffic accident
involving students of Minami Elementary School.

[Figure 5-3] is a poster showing traffic accident data by Chichibu Police Department and locationsof traffic accidents involving school children. This poster is displayed on the wall of student’s
entrance and data is added every fiscal year. Accidents in Minami Elementary School district are
frequently occurring on the arterial roads National Route 140 and 299. Also, as a bypass routeduring heavy traffic on the arterial roads, traffic volume on narrow streets are also high. Especiallyduring students’ commuting hours, as the traffic increases, and the possibility of traffic accidents
also increases, measures are necessary.
From [Figure 5-4, 5-5] (next page), we can see that most of the students have their bicycles, but
the students who wear helmet is 24% of total students. From [Figure 3-10] which shows theinvestigation of injury/close-call while riding bicycles, although injuries and close-calls are
increasing from 3rd/4th grade, the helmet wearing rate of 3rd grade and above is low. In our
school, we have defined that 1st/2nd grade are within peripheral of their home, 3rd/4th grade areinside neighborhood, 5th/6th grades are inside school district in the “Minami Students Everyday
Life Rule.” Therefore, from 3rd grades whose range of activities using bicycle start to expand, weneed to strengthen the wearing of helmet while riding bicycles.

45

[Figure 5-4] Number of bicycles owned by students(February 2016) [Source: Minami Students Safeand Security questionnaire][Figure 5-5] Number of helmets worn by students
who own bicycles (February 2016)[Source:
Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]

6th grade(N=37)
6年(N＝37)

35

2

6th grade(N=35)
6年(N＝35) 1

34

5 grade(N=34)
5年(N＝34)

33

1

5 grade(N=33)
5年(N＝33) 1

32

4年(N＝28)
4th grade(N=28)

27

1

4th grade(N=27)
4年(N＝27)

11

3 grade(N=38)
3年(N＝38)

33

5

3 grade(N=33)
3年(N＝33)

9

th

rd

2年(N＝35)
2 grade(N=35)25

nd

1年(N＝21)
1 grade(N=21)
st

0%

th

rd

2 grade(N=25)
2年(N＝25)

10
1

50%

100%

24
12

nd

20

1 grade(N=20)
1年(N＝20)

0%

Own a bicycle (the number of

13

6

st

自転車を持っている(人)students)
Do not own a bicycle (the number
持っていない(人)

16

14
50%

100%

Wear a helmet (the number of students)
ヘルメットをかぶっている(人)Do not wear a helmet (the number of
かぶっていない(人)of students)

students)(3) Programs toward resolution of the challenges

Explanation for programs with * are as follows.

Programs

Relation to indicator 3 and 4

Challenges to be
dealt with (P.45)

Creation of school route safety inspection map *3

P.26 Safe School Timef.g

Creation of community safety map

P. 32-1

f.g.i

Traffic safety class/ bicycle license lecture

P. 32-2,3

g.hWearing bicycle helmet guidance *4
Obligation to wear a helmet while riding abicycle *4

P. 32-4

g.h

P. 32-5

f.g.hOne-point safety guidance

P. 33-12

f.g.h.iChildren’s 110 house

P. 34-13i

Going to and from school in commuting groups/

P. 41-12,15,16

f.g.i

P. 31-4 Measure from hardware
side

i

Watch over during returning home
Installation of security cameras in site

*3 Creation of school route safety inspection map
Although the number is small, and it has not become a major issue, traffic
accidents involving students is occurring. Especially during the morning
hours when students commute to school, as the volume of traffic is high,there are hidden possibilities of accident occurrence. As such, students
got together by their commuting area, and re-confirmed “dangerous
locations” and “surroundings” by commuting group, as an activity to allow
them to have the awareness of commuting to school safely. This isconducted twice, in the first semester and the third semester, and students
confirm dangerous locations by season. This is discussed in the “Minami
Students Safe and Security Network Meeting,” in which parents andpeople in the community participate, and dangerous location from theirpoints of view are added to the map with different color sticky notes anddisplayed in the Minami Elementary School ISS Road for the safety ofstudents during commuting to and from school.
Further, we had the neighborhood association chair to request the
installation of signs for traffic safety education in the dangerous locationsof the commuting route which were picked up in the program. Signs were
installed in 4 locations in the 3 neighborhood associations.

46(Improved)[School route inspection
by students][School route inspectionin Network Meeting]*4 Obligation to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle(New)2014 to 2015
- Traffic safety class, started to wear a helmet during field - Minami Elementary School PTA and chairman of eachtrip.
neighborhood association presented “the petition for- Lecture by professor Nishida from National Institute of subsidy to buy helmets” to Chichibu City through Safe
Advanced
Industrial
ScienceandTechnology and Security Network Meeting.
“Effectiveness of helmet during bicycle accidents.”

Dear Mayor of Chichibu City,- Bicycle helmet wearing education class targeted for 3rd
and 4th grade students and their parents. (at parents’ day)Title: Subsidies for purchasing bicycle helmets for Minami
Elementary School students (request)

自転車乗車時ヘルメット着用義務化に向けての取組は、2014 年より開始した。
ヘルメ。
Petition- Started helmet wearing campaign for parents of newstudents from next fiscal year. (at one-day admission toschool)[Lecture by professor
Nishida][Wearing a helmet
campaign for new students][Helmet PR section][Helmet education class]

We would like to express our great appreciation for the special effort
that you are providing us towards maintenance and improvement ofliving environment at Minami Elementary School. At Minami
Elementary School, with the Safe Community program being
conducted by Chichibu City, with the target of achieving
international designation of Safe School in 2015, the school, theparents, and the community are working on educational activities
as one team.
~ (snip) ~After being commissioned from Chichibu City as a model school for
Safe School, evaluating the wearing effect of a helmet at Minami
Elementary School, which aims to gain international designation of
2015, will become a reference for planning measures to promote
Safe School, and will also be a support to achieve the international
designation.
Therefore, as a combined wish from the city residents, parents andstudents, we would like you to please consider responding to thesubsidy for purchasing helmets for Minami Elementary School
students.
Yours sincerely
July 23, 2014
Neighborhood association chair of Ueno-machi
Neighborhood association chair of Kumaki-machi
Neighborhood association chair of Hinoda-machi
Neighborhood association chair of Nosaka-machi
PTA president of Minami Elementary School

