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ALECE Takaoka

Alece Takaoka provides learning and information support to linguistically and culturally diverse youth (CLD youth) with the goal of helping them achieve self-fulfillment through higher education and other means and become a bridge between Japan and their countries of origin, as well as an active member of their local communities. In order to revitalize local communities, which are facing issues such as aging, declining population, and economic stagnation, it is essential to realize a multicultural society that accepts diverse values, cultures, and customs, and that changes and develops together with them. Alece Takaoka aims to create local communities based on the education of CLD youth.

-The origin of the name “ALECE"-

Name of the organization before incorporation: 
"Association for support Language and Academic Achievement of Foreign Children"
​ ↓ Portuguese
The name "ALECE" is an acronym for 
A ssociação de Apoio L inguístico e E ducacional para C rianças E strange iras

-Activity content-

In 2010, we started a learning support class for CLD youth aiming for higher education, and since then we have gradually expanded the scope of our activities to include three pillars: learning support, education-related information support, and citizenship education projects.

Holding Presential learning support classroom

Every Tuesday from 17:00 to 19:00, Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30, 13:00 to 15:00 ​​

Mainly for junior and senior high school students

​ Currently, 16 CLD adolescents with a repertoire of Portuguese and English are studying.

Multilingual learning video production project (from May 2017)​

Collaboration with Takaoka Koryo High School (International Club)

Video 1 Japanese ver, Portuguese ver, Chinese ver, and English ver have been uploaded on YouTube ​

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​ Video 1 "Positive and Negative Numbers" Playlist URL

→ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8xopZ3WDgFiPmNZU9v6m8ztwGqwkODVW

​​ Information and support for foreign residents​

・Prepare materials and hold information sessions at the high school entrance.
　(In FY20-21, a video was made available on a special page and on Youtube to prevent the spread of corona infection.)
　　Special page → https://www.alece.org/schooladmissionproject

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・FY26-28 Toyama Prefectural International Affairs Division Entrusted with the

"Career Design Support Project for Children with Foreign Roots" project
Creation and distribution of multilingual materials on child-rearing, education, and career design

​ Multilingual information material page → https://www.alece.org/multilingualinfomation

New model​​ Corona emergency support (end)

​ Holding counseling and seminars for Brazilians living in Japan

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Seminar (Portuguese) 6 times in total Open on special page & Youtube​

・ Special page (PDF material available)

→ https://www.alece.org/seminariocovid

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・ Youtube playlist URL

→ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8xopZ3WDgFhD0cUfloYqsMZ4Vsu2ztMF

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Seminar (Japanese) All 2 times on YouTube

・ About the problem of child development and education of foreign roots

​ →  https://youtu.be/0kQ1dh5CVZc

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・ Challenges faced by people with South American roots

​ →  https://youtu.be/ny2o71hPOkg

-History of Alece-