Information About Schools

(updated 20 June 2022)

Minoh City Public Elementary and Junior High Schools

Public Elementary and Junior High Schools

(from 7 April 2022 onwards)

○ Schools with COVID-19 infected students are taking measures (such as closing classes) in accordance with the Temporary Closure Policy for Infected Students and Staff (Japanese only)

○ Educational activities

• Daily health checks and infection prevention measures are being carefully followed.

○ Classes

• Classes are being held in-person per normal schedule (up to 40 students 1 class) without shortened or down-sized classes.
• Daily health checks and infection prevention measures are being carefully followed.

○ Online classes

• Given the current situation, if students have concerns about attending schools they may choose to take online classes from home at the discretion of their caregivers. Please contact the school regarding this.
• When online classes are run, they will be treated as "special attended classes". These will be recorded as attendance, not an absence.
• "TomoLinks" (Japanese only), a new learning software, has been introduced to allow online access to course materials (for presentation, distribution, submission, etc.) so that classes can be taken from home in the same way as at school. 
• Please note that this will be used in addition to online classes via Zoom.

○ Electronic contact system

• The Electronic contact system has been introduced to allow smooth communication between families and the school (through smartphones, etc.). This includes school notices, absent notifications, contact with absent students, etc.

○ Mask-wearing

• We recommend the use of non-woven masks for effectively preventing infection whenever possible. However, this is not required for students who have difficulty wearing non-woven masks.

○ School trips, overnight stays and inter-prefectural travel

• Strict infection prevention measures will be taken during trips.

○ School events (culture festivals, sports festivals)

• Strict infection prevention measures will be taken during events, including for visitors (such as caregivers).

○ During the spring school holiday period

• As there are more opportunities to go outside and interact with others during this time, students are instructed to take basic infection prevention measures (hand washing, cough etiquette, etc.).

○ Out-of-school activites (extra-curricular, etc.) 

• As there have been infection cases at out-of-school activities (extra-curricular, etc.), students are instructed to take appropriate infection prevention measures when participating.

○ Preventing the spread of infection at home

• We ask for your cooperation in taking your child's temperature every morning, mask-wearing on the way to school, hand-washing, and cough etiquette.
• If someone in your home has a fever, even if it is not the student themself, please get them to attend online classes instead of going to school.

Inquiries

• School Education Division
  TEL: 072-724-6761 FAX: 072-724-6010

Club Activities

• Club activities are being held with infection prevention measures in place.
• Students are instructed to refrain from eating or drinking with other students before and after club activities, and to keep physical distance when changing clothes.
• If over 15% of club members are confirmed as positive or close contacts, the club will be temporarily suspended. 

○ Vaccinations

• Children 5 years old and over are eligible for the vaccine, so please consider getting your children vaccinated.

Inquiries

• Student Guidance Division
  TEL: 072-724-6752 FAX: 072-724-6010

Free Play Area, "SUTASAPO" After-school Learning Support Room

• Scheduled to begin on 12 April (new 1st grade students can use from 26 April).

Inquiries

• After School Child Support Division
  TEL: 072-724-6736 FAX: 072-724-6010

Afterschool Care

Inquiries

• After School Child Support Division
  TEL: 072-724-6736 FAX: 072-724-6010

Daycare Centers, Early Childhood Education and Care Centers, and Kindergartens

Public Daycare Centers

Private Daycare Centers

Public Kindergartens

Early Childhood Education and Care Centers (Misuzu Gakuen Shinmachi Child Center, Makiochi Kindergarten, Assumption Kokusai Kindergarten, Hijiri Higashi Kindergarten, Minoh Gakuen Affiliated Kindergarten, Ao Kindergarten)

• Daycare Course

• Normal Kindergarten Course and Kindergarten Course (for those who use these services for longer than the usual hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

Private Kindergartens (Wakaba Kindergarten, Sakuragaoka Kindergarten)

• Educational course and Daycare services

Inquiries

• Desk for Early Childhood
  TEL: 072-724-6791 FAX: 072-721-9907