2016- Due to icy road by snow, helmets were worn by 1st to 4th Helmet purchasing subsidy of 300 Yen from thegrades. (Rent by school.)
profit of PTA bazaar started.
- At PTA General Meeting, “obligation to wear helmet while
Contents to be conducted from 2016 (April 1, 2016 ~)riding bicycles” by 3rd to 5th grades has been decided.
1 Item for obligation Helmet must be worn when riding a* As 6th grades will have less than 1 year of school life at
Minami Elementary School, obligation was postponed,
bicycleconsidering the purchase burden by the parents.
2 Target grades 3rd, 4th, 5th grade students- Bicycle helmet wearing education class targeted for 2nd
3 For others not included in target grades
grade students and their parents. (at parents’ day of 3rd- The range of bicycle riding for 1st and 2nd grades
semester)are defined as “safe place near the home,” butplease try to wear helmets when riding a bicycle.
- The 6th grades should also try to wear helmets.
4 For purchasing- Helmets can be purchased at any store.
- Subsidy of 300 Yen per set will be provided from
PTA accounting.

[Going to school
wearing a helmet][Traffic safety class]2017- Transition to “obligation of wearing helmet while riding
bicycles” for 3rd grades and above.
- Helmet wearing PR movie created by ISS
Representative Committee.

- Chichibu City started helmet purchase business (2,000
Yen).
* PTA subsidy terminated at end of March 2018.

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3 Prevention of psychological injuries(1) Challenges and goals
Challenges
j. There is many verbal violence. [Figure 3-13]
k. Troubles between classmates increase in higher-grade students. [Figure 3-13]
i. Some students are less aware of bullying [Figure 3-15]
Goals
Reduce verbal and violent troubles.
Foster students to have skills to develop personal relationships(2) Analysis of background data for setting the program[Figure 5-6] Percentage of students who thinks bullying is a bad thing (February 2016)[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
6th grade(N=37)
６年N=375th grade(N=34)
５年N=34

４年N=28
4th grade(N=28)
３年N=38
3rd grade(N=38)
２年N=35
2nd grade(N=35)
１年N=21
1st grade(N=21)
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90% 100%

１年N=21 ２年N=35 ３年N=38 ４年N=28 ５年N=34 ６年N=37
とてもそう思う

95%

94%

100%

96%

97%

59%

そう思う

5%

6%

0%

4%

3%

41%

あまりそう思わない

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

From [Figure 5-6], we can see that most of the students acknowledge that bullying is a badthing. However, according to [Figure 3-13] of Attitude survey for fighting against bullying (seepage 12), there are students who answered, “Bullied a friend such as by physically attacking,calling names or ignoring.” Also, there are students who answered “I received physical attack,calling names or ignoring.”[Figure 5-7] Students’ attitude survey (February 2016) [Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%

１年
N=21

２年
N=35

３年
N=38

４年
N=28

５年
N=34

６年
N=37

友達の嫌がる事はしていない

67%

86%

97%

93%

76%

43%

言葉で友達を傷つけないよう
にしている

57%

91%

95%

93%

79%

41%

だれとでも仲良くしている

90%

94%

92%

93%

79%

54%

48

Also, as shown in [Figure 5-7], as students’ grade advances, they tend to lack consideration
for their words toward their friends. This trend was also observed in the lower-grade students.
From the hearing investigations to students in person, reactions such as “mistakenly thought”
or “half playing around,” which shows that there are frequent troubles occurring from lack ofconsideration towards their friends.
Although students understand that bullying is a bad thing, there are example cases where it
led to trouble by not being able to control or to express their feelings so well. As such, we
believe a program to improve the communication skill is necessary.
(3) Programs toward resolution of the challenges

Explanation for programs with * are as follows.

Program

Relation to indicator 3 and 4

Measures to be
dealt with

Psychological injury prevention campaign *5

P.28 ISS Representative Committee

j.k.l

Vertical group activity

P.34-1j.k

Promotion of life skill education *6

P.35-7j.k

Bullying prevention campaign *7

P.35-8j.k.l

PTA lecture

P.36-9l

Human right education class

P.36-11l*5 “Prevention of psychological injury” by ISS Representative
Committee (Improved)
From the questionnaire investigation, we can confirm that there are many students who haveexperiences of trouble with classroom friends or receiving verbal violence. As such, we have come tobelieve that experiencing the benefit of a good human relationship with consideration would be aneffective approach and conducted the following program.
(1) Greeting campaign
Greeting is the basic communication and very important for building desirable human relationship.
Conducted 3 times a year in June, November, and February.
2015 ... ISS Representative Committee members will stand at thestudents entrance. When the student
greets them, they get a stamp on the Greeting Calendar.
2016 ... In each semester, programs that allow to have fun while getting
involved in the Greeting Campaign were performed,
such as high-touch with Minamin, lottery,and omikuji (written oracle).
2017 ... We installed a place where students can paste stickers
if they say their greetings at each floor in such a loud voice[Greeting campaign]that it is heard by the entire school.
(2) Happy project
To prevent psychological injuries, heartwarming episodes are introduced at
the school broadcasting program during lunch hours.
2016 ... Created Happy Post, where students were asked tosend memories of happy event, or
touching episodes of the teaching staffs.
2017 ... To make it easier for the lower-grade students to participate,
happy tree was created and posted on the ISS Road.
Heartwarming experiences by the students were written on aflower shaped paper, and pasted on to the Happy Tree.

49[Happy Tree]*6 Promotion of Life skill education(Improved)

As there are frequent troubles among the classroom friends in the higher-grade students, we came tounderstand that it is important to improve the interpersonal relationship skill which is essential for
combining the strengths with others on activities or making smooth communication, and so we areconducting the Life Skill Education classes.
By utilizing the “LionsQuest Life Skill Education Program” promoted by Chichibu City, 5 classes a year
is conducted by choosing the content and by fitting to each grade’s situation.

