En-try

EN-TRY offers a worldwide exchange program that connects preschools online. Our mission is to expand children's horizons to the world through live exchanges.

At an exchange session between a Singapore and Japanese kindergarten, children shared their daily efforts to protect the earth.

For example, recycling and growing plants are one of them.
Some children even told us about the ‘worm farm’.
（’worm farm’ is a compost bin that uses earthworms to break down
food waste.）

It's great for children to present their activities to each other.
Knowing that children worldwide take action to protect the environment,
it creates a sense of unity and shared responsibility in protecting the earth.

These photos show the artwork made by children at
Yasmine Early Learning Centre, Singapore.

These are made from scrap materials. They use newspapers and other reusable items for crafts instead of throwing them away.

Art made from things that would usually be thrown away is wonderful, isn’t it?
Recycling is not just a learning experience, but it’s also a fun way to express their creativity!

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This seminar is for teachers, and we will share details about our program,"EN-TRY".

"EN-TRY" is a free online international exchange program with Japanese preschools.
We have had more than 300 exchanges, and received the ESD Award from OMEP (Cooperating Organization of UNESCO).

This program includes not only the online live, but also materials that allows your children to learn about Japanese culture.
We are sure that you will be interested in joining us!

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Here is an example of Agape children‘s study about natural environment.
They have sent Japanese preschools many photos for the EN-TRY World Exchange program.

　First, art works. Instead of throwing away plastic bottle caps and toilet paper cores, the children made art works with them while thinking about protecting beautiful cities and oceans.

Also, they learn about sorting and recycling garbage, growing plants with care, and choosing food that are good for their bodies and the environment.
In addition, they have set some rules by themselves.

The rules are written in English and Chinese, as Singaporean use both languages.
The children who grew plants and sorted garbage are all smiles with a sense of accomplishment.

　At our EN-TRY World Exchange program, we not only do online activities, but also exchange information about each other’s daily activities like this!
It makes children feel closer to their foreign friends, and increases their excitement leading up to the day of the live exchange!

If you are interested, please feel free to contact us!　　

Today, we'll share intaview of principal of Japanese nusery school, Mitsuba Nursery School !
They had cultural exchange program with Krittika Nursery School (Thailand).

★Mitsuba Nursery School Interview with Mr. Takemasa and Mr. Yamash*ta★

Q1)Why did you decided to participate in EN-TRY?
In Tosa Town,(Kochi Prefecture, where Mitsuba Nursery School is located) the community, board of education, kindergartens, and companies are working together to promote the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). However,Tosa-cho, where we live, is a small town with a population of less than 4,000 people, located in the mountains surrounded by nature. We have only few chance to let children be interested in overseas. So we started EN-TRY.

Q2) How was the content before the live exchange?
Since we found out that we would be able to interact with Krittika Nursery live through this program, the children were very excited and had a great time learning about them through the self-introduction videos before the live exchange. The video letter allowed the children to get even more excited for the live exchange.

Q3) How was the live exchange day?
In addition to playing games with Magu, the facilitator, and the quizzes related to Thailand and Japan (this time they were related to each other's Christmases) were very exciting. Children from Mitsuba Nursery School danced "Tosacho Ondo", and Thai students performed "Loy Krathong", a prayer dance to the river.

Q4) How did the children and their parents react?
The children made comments such as “I was really happy when my Thai friends said hi to me”, “I want to try Thai ramen!”, and “The Thai dances were really interesting”. It was a really great experience for children and it was great how much interest they developed in Thailand and the children they met.
We also received good comments from parents.

Free webinar for Early Childhood Educators
“How to Promote Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood”
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★About us
We provide "EN-TRY" Free online international exchange program with Japanese preschools.
・Over 100 exchanges per year
・ Featured in Education Gazette
・Received ESD Award from OMEP (Cooperating Organization of UNESCO)
★Contact
Web site：https://www.tal-entry.com/en
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Mail：[email protected]
★Webinar Contents
・Overview of international exchange for preschools
・Cases of exchanges with NZ/AUS preschools
・Characteristics of the Japanese preschools
・Voice of teachers and children
・Details of program
・Q&A

27 Oct. EN-TRY webinar registration form This seminar has ended. If you are interested please send an email to [email protected] Free webinar for Early Childhood Educators ”How to Promote Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood” ★About us ★ We provide "EN-TRY" Free online international exchange program with Japanese presc...

We interviewed Director Oka of Shinobu Kindergarten about the exchange between Shinobu Kindergarten (Tokyo) and Waterford’s Golden Hearts Community School (Kenya).

