Regional Transition of Holiday Club Activities at Public Junior High Schools Report on the second year of activities in Daito City, Osaka Prefecture Media Department challenged to make a food report video of jimotos gourmet on August 8!

Daito City, Osaka Prefecture, is pleased to report on the activities of the second year of the regional shift to club activities on holidays at public junior high schools, which began in 2023. In the first year, the program started with the Kendo Club and the Media Club; in the second year, the Swimming Club, Cool Japan Club, and Nozaki Basketball School have been added, and the number of club members has steadily increased to 114 as of the end of July.

The Media Club*2, the only one of its kind in Osaka Prefecture, plans to visit the DAITOTIME Editorial Department, which produces and publishes a town magazine and broadcasts Internet radio in Daito City, its hometown, on August 8 to create a video report on food using actual broadcasting equipment and to appear on an Internet program.

Daito City Media Department

Food Repo Video and Internet Program Appearance

Thursday, August 8, from 9:30 a.m.

DAITOTIME Editorial Department (2-7 Misuzumi-cho, Daito-shi)

DAITOTIME

In addition to activities such as this one, the Media Club is also taking advantage of the benefits of the regional transition by filming and exchanging opinions together with peers from other junior high schools.

1 Holiday Club Activities Regional Transition

In response to the nationwide problems of "club activities that students do not want to participate in at their schools due to the declining birth rate" and "advisory teachers are unable to provide professional guidance," the government has designated the three-year period from FY2023 as the period for promoting reforms to shift club activities to local communities, and has begun to consider demonstration projects and a new framework in various regions. The government has designated the three-year period from FY2023 as the period for promoting reforms to shift club activities to local communities.

2 Daito City Media Department

The media club was started to meet the new needs of children who want to become voice actors or video editors in the future. Daito City is the only city in Osaka where junior high school students are active as a media club.

What is the regional transition of club activities?

The number of students is decreasing and there are only three members of the volleyball team," "We would like to have a non-teacher who can coach basketball, but we do not have the right person. There is a declining number of students and only three volleyball clubs.

With the declining birthrate and reforms in the work styles of teachers and staff making it difficult to continue club activities at schools, the government is promoting the creation of a system to have the local community take charge of coaching club activities. This is called the regional transition of club activities.

Issues in Club Activities

The burden on teachers nationwide has become a major issue in club activities, such as the continuation of club activities in the midst of a declining birthrate and the need for inexperienced teachers to provide guidance, including on holidays.

Therefore, Daito City is working to develop a sustainable environment in the community, ensure opportunities for children to have hands-on experience, and proactively incorporate new approaches that have not been realized in club activities up to now, in order to take advantage of the strength of the regional transition.

Specifically, taking advantage of the fact that each school now has one activity location in the city, we are strengthening cooperation with various media, high schools, and universities, and providing high-quality club activities by putting together a "full menu of practical, specialized activities" that would be difficult to realize with some club activities. (See examples of media club activities)

2. "Transition of Club Activities to the Local Community" in Daito City

In order to work on the regional transition of club activities as soon as possible, Daito City has entered the "Demonstration Project for the Regional Transition of Club Activities" by the Sports Agency and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and is supporting activities in five different categories. In particular, of the approximately 450 public junior high schools in the prefecture, only Daito City is active as a "Media Club" and "Cool Japan Club.

2023 Kendo Club (sports) and Media Club (arts) activities started.

2024 Three-pillar policy was established and three new club activities were started. The number of club members exceeds 100.

　　　　　Swimming Club, Cool Japan Club, and Nozaki Basketball School

Three Pillar Policy

［Pillar 1] Transition of school club activities to the local community: Swimming club

Approximately 40 members are registered. The club started its activities on Sundays in the evening. The school has been limiting swimming in the school pool to summer, but now swimmers will be able to swim in all seasons, spring, fall, and winter.

［Pillar 2] New activity never seen before: Cool Japan CLUB

This is a cultural club to familiarize students with traditional Japanese culture. In response to the voices of those who were familiar with chess and kendama in elementary school, but were disconnected from these activities due to the lack of club activities in junior high school, the club will be able to continue to offer these activities twice a month.

［Pillar 3] Athletic clubs that do not compete in games (place to practice): Basketball school

With the cooperation of student coaches from Osaka Sangyo University's basketball club, we have started a "club activity without the aim of competing in games" under the slogan of "having fun together" in the gymnasium of Osaka Prefectural Nozaki High School. Practice time is basically every Sunday morning, and we plan to expand our circle of exchange by holding practice matches with high school students in the future.

Kendo Club" and "Media Club" were established.

Schedule: From early April 2023

Kendo Club

Students from Hojo, Shijo, Tanikawa, and Fukano Junior High Schools will belong to the East team, while students from Nango, Sumido, Morofuku, and Daito Junior High Schools will belong to the West team. The club will be based at Fukano Junior High School in the east and Nango Junior High School in the west, and will be active about once a week, of which about once a month will be a joint practice with a local high school. Instructors are registered club activity instructors and volunteers who are involved in teaching kendo at junior high schools in the city.

<Daily Activities

Club activities on weekdays are at the discretion of each school. If a tournament is held on a weekday during a long school holiday, the club will participate in the tournament even on weekdays.

Media Club

The Media Club creates and disseminates videos and programs about twice a month. Students in grades 1 through 3 from 8 junior high schools in the city participate in this club. The instructors are registered as video shooting and editing professionals, as well as those who have studied animation at animation-related vocational schools. Of the approximately 450 public junior high schools in Osaka Prefecture, only Daito City is active as a media club, and we understand that only a few cities have cultural clubs that have transitioned to the local community. (Status in 2023)

<Daily Activities

Basically, activities are held on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and club activities at each school on weekdays are at the discretion of each school.

Location: Daito City Hojo Community Center "Iimori Plaza" (Daito City Hojo Community Center)

　　　　　(1-16-16 Hojo, Daito-shi)

Currently there are 14 members: 4 aspiring voice actors and 10 aspiring video editors.

＜Examples of Media Club Activities

On June 11 (Sun.), high school and junior high school students from Osaka Prefectural Nozaki High School (Daito-shi) held a "Fascination" event together.

　　　　　　　　High school students and junior high school students from Osaka Prefectural Nozaki High School (Daito-shi, Osaka) worked together to create a "fascinating video.

July 9 (Sunday) Special lecture by ESP Entertainment Osaka, a vocational school

July 23 (Sun) Collaboration with Shijonawate-gakuen High School

July 30 (Sun) Special lecture by ESP Entertainment Osaka

August 5 (Sat) Lecture by Osaka Sangyo University on the use of Instagram

August 7 (Mon) In-house tour of Radio Osaka (making commercials)

August 20 (Sun) Let's respond to the offer from Shijonawate Police (making a video to prevent support fraud)

September 3 (Sun.) Radio Osaka's lesson (How to make a commercial)

October 1 (Sun) Radio Osaka CM Recording

October 14 (Sat) Kansai Television Network, Inc.

November 5 (Sun) Special lecture by Osaka Amusement Media College

Dec. 3 (Sun) Special lecture by J:COM (How to plan a project)

December 25 (Mon) Radio Osaka Radio Charity Musicthon program appearance

January 20 (Sat) Online exchange with Seijo High School in Aichi Prefecture

February 4 (Sun.) Collection of donations from Radio Osaka (making a video of the collection)

March 9 (Sat) Joint club activity with Nishinomiya Imazu High School, a school participating in the national tournament

Appearance on Radio Osaka

Media Club Activities