[Class scene of 3rd grade students[Class scene of 1st grade students

Detail: sharing roles]

Detail: greeting]*7 Bullying Prevention Campaign(Continue)

We came to understand that since there are some students who are less aware of bullying, putting up
the antenna high towards bullying would lead to prevention of bullying. Together with developing attitudes
to actively prevent bullying, program is conducted to have the awareness that bullying is intolerable andto achieve to build the school and classes in which bullying can be resolved by everyone in case it
occurs.
(1) Friendship Questionnaire (see page 56)
Performed 3 times a year and investigating if there are troubles orconcerns with their friends. After the investigation, even for a trivial thing,
the homeroom teacher interviewed the students and utilizing it for early
identification/early measure. Serious cases are handled together withthe student guidance division and the management.
(2) Class which utilizes NHK program “Knock out bullying”
Classes are conducted 5 times a year, where students watch the[Class scene ofprogram “Knock out bullying.” The content picked up in the program are
6th grade students]
discussed within each classes, and students write about theirimpressions.
(3) Posting “Knock out bullying declaration”
Education for bullying prevention is conducted by having all school students write on the hand-shaped
cards declaring their actions to abolish bullying, and posting them on the ISS Road as "Knock out bullying
declaration."[2015][2016]

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4 Building up a healthy body free of injuries (building basis to prevent physical andphycological injuries)(1)Challenges and goals
Challenge
m. Some students go to bed later. [Figure 3-16]
n. Some students don’t play outdoors willingly. [Figure 3-18]
o. Some students are picky eaters. [Figure 3-18]
Goals
Increase the number of students who work to build up a healthy body freeof injuries.
(2) Background data for setting the program[Figure 5-8] Percentage of students who play outdoors during recess time (February 2016)[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
6

18

13

6年(N＝37)
6th grade(N=37)
5年(N＝34)
5th grade(N=34)
4th grade(N=28)
4年(N＝28)
3rd grade(N=38)
3年(N＝38)
2nd 2年(N＝35)
grade(N=35)
1st grade(N=21)
1年(N＝21)

6

22
28
29

9
5
9

11
0%

20%

40%

60%

(Person)

2

15

17

80%

0
1
1
1

できている
時々できている
できていないことが多い

100%

To build up a healthy body, playing outdoors and taking balanced diet is important. As seenfrom [Figure 5-8], some students don’t play outdoors much as they get into higher-grade.
Also, from [Figure 3-18] of Attitude survey for health (see page 14), close to half of thestudents have likes/dislikes of food, which is being pointed out by the School Lunch
Committee that there is a lot of leftover lunch. Against these situations, we believe thatchallenge can be solved by purposely acting on outdoors exercise and Zero Leftovers.
[Figure 5-9] Fiscal 2014 survey commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology[Source: Research study on comprehensive promotion of home education]
I’m in bad午前中調子が悪い。
shape in the morning

I’m in bad午前中調子が悪い。
shape in the morning

午後11時から午前０時より前
After 11PM(n=517)
but before 0AM34%

10% 28%
20%

37%

32%

32%

30%

26% 22%(n = 517)

午前０時から１時より前

After 0AM but before 1AM(n=99)(n = 99)

午前１時から２時より前
After 1AM but before 2AM(n(n=43)= 43)
午前２時から３時より前

After 2AM but before 3 AM(n(n=19)
= 19)

27%
40%
21%

34%

24% 14%28%
32%

21% 26%After
3AM (n = 15)
午前３時より遅い(n=15)
13% 27% 20%

Frequently
よくあるOccasionally
ときどきある

28% 5%

40%

Rarely
あまりない

Never
ない

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Do you each breakfast?

What time do you go to bed on days
before school day?

次の日に学校がある日は、
ふだん何時ごろに寝ますか。

午後10時から11時より前

After 10PM but
before 11PM
(n=1733)(n = 1733)

7% 22%

あなたは、朝食を食べますか。

午後９時から10時より前
After 9PM but
before 10PM(n=1977)(n = 1977)

毎日食べる
Every day
9% 25%(n=4203)(N = 4203)

ときどき食べる
Sometimes
18%(n=334)(n = 334)

Rarely
あまり食べない(n = 130)(n=130)Never
食べない(n=39)(n = 39)

32%

34%

34%

26% 22%

37%

31% 17%15%

36%

28% 21% 15%

よくあるFrequently

ときどきある
Occasionally

Rarely
あまりない

Never
ない

From [Figure 5-9], there are results that show bedtime and disorder of breakfast intake would
lead to bad health conditions in the morning. From [Figure 3-6, 17] of Bedtime/wake-up timesurvey (see page 14), we can see that although most students are up by 7:00 in the morning,
bed time becomes later as they get to higher-grades, and their sleep time becomes shorter.
Although in a small number, we also confirmed that there are students who do not eat
breakfast.
As worked on the program with the understanding that it is important to involve the family to
improve the situation for bedtime/wake-up time.
(3) Programs toward resolution of the challenges
Program

Explanation for programs with * are as follows.

Relation to indicator 3 and 4

Measures to be
dealt with (P.51)

Making outside play a habit *8

P.29 Exercise committee/broadcastingcommitteem

Zero leftover vegetable campaign *9P.30 School Lunch CommitteeoMorning time

P.36-1nMorning marathon *8

P.37-3nLunch tasting

P.37-4oSchool health committee
Keeping
earlyhours,
breakfast/campaign week *10

P.37-5m.oP.37-9meating*8 Making morning marathon and playing outdoors a habit (Improved)
From the results showing some students don’t play outdoors willingly, morning marathon and playing
outdoors is recommended, with the purpose for the children to willingly become familiar with exercisingand to build up a healthy body.
(1) Morning marathon
The school created “Marathon long-distance running trial round-theworld card,” with an aim to foster students’ motivation to run
independently and build up a healthy body. Target of 200 laps or more
was set for each semester, and the students who have completed thetarget were awarded. Teachers and staff drew lines on the schoolyard
and ran with students every morning, more students tried to run willingly,
and more students were able to complete the seven marathon cards(round-the-world). Also, the students who have completed the roundthe-world are awarded by the school president in front of all students.
(2) Making outdoor playing a habit
At Exercise committee, opportunities to become familiar with outdoor
playing is provided, such as by posting posters that educate outdoor
playing, and holding ball throwing contests, hula hoop contests, andunicycle contests. Also, Broadcasting committee encourages students
to play outdoors through the school’s broadcasting program during
break between classes on nice days.

