Mirai no Mori visits A-JIS 15 March 2018

Ms. Kozue Oka, guest speaker from Mirai no Mori came today to talk to our G4/5 students.

Mirai no Mori is a not-for-profit organization that creates life-changing outdoor programs for abused, neglected, and orphaned youths in Japan, supporting their growth into happy and successful young adults.

In the first session, Ms. Kozue Oka talked about the rights of the children in Japan: how organisations and individuals are working to help children gain these rights. What obstacles are in the way that stops them from gaining these rights (e.g. cultural perception, etc).

The purpose of the second session was to talk about Ms. Kozue Oka’s journey: why she took on this role in the organisation. What is her passion and what differences she has been making in children’s lives.