La Nature School International
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目標金額 3,400,000円
- 支援者
- 26人
- 募集終了日
- 2019年8月2日
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La Nature School International
International After School in Nature
Communicate in English Naturally through Healthy Activities
in Tokyo, Japan
We want to create a healthy and fascinating environment for children and families to acquire English ability through fun activities focusing on mental and physical wellness. Incorporating meditation, breathing, yoga, and other forms of exercise, La Nature School International can build concentration to enhance deeper learning.
Our target students are elementary school students (ages 6 - 12) in Tokyo, native and non-English speakers, and returnees from overseas. Classes are in English with additional language support offered for beginners.
In the future, our afterschool programs will be online for kids all over Japan.
We will have weekend school and long vacation camp programs, and they will be open to children and their families from other schools as well.
Launching this afterschool program will cost about US $ 30640 (3.4 million yen). Your support will cover initial monthly salaries, school materials, and other necessities.
Money will be collected from contributors ONLY when we reach the target amount.
With time, experience, and the needed funding, we will find suitable natural locations for our permanent homes, one in the Kanto area and the other in Kyoto, with programs and a dormitory for students from elementary through high school.
Our school building will be designed by Tezuka Architects. They designed 'Fuji Kindergarten' in Tokyo and it was selected as the best school in the world by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Fuji Kindergarten
In the future, we hope to invite children from orphanages.
We also plan to develop an organic garden to help kids learn experientially by raising vegetables.
Background and Mission
Mina Suzuki has been teaching Yoga and English to children and adults for almost a decade in Japan. Her classes focus on learning through natural and interactive practices rather than rote textbook memorization. The mission of La Nature School International is to use and spread this mindful learning methodology in an established institution.
Program Outline
At our school, we will
- Incorporate yoga, dance, breathing exercise and other physical activities every day to optimize the functions of the body and mind,
- Introduce Cognicise (special brain exercise),
- Teach meditation, holistic therapies such as aromatherapy, as well as optimal diets for physical and mental development,
- Focus on STEM education (Math 101 via blocks), and
- Use interpreters’ training method for language fluency.
We can also provide:
- long nature excursions in Japan and overseas,
- middle school entrance exam preparation,
- dinner, and
- bilingual sitter pickup service.
Our team is:
Mina Suzuki - Chief Administrator, teaching yoga and English
Lydia Nakaune - Administrator, teaching English
Stephen Newitt - Curriculum Director
Oh Xuemin - Music Advisor
Cognicise is a special exercise to activate the brain and body. It was created by Education & Innovation Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology to delay the onset of dementia.
KLASINA will deliver white-sugar-free healthy snacks and optional dinner boxes made from organic ingredients.
We will also be organizing family weekend excursions to various beautiful natural settings in the Kanto area including:
- With Diana K. Tsuruda, a dance and yoga teacher
- With Jesse Lee Parker, a Tao Yoga teacher in Kamakura
- To Dale R. J. Woodhams' organic aquaponics greenhouse in Isehara in Kanagawa Prefecture.
- To Duncan Wong’s yoga dojo in nature in Miyama, Kyoto.
We will work with The Edible School Yard in California and Green School in Bali to organize trips to take kids and their parents from Japan to attend their special programs during long school vacations.
Thank-you Gift
Thank you letter
50,000 yen: 1 Mommy/Daddy & Me Yoga Class with KLASINA lunch boxes
100,000 yen 2 Mommy/Daddy & Me Yoga Classes with KLASINA lunch boxes
We are adding more thank-you gifts.
5,000 yen: 1 Mommy/Daddy & Me Yoga Class
10,000 yen: 2 Mommy/Daddy & Me Yoga Classes
▼Self-Introduction
Yoga & English conversation instructor, interpreter
Mina developed a natural English ability by playing with her American friends as a child in Tokyo.
Thank you very much for reading this.
Cognicise
http://www.ncgg.go.jp/kenshu/kenshu/27-4.html
The Edible Schoolyard Project
Green Camp @ Green School Bali
https://greencampbali.com/
Newitt Learning
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Newitt-Learning-Llc
Music Advisor
Minim - Music Sessions for Children
Yogic Arts with Duncan Wong
Diana K. Tsuruda
https://www.dancewithdiana.com/
TaoYoga Arts™
https://www.taoyoga.jp/english/
KLASINA
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1,000円
Thank-you gift for 1,000 yen contribution / お礼状
Heartfelt thank-you email
心を込めたお礼状を、メール致します。
- 支援者
- 3人
- 在庫数
- 制限なし
- 発送完了予定月
- 2019年9月
3,000円
Thank-you gift for 3,000 yen contribution / お礼状
Heartfelt thank-you email
心を込めたお礼状を、メール致します。
- 支援者
- 6人
- 在庫数
- 制限なし
- 発送完了予定月
- 2019年9月
5,000円
Thank-you gift for 5,000 yen contribution / お礼状&ヨガ
Heartfelt thank-you email & 1 Mommy / Daddy & Me Yoga Class
心を込めたお礼メール & 英語の親子ヨガに1度ご招待
- 支援者
- 5人
- 在庫数
- 制限なし
- 発送完了予定月
- 2019年9月
10,000円
Thank-you gift for 10,000 yen contribution / お礼状 & ヨガ
Heartfelt thank-you email & 2 Mommy / Daddy & Me Yoga Classes
心を込めたお礼メール & 英語の親子ヨガに2度ご招待
- 支援者
- 12人
- 在庫数
- 制限なし
- 発送完了予定月
- 2019年9月
50,000円
Thank-you gift for 50,000 yen contribution / お礼状 & ヨガ
Heartfelt thank-you email & 1 Mommy / Daddy & Me Yoga Class with KLASINA lunch boxes
心を込めたお礼メール & KLASINAのお弁当付き英語の親子ヨガに1度ご招待
- 支援者
- 1人
- 在庫数
- 制限なし
- 発送完了予定月
- 2019年11月
100,000円
Thank-you gift for 100,000 yen contribution / お礼状 & ヨガ
100,000 yen Heartfelt thank-you email & 2 Mommy / Daddy & Me Yoga Classes with KLASINA lunch boxes
心を込めたお礼メール & KLASINAのお弁当付き英語の親子ヨガに2度ご招待
- 支援者
- 0人
- 在庫数
- 制限なし
- 発送完了予定月
- 2019年11月