52[Morning marathon][Awarding students whocompleted 700 laps]

*9 Zero leftover vegetables campaign by School lunch committee (Improved)
Taking balanced diet is important to build up healthy body. According to the results whichshowed that some students are picky eaters, as school lunch is a sample of balanced menu,
School lunch committee is working on programs to let the students eat without leftovers.
(1) Check leftover vegetables
At clean-up time, leftover vegetables were investigated for 2
weeks in each grade and the results were announced 3 times ayear. Once a year, for the classes who had zero leftovervegetables for 2 weeks, events are held where students areinvited to a meal at the president’s office, and education isconducted by posters to abolish leftover vegetables.
(2) Broadcasting trivia of school lunch
Together with checking leftover vegetable, to reduce likes/dislikes by becoming interested infood, columns related to the ingredients and dishes are introduced during the broadcastinghour of lunch time.
[Checking leftover vegetables](3) Creating movie for zero leftover vegetables
School lunch committee created a movie regarding some hints for not making school lunch
leftovers, and broadcasted it on the School lunch appreciation meeting (January).

*10 Campaign week for going to bed early, waking up early, and eating
breakfast (Continue)
For children’s healthy growth, regular life habit starting with “going
to bed early, waking up early, and eating breakfast” is known to beimportant. As such, improvement of life habit was conducted byinvestigating going to bed early, waking up early, and eating
breakfast once a semester.
“Going to bed early, waking up early, and eating breakfast card”
was created, and recorded the bedtime/wake-up time andbreakfast intake situation for a week. By doing so, we are
educating the students and their parents about going to bed early,
waking up early, and eating breakfast. Also, by summarizing theinvestigation result and posting it in the hallway, we are utilizing theresult even after the investigation.

[Display for education]<<Column>>
Minamin picturedrawing and singing

The song for drawing a mascot character of the safe
schoolThere is a weirdly shaped fish tank.
On top of the lid, a helmet
Is it safe to cross the crosswalk?
We have to double check for safety.
“Right hand side?”“Safe!”“Left hand side?”“Safe!”
Go go go, let’s go!
As we fish are getting along.
We have drawn Minamin!
Talalala…Minamin!
(By a melody of the Mickey Mouse March)
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Safe
(prevention of physical injuries that occur inand out of school)[Table 6-1] Minami Elementary School injury record[Table 6-2] Minami Students Safe and Security
questionnaire
Data submitted by Japan Sports Council

Fun(prevention of students’ phycological injuries)[Table 6-2] Minami Students Safe and Security
questionnaire[Table 6-3] Friendship questionnaire (for students)[Table 6-4] Living questionnaire (for parents)[Table 6-2] Minami Students Safe and Security
questionnaire[Table 6-5] Wake-up time, bedtime and breakfast
questionnaire

Healthy(building up a healthy body free of injuries)

1 Collection of data from the school nurse’s office
The “Injury Log” in the school nurse’s office allows students to easily enter information of
their injury such as “when the injury occurred,” “where the injury occurred,” “where got
injured”, “how the injury occurred,” “type of the injury,” “site of the injury” and “treatment.”[Table 6-1-(1)]Record of injuries

To fill out the “cause of the injury,” students are asked what they could have done to avoid
the injury (cause) with the purpose of making them think about preventing injuries. Based on
the “Record of injuries” [Table 6-1-(1)] completed while interviewing students, a special
education instructor save the information as a database [Table 6-1-(2)].
[Table 6-1-(2)] Minami Elementary School injury record database (partial)

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Additionally, to foster the abilities to detect and avoid danger, students in the health andbeautification committee and a special education instructor summarize the state of injuriesof students visiting the nurse’s office during the Safe School time (13:10 to 13:40 on every
Wednesday). They examine “where injuries occur” and “time of injuries” by month.

2 Collection of data by [Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire][Table 6-2] Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire

Fun

SafetyQuestion 1 Place a circle on the places where it best describes your thoughts
1 Minami Elementary School is safe.
2 We are protected by our parents and people in the community.
3 It is important to think about how to react at the time of disaster.
4 Minami Elementary School is fun.
5 We have good relationship among friends in Minami Elementary School
6 Reason for getting involved in accidents or being injured is one’s own fault.
Question 2 Place a circle on the places where it best describes your actions.
1 I do not try to go to dangerous places or do dangerous things.
2 I always tell my family where I’m going to before leaving home.
3 I keep to the time to go home.
4 I walk on the right side in hallways in school.
5 I use the play equipment correctly.
6 I’m careful not to involve in a traffic accident.
1 I’m careful not to hurt my friends by words.
2 I do not do things to my friends that they would not like done to them
3 I am friendly with anyone.
4 I will stop bullying if I witness it.
1 I wash my hands and gargle.
2 I’m careful not to get a heat stroke. (water/hat)
3 I’m not a picky eater. I eat everything.
4 I willingly play outdoors.
5 I’m careful not to play computer games too much.
Question 3 Questions are asked about your life. (When there is school.)
1 1 At what time do you usually go to bed.
2 Do you eat breakfast.
3 At what time do you usually wake-up.
Question 4 Questions are asked about bicycles and helmets.
1 I have my own bicycle.
2 I have my own bicycle helmet.
3 I wear my helmet when I ride my bicycle.
Question 5 Have you experienced the following since April of this year.
1 I experienced an injury requiring hospital visit after school or on off-school day.
2 I experienced an injury requiring hospital visit during school or field trip.
3 I encountered a suspicious person and had a dreadful experience.
4 I experienced an injury requiring hospital visit while riding a bicycle.
5 I experienced a traffic accident.
Healthy“Minami Students Safe andSecurity questionnaire” [Table
6-2] is conducted 2 times ayear and analyzing thechanges of awareness andbehavior of the students. By
using characteristics of asmall-size
school,thechanges in students areanalyzed individually throughfollow-up
andinterview
concurrently with numerical
data analysis.
“Minami Students Safe andSecurity questionnaire” isutilized as verification ofeffects of challenges derived
from Safety (Prevention ofphysical injuries in and outsideof school), Fun (Prevention of
psychologicalinjuriesofstudents)
andHealthy(Building up a healthy bodyfree of injuries).

3 Response to bullying problems (prevention of psychological injuries)
To prevent psychological injuries in students, a Friendship questionnaire (for all students
every semester, for parents once a year) [Table 6-3, 4] is conducted. The results of thesequestionnaires are utilized as materials to derive challenges for “Fun (prevention of
psychological injuries of students),” specific guidance and verification results.
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[Table 6-3] Question items for “Friendship Questionnaire” (for students)

1 Do you have a struggle or a trouble regarding friends?
(1) What type of things are you “struggling or being troubled”?
- I get ridiculed or teased, got nicknames, called names, or received unpleasant remarks.

