2025 Adolescent Health Education Promotion Project 'Kagayaki School' Enters its 12th Year, Providing Classes to a More Diverse Audience Than Ever Before
Kagayaki School reported on its 2025 activities. The 'Women's Health' class saw an increase in male students, accounting for about 60%, while the 'Dermatology Class' was held at special needs and part-time high schools for the first time.
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Currently, Kagayaki School conducts classes focusing on two themes where adolescent junior and senior high school students often face concerns:
- "Women's Health": Classes to deepen understanding of women-specific diseases and physical changes
- "Dermatology Class": Classes to correctly understand common adolescent skin concerns and lead to proper care and medical consultation decisions
In FY2025, the "Women's Health" classes were increasingly held at schools with a high percentage of male students, such as technical high schools, and the "Dermatology Class" was held for the first time at special needs schools and part-time high schools. We report on each of these, as we were able to provide both classes to a broader and more diverse range of students than ever before.
This project is sponsored by the National Association of Principals of Senior High Schools, the National Association of Commercial High School Principals, the Home Economics Section of the National Association of Principals of Senior High Schools, the National Association of Yogo Teachers, the All Japan Junior High School Principals Association, the National Federation of Municipal Boards of Education, and the Japanese Organization of Clinical Dermatologists. It is co-sponsored by Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd., Maruho Co., Ltd., and OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd., and hosted by Plus M Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Shunsuke Nagaoka).
-- Women's Health Class --
■ The number of male students taking the class exceeded that of female students
In FY2025, classes were held at 13 schools nationwide, with an increase in applications from schools with a high percentage of male students, such as technical high schools, industrial high schools, and merchant marine colleges, in addition to coed schools. As a result, out of 3,953 attendees, 2,414 (about 60%) were male students, significantly expanding the class that was traditionally geared towards female students. The background to this is the voices from schools saying, "We want male students to understand the mechanism of women's bodies" and "We want them to learn it as necessary knowledge for the future, regardless of gender." Even in an environment with increased male student attendance, the level of understanding was as high as 95.1%, and a significant improvement in understanding of infertility and pregnancy before and after the class, as well as a change in awareness toward women's health, were confirmed. Furthermore, at the merchant marine college, the class was held for the second consecutive year, and the teacher survey showed an almost 100% appreciation of the significance of the class, making the need in the educational field even clearer.
◇ Participating Schools (13 schools) *In order of implementation
Osaka Prefectural Imamiya Technical High School, Gyosei International High School, Ogawa Technical High School, Tosa Girls' High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Atsubetsu High School, Tokyo Metropolitan Miyake High School, Fukui Prefectural Asuwa High School, Yuge National College of Maritime Technology
Aichi Prefectural Miyoshi High School, Chiba Prefectural Nagasa High School, Aichi Prefectural Nanyo High School, Kanagawa Prefectural Hodogaya High School
-- Dermatology Class --
■ Classes at special needs schools and part-time high schools realized
In FY2025, with the desire to deliver correct information to students in diverse environments, dermatology classes were held at 10 schools nationwide, and among them, classes at special needs schools and part-time high schools were realized for the first time. We carefully met with each school and structured the classes using the concerns students face in their daily lives as an entry point. Furthermore, by adding practical elements such as a "proper amount experience" using hand cream, we designed the content to spark their interest and deepen their understanding. As a result, the level of understanding was high at 92%, and an almost 100% response acknowledging the significance of the class was obtained in a survey of teachers at the participating schools, just like the women's health class, receiving high praise in the educational field and further raising expectations for future developments.
- "Women's Health": Classes to deepen understanding of women-specific diseases and physical changes
- "Dermatology Class": Classes to correctly understand common adolescent skin concerns and lead to proper care and medical consultation decisions
In FY2025, the "Women's Health" classes were increasingly held at schools with a high percentage of male students, such as technical high schools, and the "Dermatology Class" was held for the first time at special needs schools and part-time high schools. We report on each of these, as we were able to provide both classes to a broader and more diverse range of students than ever before.
This project is sponsored by the National Association of Principals of Senior High Schools, the National Association of Commercial High School Principals, the Home Economics Section of the National Association of Principals of Senior High Schools, the National Association of Yogo Teachers, the All Japan Junior High School Principals Association, the National Federation of Municipal Boards of Education, and the Japanese Organization of Clinical Dermatologists. It is co-sponsored by Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd., Maruho Co., Ltd., and OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd., and hosted by Plus M Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Shunsuke Nagaoka).
-- Women's Health Class --
■ The number of male students taking the class exceeded that of female students
In FY2025, classes were held at 13 schools nationwide, with an increase in applications from schools with a high percentage of male students, such as technical high schools, industrial high schools, and merchant marine colleges, in addition to coed schools. As a result, out of 3,953 attendees, 2,414 (about 60%) were male students, significantly expanding the class that was traditionally geared towards female students. The background to this is the voices from schools saying, "We want male students to understand the mechanism of women's bodies" and "We want them to learn it as necessary knowledge for the future, regardless of gender." Even in an environment with increased male student attendance, the level of understanding was as high as 95.1%, and a significant improvement in understanding of infertility and pregnancy before and after the class, as well as a change in awareness toward women's health, were confirmed. Furthermore, at the merchant marine college, the class was held for the second consecutive year, and the teacher survey showed an almost 100% appreciation of the significance of the class, making the need in the educational field even clearer.
◇ Participating Schools (13 schools) *In order of implementation
Osaka Prefectural Imamiya Technical High School, Gyosei International High School, Ogawa Technical High School, Tosa Girls' High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Atsubetsu High School, Tokyo Metropolitan Miyake High School, Fukui Prefectural Asuwa High School, Yuge National College of Maritime Technology
Aichi Prefectural Miyoshi High School, Chiba Prefectural Nagasa High School, Aichi Prefectural Nanyo High School, Kanagawa Prefectural Hodogaya High School
-- Dermatology Class --
■ Classes at special needs schools and part-time high schools realized
In FY2025, with the desire to deliver correct information to students in diverse environments, dermatology classes were held at 10 schools nationwide, and among them, classes at special needs schools and part-time high schools were realized for the first time. We carefully met with each school and structured the classes using the concerns students face in their daily lives as an entry point. Furthermore, by adding practical elements such as a "proper amount experience" using hand cream, we designed the content to spark their interest and deepen their understanding. As a result, the level of understanding was high at 92%, and an almost 100% response acknowledging the significance of the class was obtained in a survey of teachers at the participating schools, just like the women's health class, receiving high praise in the educational field and further raising expectations for future developments.