『知りたい！⽇本の学校⽣活』/ Information for Living in Saitama City / Información de Vida en Ciudad de Saitama

くじょうほうさいたま暮らしの 情 報

j y o u h o ufors i Living in Saitama CityInformation
Información de Vida en Ciudad de Saitama
No.88 (Sept. 2023)

情報紙

しに ほ んが っ こ う せ い か つ

知りたい！日本の学校生活
きょういく

がっこうせいかつくにI want to know! School life in Japan¡Quiero saber! Vida escolar en Japón

こととくぎむ きょういく

教 育 システムや学校⽣活は国によって異なります。そこで、特に義務 教 育 での、にほんがっこうせいかつとくちょうしょうかい

⽇本の学校⽣活の 特 徴 をいくつかご 紹 介 しましょう。
The education system and school life vary from country to country. Therefore, we will introduce
some of the characteristics unique to Japan school life, especially in compulsory education.
Los sistemas educativos y la vida escolar varían de un país a otro. Entonces, vamos a presentar
unas características de la vida escolar en Japón, especialmente en la enseñanza obligatoria.
り よ う

スクールバスは利⽤しないの？
Don't you ride a school bus?
¿No usa el autobús escolar?
¿No usas el autobús escolar?
おおこうりつしょうがっこうせいときんじょげこうどうきゅうせい

多 くの公⽴ ⼩ 学 校 の⽣徒 は、近所あつとうこうで集まって登校し、下校は同 級 ⽣
ともだち

あんぜん

ぼうはん

ほ ご し ゃ

ちいきじゅうみん

安全や防犯のために、保護者や地域の 住 ⺠ によとう げ こ う み ま もかつどう

おこなる「登下校⾒守り活動」が ⾏ われているんだ。
For safety and crime prevention, parents and local
residents
are asked to watch over childrenʼs
あいうえもcommuteto and from school.
あPara la seguridad y la prevención del delito, lospadres y residentes locales les vigilan a losestudiantes en la ruta hacia y desde la escuela.

はっこうもと【発⾏元】

こうえきしゃだんほうじん

か ん こ う こ く さ い きょうかい

こくさいこうりゅう公益社団法⼈ さいたま観光国際協会（STIB）国際 交 流 センター
ば し ょInteかえMuchos estudiantes de escuelas
primarias públicas se reúnen en sus
vecindarios para ir a la escuela yregresan con los amigos de sus
compañeros de clase.

しう ら わ く ひがしたかさごちょう

場所：さいたま市浦和区東⾼砂町11-1【Published】

いっしょの友達と⼀緒に帰りますよ。
Many public elementary school
students gather in their
あいうえもneighborhoods
to go to school and
あ to school together.
walk

かい

コムナーレ 9階

Saitama Tourism and International Relations Bureau (STIB), International Exchange Center (IEC)
Place: 9th floor of the Comunale Complex, Higashi Takasago-cho 11-1, Urawa-ku, Saitama City

【Publicado por】Buró para el Turismo y las Relaciones Internacionales de Saitama (STIB), Centro de Intercambio InternacionalDomicilio : Piso 9 de Comunale, 11.1 Higashi-Takasago-cho, Urawa-ku, Saitama
TEL： 048-813-8500 FAX： 048-887-1505 E-mail: iec@stib.jp URL: https:// www.stib.jp/kokusai/index.shtml

Q1 At what age does compulsory education start in Japan?
The period of compulsory education is from the age of 6 to 15, whichcorresponds to elementary school (6th year) and junior high school (3rdyear). Public elementary and junior high schools have free tuition andtextbooks, and also accept foreigners. Further details about Japan's
education system are explained in the "Living and Working Guidebook"(16 language versions), a portal site for foreigners' daily life support
provided by the Immigration Services Agency (moj.go.jp).

Q2 What month does it start?
School in Japan starts in April. Most schools have a three-semester system, witha one-month summer vacation, and a one- to two-week winter and springvacation. There are opening and closing ceremonies at the beginning and endof each semester. Students and parents receive report cards around the time of
the closing ceremony, allowing them to grasp the results of their education andthe status of school life.

Q3 How are classes organized? Do students ever repeat the samegrade?
Students have their own class, homeroom teacher, and classroom. Because
you take classes in the same room with the same classmates, a sense ofcommunity is created. The whole class moves to the music room andgymnasium. Each student receives free textbooks and a tablet is also lentto them. Tests measure learning progress, but it is almost impossible forstudents to repeat a grade.

Q4 What do you eat?
At elementary and junior high schools in Saitama City, school lunches areeaten at noon. The school has a nutritionist who prepares menus thatconsider the nutritional needs of the children, and the kitchen staff prepares
the meals. In each classroom, the children on duty for school lunch serve
the meals one by one. The whole class eats lunch together with the teacher
in the classroom. In Japan, it is called “food education”, and food is
considered to be a part of education. You will learn manners, how to eat
healthy meals, safety and hygiene, and food culture.

Q5 Is it true that students have to clean?
There is a custom for students to clean their classrooms and school. They also learn
the habit of keeping their surroundings clean on their own and cooperatively as amember of a team.

Q6 Are there many school events?
There are a lot. These include entrance ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, classobservations, presentations, physical fitness tests, sports days, field trips,excursions, and school trips. School events aim to cultivate the ability to cooperateand consider others, to accomplish things, and to foster public spirit.