“Searching for a School Where HSC and Diverse Learners Truly Coexist”
— Visits to the Netherlands & Denmark, and finally to Minami-Alps Kinokuni —
🟦 What I Was Looking for During the School Visits As I visited schools abroad, I kept wondering: How do highly sensitive children and children with diverse needs truly coexist?
🟦 What I Saw Overseas In the Netherlands and Denmark, schools had quiet rooms, downtime spaces, and places to reset. Coexistence felt “possible.” And yet… something still didn’t sit right.
🟦 What Is True Coexistence? Having a place to rest is not the same as children naturally learning together. I felt something essential was still missing.
🟦 What I Saw at Minami-Alps Kinokuni Last week, I visited Minami-Alps Kinokuni Children’s Village School— and finally saw an answer. Here, differences aren’t “problems.” Once children dive into hands-on learning driven by curiosity, their individual traits blend naturally into the background. I witnessed that with my own eyes.
🟦 A School I Would Have Wanted to Attend My heart honestly swelled. “This is it. If I were a child, I would have wanted to be here.”
I made a quiet decision: Someday, I want my free school to feel like this— a place where traits dissolve into the environment, and children can simply be themselves.
🟦 In the End Children don’t need to fit into “normal.” When the environment changes, learning and possibilities change. Education can change the world.
This year, I was honored to join several meaningful opportunities, including July’s Creative Education: Building a Free School in Every Household,” organized by my friend, Shinya Honma. I also participated in a talk show with Mr. Akio Furuya as a parent group leader and free school operator.
Next year, I’ll continue to follow my passion by:
1️⃣ Creating safe spaces both inside and outside schools. 2️⃣ Supporting homeschooling families. 3️⃣ Promoting peer support and empowering parents through parent groups.
HSC対応リベラルスクール・鳥居イングリッシュスクール 〜Follow Your Passion!〜 