Figure 1.--This photo were taken in a kindergarden in Ibaraki Prefecture. The children no only do gym without their shirts but also dp other activities shirtless. This approach varies from school to school, but some schools even do it in the winter. |
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While many Japanese schools have formal muniform regulations, some schools have pursued a very different policy toward uniforms and school clothes. Most American mothers are inclined to wrap the little ones up during the winter and keep them as warm as possible. Some Japanese educators believe that this is the wrong approach. And that this just makes them more vulnerable to viruses and getting sick. There idea is to expose them to the weather mote, even in the winter. Thetheory is that this will help build up their imune system. Some children come to school without shirts are take off therir shirts when they get to school. We are not sure just what the temperature perameters are here. We have seen photographs of these children attending school in the snow. Obviously they could not go to school like this in freezing temperatures. Regulations vary from school to dchool. The children wear shorts and while at school are often, but not awlays barefoot. We think these schools are mostly kindergartens, but some primarily schools may have partially adopted this approsch. We are not sure how beneficial this approach is. Surely some studies exist as to what impact this has on student health. Perhaps our Japanese readrs will know.
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