Our Philosophy
Toward children who are healthy in body and heart. With play at the centre of everything we do, we help each child grow strong roots.
A Message from Our Chairman
If children are to grow into themselves and meet the world with confidence, the “now” they are living has to be full and rich. That belief guides everything we do.
Through abundant nature and through play, we nurture in each child the strength to live well. Together with the children — who carry so many hopes — and with their families, we want to sweat together, laugh together and cry together. That is the spirit in which we meet the children each day.
Toshimichi Ozawa, Chairman, Atsugi Den-en Gakuen
Our Approach
The five ideas at the heart of what we do
1The child comes first
We stay close to how each child is feeling, and let the children lead.
2Play at the centre
Learning lives inside play. We give children experience after experience of being completely absorbed.
3At home in nature, learning from nature
Surrounded by rich natural settings, children feel the seasons and come into contact with living things.
4Growing body and mind through swimming and gymnastics
Through physical activity we build healthy bodies and the will to see things through.
5A close partnership with families
Home and school work hand in hand to support each child’s growth.
Our Goal
“Children who are healthy in body and heart”
Within a balanced upbringing, we nurture these five qualities.
- A free and cheerful spirit
- A caring heart
- Respect for rules
- Independence
- A willingness to try
Our History
- Founded
- 1965, in answer to the wishes of the local community
- Certified Centre for Early Childhood Education and Care
- Certified as a kindergarten-type centre for early childhood education and care on 1 April 2013
- Setting
- Looking up to Mt. Oyama and surrounded by the Nakatsu River and open farmland — an ideal setting for early childhood education
- Address
- 243-0211 1303 Sanda, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
- Telephone
- 046-223-7543