Shinobu Kindergarten Hideki Oka Principal Interview
*The interview was conducted in January 2021.
Q1) What is the background to the implementation of global exchange through EN-TRY?
In December 2020, I interacted online with New Zealand children in order to somehow excite the children who are forced to endure due to the corona wreck. Connecting children who grew up in the same era in distant countries and taking an interest in each other was a concrete practice of SDGs and ESD, and it was a valuable experience for the children as well. And last summer, in order to provide even more excitement, we started interacting with children in Kenya.

Q2) How was the content before the live exchange?
By exchanging video letters with Kenyan children and videos that let them learn about Kenya in advance, we were able to raise the excitement of the children before performing the live. Also, during the rehearsal, I was able to ask some questions and exchange opinions (eg, what is the curriculum in Kenya, how the class is structured, etc.) with the teachers of this kindergarten and the teachers of Warterford's in Kenya. I think it was a good experience for both of us.

Q3) How was the live exchange day?
I enjoyed it throughout. I was able to hear that Kenyan Waterford's Garden side was well prepared on the day, and I thought that the Japanese side would like to do more. In the exchange of dances, Mr. Warterford's kindergarten showed us a traditional Kenyan rhythm dance, and the children of our kindergarten imitated it through the screen, but they themselves swayed to the foreign culture and music. I think the experience turned out to be very good. It was the summer season, so it was nice to be able to see the Shinobu dance (a unique Bon festival dance) in a yukata.

Q4) How did the children and their parents react?
It seems that some of the children were uneasy about interacting with Kenya for the first time before the implementation, but it seems that it was a very good experience.

(Children's voice below)
・It was all fun. I want to go to Kenya!
・She was good at dancing and it was fun to dance with her.
・I was happy to be able to show the Shinobu dance.

We have received very positive feedback from parents as well.
・Not only on the day of the event, but thanks to the parents sharing the Kenyan learning videos that the children have watched in advance, as well as the video letters of the Kenyan children, we were able to draw out the interest of the children through conversations between parents and children. was made

・I think it's a very good initiative that will sow seeds for children's future (increase options).

・In the future, globalization and understanding of diversity will be essential, and I thought it was a very good experience to be able to interact with Kenyan children of the same generation.

Q5) Do you have any comments regarding this exchange program?
This exchange itself was good, but with this as an opportunity, at last year's Christmas party, the year-round class played a play introducing greetings and cultures from around the world. It was a very good flow to have the costume cooperation of the guardians. I think that this was a very good example of how exchanges do not end as a temporary event, but are fed back into the education of ordinary children.

“Friends Forever!” Friendships formed with children in Ukraine

Kolobok Preschool in Ukraine, and Ain Sanmaicho Nursery School in Japan held international exchange session in June.

Ukraine is still in a very difficult situation. With this, Korobok Preschool was closed and children must attend their schools from home or community housing facilities to participate in kindergarten. Understanding the situation, we reached out offering an international exchange for them, and donated all proceeds to Ukrainian children.

The children in Ukraine attended the live exchange session from their perspective living situations. With the time difference between Ukraine and Japan, we conducted the exchange at 3pm Japan time and 9am Ukraine. Some of the children in Ukraine were still eating their breakfast on camera. This small detail allowed the children in Japan to recognize that even on the other side of the world with a different time zone, everybody lives through the same time and daily activities.

Ain Nursery School has integrated the Montessori curriculum which puts focus on learning about the world. Starting at a young age, children are introduced to the different national flags, greetings in foreign languages while learning about the 7 continents using maps and globes. The dynamic of the kindergarten also allows younger students to gain interest in the world hearing about what their older friends are learning.

Free webinar for Early Childhood Educators
“How to Promote Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood”

Please fill out the registration form!
https://forms.gle/RyDwf1SyGERunZr98
*You'll receive an automatic confirmation reply.

★About us
We provide "EN-TRY" Free online international exchange program with Japanese preschools.
・Over 100 exchanges per year
・ Featured in Education Gazette
https://gazette.education.govt.nz/articles/from-new-zealand-to-japan-tamariki-widen-horizons/
・Received ESD Award from OMEP (Cooperating Organization of UNESCO)

★Contact
Web site：https://www.tal-entry.com/en
Facebook .Japan
Mail：[email protected]

★Webinar Contents
・Overview of international exchange for preschools
・Cases of exchanges with NZ/AUS preschools
・Characteristics of the Japanese preschools
・Voice of teachers and children
・Details of program
・Q&A