- I get left out of a group or ignored.
- I get punched, hit or kicked.
- I get forced to buy something for someone.
- I get things hidden, stolen, broken or thrown away.
- I get forced to do unpleasant, shameful, or dangerous things.
- I get unpleasant remarks written by PC or mobile phones.
- Others(2) Who is making the trouble to you?
(3) Since when have you been in trouble?

2 Do you own your personal mobile phone?
(1) Have you had any unpleasant experience by using your cell phone?
- If “Yes,” what was the unpleasant experience?
3 Have you had any unpleasant experience by using Internet (blogs, Twitter,
Facebook, online games, etc.)?
- If “Yes,” what was the unpleasant experience?
4 Let’s write about anything that you are troubled or things you want to discuss, evenother than about friends or Internet.
5 If there is anybody around you who is struggling or feeling troubled about friends,
please let us know who is being troubled by what type of things.
[Table 6-4] Question items of “Life Questionnaire” (for parents)

Does your child have any issues in school such as those listed below? Or, have youwitnessed any of them in your neighborhood?
- Have been ridiculed or teased, or called names, received threatening or
unpleasant remarks.
- Have been left out of a group or ignored by a group- Have been hit, punched or kicked mildly with the pretense of playing around- Have been hit, punched or kicked hardly- Have been asked for money or valuables, his/her money or valuables being
hidden, stolen, destroyed or thrown away
- Someone has done an unpleasant, embarrassing, or dangerous thing to your childor made your child to do any of these things- Have been a target of defamation or something unpleasant while using acomputer or cell phone, etc.

4 Measures for desirable living habit
As part of building up a healthy body free of injuries, investigation [Table 6-5] is conductedby “Going to bed early, waking up early, and eating breakfast card” (see page 53) to develop
regular living habit.
[Table 6-5] Question items of “Going to bed early, waking up early, and eating breakfast card”

MonthContents to becheckedDay

Day

MondayTuesday(1) Did you eat breakfast?
(2) Did you eat breakfast having
well balanced nutrient?
(3)What time did you sleep?
(4)What time did you wake up?

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Day
Wednesday

Day

Day

Day

Day

ThursdayFridaySaturday

SundayThe progress of the programs is managed mainly by “Minami Elementary School ISS
Promotion Committee.” While carrying out PDCA cycle in the program, the school invites theleader of the Safe School’s Designation Center, Chichibu City’s Education Research Center,
Chichibu City’s Crisis Management Section and other external leaders to receive theirguidance and advices on each program and progress management. Also during “Minami
Students Safe and Security Network Meeting” (held 3 times a year), opinions of parents andpeople in the community are obtained to be used to improve activities.
[Figure 7-1 Program management and evaluation]

See

Plan

Understandthe current

Analyze injury data, takemeasures, and develop
implementation plan

ActionMinami Elementary
School ISS Promotion
Committee

Reflect contents ofevaluation on measuresand implementation plan

Do
Take measures incollaboration withrelated organizations

Check
Measure and evaluate
effects after taking
measures

School Operation Committee
Minami Students Safe and Security
Network Meeting

Chichibu City SC/
Chichibu City Head Department[Figure 7-2 Flow towards re-designation]

FY 2015 (Designation Year)
FY 2016 (1st year)[Conventional program][New programs][New programs]

High risk

End of FY 2015
(designation year) data

Joyful (prevention of
psychological injuries)
Healthy (building
healthy body)

FY 2017 (2nd year)

Continue/revise/cancel by data verification
Comparison ofeffectiveness57

data/verificationofEnd of FY 2017 data

Safe (prevention ofbody injury)

Application towards re-designation in FY 2018

Safe School Designation Center1 Safety inside school(1) Evaluation of effect/influence of preventive activities
TargetReduce injuries during recess and injuries at schoolyard/play equipment.
Reduce major injuries requiring hospital visit.
Reduce number of students who run inside the school building.
Performance indicator
FY 2015
FY 2017
N=193
N=171[Performance indicator 1] Occurrence of injuries inside school[Source: Minami Elementary School injury record]
・Number of injuries occurring in school (cases per 100 students)
・Rate of injury cases at schoolyard/play equipment during recess[Performance indicator 2] Occurrence of injuries requiring hospital
visit[Source: Data submitted by Japan Sports Council]
・ Number of applications for accident benefits to Japan Sports
Council

210 cases
32%
N=193

301 cases
28%
N=168

4 cases

11 cases

N=193

N=168

35%

47%

[Performance indicator 3] Attitude survey for walking on hallway[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]・Percentage of students who try to walk safely on school hallways* Percentage of students who answered “Yes.”(2) Examination by performance indicator
Among the 4 items in the performance indicator, positive results were seen in 2 items.
Increase in number of injury occurrence inside the school was observed. One of the reasonsfor this is because minor injuries were also counted as bruises. Also, the repeated use ofnurse’s office by the same students could also be regarded as one of the causes. Further,
we have learned that repeating the exercise to build up the experience is effective to gain
students’ understanding.
[Figure 7-3] Comparison of number of injury cases [Source: Minami Elementary School injury record]
FY 20172017年度
N=171
N=171

44
(9%)

72
(14%)

85
(16%)

FY 2015 13 52
2015年度
N=193
N=193 (3%) (13%)

74
(18%)

0

100

50

Before start of class
始業前×校庭・遊具
x schoolyard/play equipment

143
(28%)
130
(32%)

150

During
class
授業中

200
During PE class
体育の時間

34
(8%)
250

300

16
(3%)

146
(30%)

102
(25%)
350

Recess hour
休み時間×校庭遊具
x schoolyard/play equipment

400
During
清掃中cleaning

450

500

Othersその他

From [Figure 7-3], although the number of injury cases has increased, the fact thatpercentage of injury by schoolyard/play equipment during recess hours has decreased,
which was one of the challenges, can be regarded as a result of the program. Also, theincrease in percentage of injuries in the schoolyard/play equipment before start of class canbe regarded as a result of enforcement of “Morning Marathon” which is a program for“Healthy.” As outside activities increase, in parallel, it has led to increase in injuries. On theother hand, as a reason for decrease in injuries during cleaning can be regarded as a resultof “Vertical Group,” which is a program for “Fun,” where the senior years students conducted58

the program while securing the safety of junior years students.
[Figure 7-4] Sports and Heath Center accident benefits status [Source: Data submitted by Japan Sports Council]

30 Cases
25
19.6
20
15
10
17
5
0

17.9

18

22.1

19.1

19

18

19.3

7

4

7

11

19
6

5

According to [Figure 7-4], the occurrence of injuries requiring hospital visits has increased by
4 cases compared to FY 2015, however, in comparison with Chichibu City average value,
low level is maintained.
For walking inside school building, due to various programs by each committee, theawareness that “walking on school hallways should be done safely” has increased as a whole.
However, although the awareness has increased, students who are running in the hallways
can still be seen. Therefore, the program will be continued by modifying the data analysis
and methods.

