Suginami-ku Public support
Suginami City Seibi Education Center Educational Counseling Room
You can consult with a specialist about your child's education if you have concerns such as "My child doesn't want to go to school," "I don't know how to interact with my child," or "I'm worried about my child's interactions with others." We also accept anonymous phone consultations. If you have any concerns about your child's education, please contact us first.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children who live or attend school in Suginami Ward and their guardians
Consultation hours:
[In-Person Consultation] (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat) 9:00 - 17:00 (Tue, Thu) 9:00 - 19:00 [Phone Consultation] (Mon-Fri) 9:00 - 17:00 ※Excluding national holidays
Location:
Eifuku 4-25-4
contact information:
[In-person consultation] 03-6379-5491 (Educational Counseling Office representative) [Telephone consultation] 03-6304-3017 (direct line for telephone educational consultation)
Yu-Line: Comprehensive consultation service for children and families
Please do not worry alone about your children under the age of 18 or your family, and please contact us. We also accept consultations from children.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children up to 18 years old, parents raising children
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Saturday) [In-person consultation] 9:00-17:00 [Phone consultation] 9:00-20:00 (excluding public holidays and the New Year holidays)
Location:
Asagaya Kita 1-4-2
contact information:
03-5356-2601 (Suginami Child and Family Support Center consultation desk)
Camellia Step-Up Class
We provide activities to boost mental energy, small group learning, and extracurricular activities for children in the ward who are not attending school.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:(Amanuma/Wada classroom) Junior high school students (Miyamae classroom) 5th and 6th grade elementary school students, Junior high school students (Ogikubo classroom) Elementary school students
Opening hours:
(Mon-Fri) 8:30-17:00
Location:
(Sazanka Wada Classroom)
1-41-10 Wada 3rd floor
(Sazanka Amanuma Classroom)
3-10-20 Motoamanuma
(Sazanka Miyamae Classroom)
5-5-27 Miyamae
(Sazanka Ogikubo Classroom)
3-15-20 Amanuma 3rd floor
contact information: 03-6379-5491 (Seibi Education Center, Educational Counseling Room)
Takaido Challenge Class
The Challenge Class (a branch classroom within the school for children who are not attending school) established at Takaido Junior High School provides support tailored to the individual circumstances of each child, with a relaxed schedule that allows children who are not attending school to live their school life with peace of mind.
Classification:
challenge class
Main target audience:
Junior high school students who live in Suginami Ward and are absent for 30 days or more per year, or who are absent for less than 30 days per year but are persistently absent or have a tendency to be absent from school.
Opening hours:
(Mon-Fri) 9:30-15:00
Location:
1-28-1 Takaido Higashi
contact information:
03-6379-5491 (Seibi Education Center, Diversified Learning School Establishment Preparation Division)
Kids Living Suginami
This program provides learning classrooms and a place for children who, due to various family circumstances such as financial difficulties, lack an adequate learning environment or who need a place outside of school or home. Participation is free.
Classification:
Other study rooms and places
Main target audience:
Households of elementary school to high school age living in the ward that are in financial difficulty or at risk of becoming financially difficult
Opening hours:
(Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 18:00-20:30
Location:
Nearest stations: Ogikubo, Koenji, Eifukucho (exact location not disclosed)
contact information:
080-7616-8491 (NPO Kids Door, Suginami Ward Children's Learning and Life Support Project Management Office)
Tokyo Consultation and support
Tokyo Metropolitan Educational Counseling Center
We accept a variety of consultations, including advice on friendships and bullying, child-rearing, school life, and issues related to young carers, as well as advice on going on to, transferring to, or enrolling in a metropolitan high school, and what to do after dropping out of high school.
Main target audience:People from preschool to high school age who live or attend school in Tokyo, and their guardians and relatives
How to consult / Consultation hours:
- Telephone consultation:Available 24 hours a day
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 18:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (Third Saturday of the month ※Fourth Saturday in August) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
- Telephone consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 21:00, (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) 9:00 - 17:00 (excluding closed days and the year-end/New Year holidays)
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 17:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (20 times per year) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
Location:Tokyo Metropolitan Child and Family Center, 4th floor, 6-1-4 Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
contact information:
[General Educational Consultation/Bullying Consultation Hotline]:
0120-53-8288
[High school advancement, career path, and admissions consultation]:
03-3360-4175
Suginami Child Consultation Center
Child consultation centers are administrative institutions established under the Child Welfare Act. In principle, they accept consultations and reports regarding children under the age of 18 from anyone. Child consultation centers are specialized consultation institutions that provide assistance to families and other parties involved and resolve problems so that all children can grow up healthy and reach their full potential.
Main target audience:Children under 18
How to consult:Meeting
Consultation hours:Monday through Friday, 9:00 - 17:00
Location:4-23-6 Minami-Ogikubo, Suginami-ku
contact information:03-5370-6001
Consultation Hotline @ Tokyo "Let's Talk, Children Only"
You can use the web chat to discuss any concerns you have, such as friends, relationships, bullying, family, young carers, and career paths. You don't have to give your real name; you can use a nickname or alias.
Main target audience:Children of elementary, junior high, and high school age who live and attend school in Tokyo
How to consult:Online
Consultation hours:(Year-round) 15:00 - 23:00 (Last admission at 22:30)
Support program for users of free schools, etc.
This program provides subsidies of up to 2 yen per month to parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. To receive the subsidy, you must apply and have your application documents reviewed.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. *Others who meet the requirements set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
A forum for parents who support children who are not attending school
This event is aimed at parents of elementary and junior high school students living in Tokyo who are worried or troubled by their children's school refusal. There are four programs available, including seminars by experts and talk events by people who have experienced school refusal, and some programs can be participated in online.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who are not attending school and live in Tokyo
Adolescent Support Place
We provide parents with a forum to discuss with psychological, medical, and welfare experts about their children who are refusing to go to school or who are withdrawn from society, and support their future social independence. We hold lectures three times a year and group meetings to consider how to help children return to school and participate in society.
Main target audience:Those who live, work, or attend school in Tokyo
Youth Restart Place
We support those who dropped out of high school, those who have no experience of attending high school, those who are refusing to attend elementary or junior high school, and those who are reluctant to attend school, as well as their parents.We hold school information sessions where you can hear directly from various types of metropolitan high schools, and provide support for those looking to attend a metropolitan high school.
Main target audience:Those who dropped out of high school or have no experience of attending high school, those who are reluctant to attend elementary or junior high school, or those who are refusing to attend school, and their parents
Loan Program to Support Exam Takers
By providing loans to low-income households that have difficulty paying tuition fees for cram schools and high school entrance exams, we support children who are eager to work towards becoming independent in the future and take the entrance exams to high school or university.
Main target audience:Third-year junior high school or high school students or equivalent
Booklet for teachers, staff and parents: "Towards the independence of irreplaceable children who will create the future: Key points for supporting children who are not attending school"
Children who refuse to go to school need to have their schools, families, and adults in the community work together to provide appropriate support tailored to each individual. This document was created to help teachers, parents, and others involved with children who refuse to go to school deepen their understanding of how to provide support and to enable them to work together.
Digital leaflet for children: "What is the Act on Ensuring Educational Opportunities?"
Based on the spirit of the "Act on Securing Opportunities for Education Equivalent to Ordinary Education at the Compulsory Education Level," we have created this digital leaflet for children with the aim of helping children understand what school refusal is, who they should talk to about their concerns, and so on.