Expanding Children's Knowledge and World View! Kasuga Higashino Kindergarten" in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture x Nago Pineapple Park" Nago City, Okinawa The first online childcare program was held

School Corporation Tanino Gakuen Kasuga Higashino Kindergarten (Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture; President: Kiyotaka Asato), which operates Nago Pineapple Park, and Kasuga Higashino Kindergarten (Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture; Director: Shigeo Tanino) held the first online childcare session of the exchange program on Friday, February 7, 2025.

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◆Contents of Implementation

The participants were the younger class preschool children.

All classes listened to a talk about Okinawa and pineapples in advance.

Mr. Sasagawa, Director of Pineapple Park Public Relations Department, was projected on the screen in the auditorium, and the children learned about the history of Nago Pineapple Park and pineapples by watching the slide screen displayed with his explanation.

At the end of the talk, the kindergarten staff gave a review of the event, and the children performed the Nago Pineapple Park official theme song "Pappa Pineapple! The children performed the Nago Pineapple Park's official theme song "Pappa Pineapple! After that, there was a question-and-answer session between the kindergartners and the staff, and the online preschool program was closed.

◆Reflection in each class

After returning to their respective classes, the participants reflected on what they had learned.

As shown below, the children answered the homeroom teacher's questions to consolidate their knowledge.

Reflection

Homeroom teacher "Do pineapples grow in Osaka?"

Children "He said it doesn't grow!"

Homeroom teacher "Why won't it grow?"

Children "Because the soil is different!

Homeroom teacher "Where does the pineapple start to get sweeter?"

Children "It gets sweeter from the bottom!

Children dance "Pappa Pineapple!

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◆Future Prospects

The children will watch the pineapples grow and eventually experience harvesting at the site.

The plan is to expand the learning of Osaka's traditional culture at the same time as touching Okinawa's traditional culture.

We are also inviting companies and organizations that are interested in participating in the exchange program between Hirakata City and Nago City, which have friendship city affiliation, or between Osaka and Okinawa.

Kindergartens, nursery schools, and certified childcare centers that wish to participate in the exchange program

Companies that can cooperate with the transportation and accommodation of preschool children during their trip to Okinawa

Companies and organizations that are willing to participate in the development of products that children will enjoy using specialties and specialties of Okinawa or Osaka, and in collaborative projects, etc.

Groups that can teach the preschool children about Osaka or Okinawa's traditional culture

Outline of the facility

Kasuga Higashino Kindergarten

Location: 4-20-1 Kasuga-kitamachi, Hirakata City, Osaka, 573-0137, Japan

Representative: Shigeo Tanino, Director

Establishment: February 1974

URL: http://kasugahigashino.net/