2 Safety outside school(1) Evaluation of effect/influence of preventive activities
TargetReduce the number of traffic accidents involving students.
Reduce close-call (traffic accidents/injuries while riding bicycle).
Increase the rate of owing and using of bicycle helmet.
Teach students how to foresee and avoid danger.
Performance indicator

FY 2015

FY 2017

・Number of traffic accidents involving students in Minami Elementary School

1 case0 cases[Performance indicator 5] Number of close-call traffic accidents/bicycle

N=193

N=168

・Number of students experienced traffic accidents/close-call

11%

4%

・Number of students experienced injuries/close-call while riding bicycles

16%

11%

N=128

N=97

・3rd grade and above, rate of owing bicycle helmet

33%

86%

・3rd grade and above, rate of wearing helmet while riding bicycles

17%

81%

[Performance indicator 4] Number of traffic accident occurrences[Source: Interview by homeroom teachers]

accidents[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]* For FY 2015, number of experiences after entering the elementary school is used【[Performance indicator 6] Rate of owing and using of bicycle helmet.
[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]59

(2) Result of program
Among 5 items of performance indicators, 5 items showed positive changes[Table 7-1] Number of traffic accident occurrence at Minami Elementary School [Source (hearing investigation to teachers)]

FY 2011
1 caseFY 2012FY 2013

1 case2 cases

FY 20143 cases

FY 2015

FY 2016

1 caseFY 20170 cases

0 casesAccording to [Table 7-1], traffic accident involving Minami Elementary School student has not
happened after May of FY 2015. On the other hand, as seen in [Figure 7-5], close-calls are
happening.
Investigation in FY 2015 was [Figure 7-5] Close-call for traffic accidents[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
performed in the period of
I experienced
an injury requiring“after entering the elementary
自転車に乗っていて、交通事故にあった。
I experienced a traffic accident.
hospital visit while riding a bicycle
school,” whereas, FY 2017
病院に行くけがをした。
(number of students)
was investigation for 1 whole (number of students)
40
40year. As the time period differs,
direct comparison cannot be 30
30
made, however, the challenge
remains for the number in 20
20
27
close-call traffic accidents.
15
One of the reasons for this 10
1018
could be the fact that Chichibu
67
4
1City’s tourist spots were 0002015年度
2017年度
2015年度
2017年度introduced through TV etc.,
FY 2015
FY 2017
FY 2015
FY 2017
N=193
N=168
N=193
N=168
N=193
N=168
N=193
N=168
which increased the number ofExperienced a close-callExperienced
ヒヤリとした事はある
tourists as well as increasing
経験がある a traffic
accident
the amount of car traffic.
[Figure 7-6] Ownership and wearing ratio of helmets by bicycle owners in 3rd grade and above, and wearing
status[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%

2015年3月

2016年2月

2017年2月

2018年2月

所有数

21%

33%

66%

86%

Number of
students
wearing

6%

17%

58%

81%

着用数

In our school, from 3rd grade students, whose range of activities start to expand, have theobligation to wear helmets. As seen in [Figure 7-6], since the start of obligation to wear
helmets in April 2016, the helmet wearing ratio is increasing drastically. This can be regarded
as a big result of ISS program. In the future, further effort will be made to increase the helmet
wearing ratio while riding a bicycle.
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3 Prevention of psychological injuries(1) Evaluation of effect/influence of preventive activities
TargetReduce verbal and violent troubles.
Foster students to have skills to develop personal relationships.

Performance indicator[Performance indicator 7] Claim of troubles on interpersonal
relationship[Source: Friendship questionnaire]
・Number of cases for physically attacking, calling names or
ignoring (3rd semester investigation)

FY 2015
N=193

FY 2017N=168

33 cases

8 cases

N=193

N=168

83%
77%
77%

77%
85%
87%

[Performance indicator 8] Attitude for fighting against bullying[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
・I am friendly with anyone
・I do not do things to my friends that they would not like done to them.
・I’m careful not to hurt my friends by words.
* Percentage of students who answered “Yes.”(2) Result of program
Among the 4 items in the performance indicator, positive changes were seen in 3 items.
[Figure 7-7] Survey of the conditions of troubles on interpersonal relationship [Source: Friendship questionnaire]
20(number of students)

16

15

14

15
10

19

10

11 11

10
8

8

6
5

4

6
4

3

2

4

6
3

2

0

0

ぶたれたり、たたかれたり、
けられたりする。
February 20162016年2月
N = 193
N=193
June 20172017年6月
N = 170
N=170

冷やかし、からかい、
あだなや悪口などの嫌なことを言われた。
June 20162016年6月
N = 184
N=184
November 20172017年11月
N = 168
N=168

仲間はずれにされたり、無視されたりす。

November 20162016年11月
N = 184
N=184
February 20182018年2月
N = 168
N=168

February 20172017年2月
N = 184
N=184

From [Figure 7-7], although there are slight increases and decreases, we can see that
number of cases for violence, calling names, or being ignored has been decreasing. Cases
identified in the questionnaires are investigated by interviews and provided careful guidance
every time. Further, questionnaire results are compiled into a database and students ofconcern are followed up closely. As a result, we see no long lasting, serious bullying problem.
Also, to improve on personal relationship skills, “Life skill education” was conducted. The
program was performed more than 5 times in 1 year for all grades. Study was conducted
while students playing a role in a certain scene setting and discussed about preferable words.
In the study, as shown in [Table 7-3], it led to students’ wish to act by thinking about the
feeling of others and increased their skills.
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[Table 7-3] 4th grade Class 1 Life skill education class
Title
ResultComments
by
students

Let’s practice thinking about how others feel and how to sympathize
In the group practice, the students were able to take part in the activity by finding
good part of others. Also, the students were able to feel that by being sympathized,“pleasure becomes double and sad feelings become half.”
・I feel happy by being sympathized.
・I felt I wanted to say words that thinks about other’s feeling.
・I want to give kind advice by considering others’ feeling and watching the others’
behavior.
・The role play practice was fun.

