Location	1－3－20, Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
TEL.	81-6-6942-2231
Website	https://www.otemon-e.ed.jp
Membership	2025

2025 Annual Report

In preparation for activities in the 2025 academic year, faculty members discussed how our school could embody UNESCO’s ideals of promoting world peace and international cooperation through education, science, and culture. With the perspective that valuing each daily educational practice contributes to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), we reviewed the skills and values we aim to foster through each school event and educational activity, and carried out our initiatives with renewed awareness of their significance.

1.  Peace – Respect for Human Rights
   • With regard to language use, weekly goals were set and shared with students. They were encouraged to speak politely using appropriate honorific forms, to address friends using respectful titles rather than nicknames, and to use “kind words” such as “thank you” and “that helped me.” Students also shared their impressions of receiving such words.
   • Viewing greetings as the first step toward peace, student council members stood at the school gate each morning to actively greet others. Teachers made a point of praising students who greeted others proactively, helping to expand a culture of positive greetings throughout the school.
   • Lectures on the appropriate use of social media were held for both students and parents. Through concrete examples, participants learned how online interactions can lead to exclusion, conflicts, and potentially bullying, followed by opportunities for discussion.
   • Creation of Human Rights Slogans: After messages delivered at assemblies and class discussions on the unacceptability of bullying and discrimination, and the harm caused by verbal abuse that violates human dignity, students expressed their thoughts on human rights in the form of senryu poems or slogans. Outstanding works were selected and displayed within the school.
2. International Understanding – Respect for Diversity

Reciprocal exchange visits with our sister school in Australia were conducted (July and September), and online class exchanges involving 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades were held once each term. A 6th grade online exchange was also held during the third term. These programs helped students recognize that although people may differ in skin color, eye color, hair color, and language, they share the same human emotions. Both schools also celebrated the International Day of Peace together. Additionally, students were introduced to countries less familiar to them, such as Kazakhstan (through visits by education professionals) and Pakistan (through donated exhibits for the Osaka–Kansai Expo pavilion). Plans are also underway to begin exchanges with a school in Jordan in the next academic year.

3. Sustainable Development and Sustainable Lifestyles – Our Immediate Environment

• School Supplies Memorial Ceremony: This ceremony is held to express gratitude for used items and to cultivate the spirit of keiai (respect and care), one of our school’s educational goals. A Buddhist priest, who is also an alumnus, chants sutras while students offer fully used pencils, erasers, and other supplies at the altar. Through this practice, students learn to treat their belongings with care and appreciation.
• On a daily basis, students received guidance on organizing their surroundings and maintaining a clean environment, including sorting paper waste, proper cleanup after school lunches, and preventing lost items. An opportunity was also created to celebrate Environment Day together with all parents who visited the school for the athletic festival.

Annual Work Plan

Fostering individuals who value peace and contribute to building a sustainable society – Promotion of ESD

We believe that individuals who possess a spirit of keiai (compassion and kindness), jōchi (the ability to challenge, inquire, and express), and gōki (the mental and physical strength to overcome difficulties) are those who can truly contribute to a sustainable society. Based on this belief, we plan to carry out the following initiatives:

1. Environment and Peace
   Plan learning activities and school events centered on environmental and peace-related themes, while also celebrating international observance days.
2. International Understanding
   In addition to exchanges with sister schools (Australia, Hawaii, and Korea), provide opportunities for collaborative learning with students from other countries.
3. Daily Life and the SDGs
   Establish weekly school behavioral goals as part of daily life guidance. Through these goals, students will learn what they should know and do, develop awareness of appropriate conduct, and gain opportunities to learn how to live and grow together as members of society.

Past Annual Reports

2024 Annual Report