Human Development & Education
Study Visit
In-Person
Open
Japanese Education: The Secret of Raising a Citizen Who Cleans Their Own School
Visit Japanese schools that integrate cleaning, cooking, and community service in the official curriculum — understanding how the education system builds competence, responsibility, and discipline from childhood.
Duration
4 days
Hours
28 hrs
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Language
ar
Seats
/ 20
Overview
Japanese students clean their own classrooms, serve each other lunch, and participate in community projects as part of the official curriculum — not as extra-curricular activities. This instills discipline, empathy, and civic responsibility before academic achievement. This programme visits primary and secondary schools in Tokyo, observes Souji (cleaning time) and Kyushoku (school lunch) in action, and draws lessons for educational reform in Gulf countries facing character-development challenges.
Program Objectives
- Understand the philosophical foundations of Japanese holistic education.
- Analyse how character-building practices are embedded in the curriculum.
- Design a character and civic responsibility programme for a school system.