4 Building healthy body free of injuries(1) Evaluation of effect/influence of preventive activities
TargetIncrease the number of students who work to build up a healthy body freeof injuries.

Performance indicator[Performance indicator 9] Bedtime by development stage[Source: Wake-up time, bedtime and breakfast questionnaire]
・Rate of students who go to bed by desirable time

FY 2015
N=193

FY 2017
N=168

81%

85%

N=193

N=168

62%
51%

72%
72%

* 1st/2nd grade 21:30 3rd/4th grade 22:00 5th/6th grade 22:30[Performance indicator 10] Healthy life
[Source: Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire]
・I willingly play outdoors.
・I’m not a picky eater. I eat everything.
* Percentage of students who answered “Yes.”(2) Result of program
Among the 3 items in the performance indicator, positive changes were seen in 3 items.
The desirable bedtime was set based on[Figure 7-8] Healthy life attitude survey

the perspective of “the latest time to go tobed.” As a result of education by “Wake-up

I’m not a picky eater.

time, bedtime and breakfast questionnaire,”

I eat everything.
好き嫌いせず、何でも(Numberof students)
食べている(人)100%
617rate of students who go to bed by desirable
time is increasing. Also, from healthy life
perspective, positive changes were seen
as shown in [Figure 7-8]. Also, with theMorning marathon program, the students

80%

40
77

I willingly
play outdoors.
進んで外遊びをし(Numberof students)ている。(人)

11
62

7
40

60%
40%

who have completed the marathon card

20%

round-the-world (700 laps of 400 m track)

0%

99

120

12
0

11
9

FY 2015 2017年度
FY 2017
FY 2015 2017年度
FY 20172015年度
2015年度
N=193
N=168
N=193
N=168
N=193
N=168
N=193
N=168
できていない事が多い
Not much

has exceeded 80 percent.

Sometimes
時々できている

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できている
Yes

5 Evaluation of long-term programs(1) Take preventive measure proactively and reduce the incidence of injuries in school.
Performance indicator

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017[Performance indicator 1] Occurrence of injuries
inside school
・ Number of injuries occurring in school per 100
students (actual number)

N=214

N=193

N=184

N=168

192
cases
(410)

210
cases
(405)

191
cases
(351)

279
cases
(475)

[Performance indicator 2] Occurrence of injuries
requiring hospital visit
7 cases
4 cases・ Number of applications for accident benefits to 7 cases
11 cases
Japan Sports Council
Eval
Ups and downs are seen in every fiscal, and school grade structures and the effect by injury
summarizing criteria are also reflected in the numbers. By utilizing the data analysis, measures thatuation seems effective must be selected every time.

(2) Foster students’ ability to predict and avoid dangers by themselves.
Performance indicator[Performance indicator 11] Self-evaluation of actions

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

N=214

N=193

N=184

N=168

74％

79％

85％

85％

→Minami Students Safe and Security questionnaire
・Looking back of actions (safety)*Safe and Security questionnaire question 2 - Safety 1 to 6
Percentage of students who answered “Yes.”

Evalu
ation

For question 5, the investigation wasstarted since FY 2016.

The rate of students who feel they were “able to take safe action” has increased, and theawareness to safety is increasing.

(3) Promote education of the mind to reduce the incidence of bullying.
Performance indicator

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017[Performance indicator 7] Claim of troubles oninterpersonal relationship
・Number of cases for physically attacking, calling 57 cases
8 cases
33 cases
33 cases
names or ignoring (3rd semester)
Evalu Although there are increases and decreases within 1 year, in comparison with the questionnaire
ation conducted in 3rd semester, troubles on interpersonal relationship is decreasing.

(4) Raise awareness of traffic safety and reduce the incidence of traffic accidents.
Performance indicator

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017[Performance indicator 4] Number of traffic accident
occurrences
・Number of traffic accidents involving students in 3 cases
1 case0 cases 0 cases
Minami Elementary School
Evalu Traffic accident involving Minami Elementary School has not happened. Traffic accident prevention
ation measure will be continued.

(5) We will continue to hold “Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting,” andexpand the network for watching over students in the community.
Performance indicator

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017[Performance indicator 12] Number of Safe andSecurity Network Meeting held
・Number of Safe and Security Network Meeting held

2 times

2 times

3 times

3 times

Evalu
ation

Holding the meeting 3 times a year has stabilized, and the understanding by the community towards
ISS program is increasing.

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Contents

Minami Elementary
SchoolHananoki
Elementary School

Chichibu Dai-ni
Junior High School

Education ResearchCenterCrisis Management
Section

1 Participate in Safe Schools networks – at community, national levels

May 31, 2016 (Tue)“Research related to Safe School” Letter of appointment delivered

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Demonstration experiment of head injury in baseballJune 12, 2016 (Sun)National Research and Development Agency
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Mr.
Yoshifumi Nishida
2nd Meeting of Persons in Charge of ISS

June 30, 2016 (Thu)

July 2016

On-site guidance by Japan Safe Community Promotion Organization
Ms. Yoko Shiraishi
Recruit Suumo, Ltd.
Demonstration experiment of watching over students using Beacon terminal

August 3, 2016 (Wed)Inspection of Dai-ni Junior High School by Toshima Ward Ikebukuro
Junior High School staffs

October 7, 2016 (Fri)Inspection of ISS On-Site Audit for Atsugi City Shimizu Elementary School
Chichibu Safe Community 1st anniversary ceremony event

October 9, 2016 (Wed)November 17, 2016 (Thu)Results briefing by 3 ISS schools
Inspection of On-Site Audit for Toshima Ward Gyoko Elementary School

Lecture/class of Smart Phone Troubles
November 26, 2016 (Sat)

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Safe Community Safety Measure Committee for Children
December 1, 2016 (Thu)National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
presentation, lecture by Mr. Nishida, Dai-ni Junior High School
Baseball Team demonstration experiment results presentationFebruary 7, 2017 (Tue)

Saitama Prefecture Junior High School Principals Meeting, ISS programs
presentation, presentation by Chichibu Dai-ni Junior High SchoolFebruary 9, 2017 (Thu)

Inspection of Toshima Ward Gyoko Elementary School and Ikebukuro
Honmachi Elementary School designation ceremony

February 24, 2017 (Fri)

3rd Meeting of Persons in Charge of ISS Designated School

March 16, 2017 (Thu)March 17, (Fri)May 10, 2017 (Wed)

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Japan Safe Community Promotion Organization Representative
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On-site guidance related to ISS annual activity report

Let’s Learn About Injury During Sports Class
June 7, 2017 (Wed)National Research and Development Agency, National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ms. Mikiko Ohno

June 27, 2017 (Wed)On-site guidance by Japan Safe Community Promotion Organization

June 28, (Thu)

July 8, 2017 (Sat)

Representative Director Ms. Yoko Shiraishi“Injury Prevention by Batting Hitting Motion” Baseball Team
Demonstration Experiment
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Mr.
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July 26, 2017 (Wed)Inspection of Chichibu Dai-ni Junior High School and Minami
Elementary School by school staffs from Toshima Ward Ikebukuro
Junior High School, Ikebukuro Dai-ichi Elementary School, Ikebukuro
Honmachi Elementary School

September 29, 2017 (Fri)

1st Meeting Working-level Persons of ISS (venue: Minami Elementary School)

October 31, 2017 (Tue)Inspection of Atsugi City Mutsuai Higashi Junior High School Pre-onsite Audit

November 13, 2017 (Mon)

November 14 (Tue)November 25, 2017 (Sat)November 25, 2017 (Sat)
December 14, 2017 (Thu)

Inspection of Osaka Prefecture Matsubara City Matsubara Chuo
Elementary School, Matsubara Dai-san Junior High School, Nunose
Elementary School

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Japan Association of Community Based Civil Safety Sciences Chichibu
Meeting, presentation by Chichibu Dai-ni Junior High School VicePrincipal, “How Do We Deliver the Form and Heart of ‘Bullying
Prevention’”

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Ms.
Ohno’s class “Risk in Play Equipment, Prevention of Injuries”
Inspection of On-site Audit for Toshima Ward Ikebukuro Junior HighSchool, Ikebukuro Dai-ichi Elementary School
On-site guidance related to ISS annual activity report

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February 13, 2018 (Tue)Japan Safe Community Promotion Organization Representative
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May 2018

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August 2018

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2nd Meeting of Persons in Charge of ISS

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Hananoki Elementary School, Minami Elementary School, Chichibu
Dai-ni Junior High School On-site Audit (Audit)

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Hananoki Elementary School, Minami Elementary School, Chichibu
Dai-ni Junior High School
ISS Designation Ceremony (9:00, 10:30, 13:30)

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Beginning of
September 2018
October 23, 2018 (Tue)
October 24 (Wed)November 21, 2018 (Wed)2 Interactions with ISS Designated Schools
As part of the programs of ISS Representative Committee, ISS designated schools areshown on a map and displayed. Also, there are exchange of greeting messages to schools
who are designated or re-designated by ISS. The message cards are displayed on ISS Road.

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Chapter 6 Achievements of ISS and future programs and vision
for building a safe school
1 Major results of ISS(1) ISS activities becoming a part of daily life
The students have started to build confidence and pride for their school to be aninternational designated school of ISS. Looking at the 6th grade students, awareness that“next is their turn” is building mainly with the 5th grade students. The ISS activity has now
become a tradition for Minami Elementary School.
(2) Influence to the community by “Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting”
By holding “Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting” 3 time a year, ISSpromotion was conducted by involving the school, the parents and the community. Many
cooperation was given, especially with installation of traffic safety education sign for thecommunity and snow removal cooperation at the time of snow, etc.
(3) Increase of students who proactively works on ISS activities
An atmosphere for the students to proactively work on ISS activities has fostered. There
are many programs that were created by flexible ideas by the students, such as PR movies
and displays, which enabled the ISS activity promotion under the students’ initiative. Also,
the slogan “Safe, Fun and Healthy Minami Students” has penetrated within the students,
and active discussion activities regarding ISS activities are ongoing.
(4) Increased conscious for bullying knock out
Quantified and qualified analysis by collecting data towards “psychological injury” (bullying)
and by conducting classes to watch NHK program “Knock Out Bullying,” the teaching staff’s
conscious towards bullying problems has changed, which is leading to quick reactions forresolutions.

2 Mid- and long-term goals*→Target for the next 3 years(1) Take preventive measure proactively and reduce the incidence of injuries in school.
→By conducting effective programs to analyze injury data, we are targeting to reduce the injuries during
recess hours.

(2) Foster students’ ability to predict and avoid dangers by themselves.
→By cooperating with relative organizations, indicators that measure the ability to detect danger will
be set, and we aim to improve on the ability that we want to develop.

(3) Promote education of the mind to reduce the incidence of bullying.
→Together with ensuring the implementation of psychological injury prevention measure, we aim forearly detection/early measure for bullying problem.

(4) Raise awareness of traffic safety and reduce the incidence of traffic accidents,→ Traffic accident prevention measure will continue to be conducted, and we aim to continue zero traffic accidents.

(5) Continue to hold “Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting” and expand the
network for watching over students in the community.
→We aim to hold “Minami Students Safe and Security Network Meeting” 3 time a year, and make sure
to hold Briefing Meetings to the community.

3 Future development(1) Promote student-led programs of Safe School under the leadership of the ISS Representative Committee.

(2) Collect, analyze and evaluate injury data on an ongoing basis.
(3) Conduct questionnaires on bullying on an ongoing basis and fight against bullying.
(4) Conduct “Safety and Security Questionnaire” on an ongoing basis and verify the effect of ISS.
(5) Increase the rate of wearing a bicycle helmet.
(6) Strengthen the cooperation with Chichibu City Safe Community and relative organizations.
(7) Continue to participate in domestic and international networks and promote advanceexchanges with ISS-designated schools.

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Saitama Prefecture 368-0033
Tel: 0494-22-1299
Fax: 0494-22-7853
H. P. URL: http://www.chichibu-stm.ed.jp/~minamisho/

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