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A:The ChiIdren's Center in your town will help you.
The results of an Ministry of Education,Science,Sports and Culture survey conducted in FY1998 demonstrated clearly that the more a child has an enriched experience of daily-life activities,helping out with housework and outdoor activi-ties,the greater the sense of morals and justice he or she is endowed with.It is therefore important to expand opportu-nities that promote experience of outdoor and daily-life activities for children.However,many people say that although they want their children to experience outdoor and daily-life activities,they do not know how and where to do it.To this end,Children's Centers will answer ques-tions as to what and where parents and children can do things together on Saturdays,which are school holidays.Children's Centers will:
Children's Centers will be managed by a variety of community groups and organizations including local PTAs,youth,sport and cultural associations,non-profit organizations,business and local industry,schools,post offices and local volunteers.Within three years from FY1999,we aim to establish approximately one location for each municipal unit nationwide(a total of about1000locations nationwide).Currently,activities have begun in363loca-tions which cover959municipalities(30%of total municipalities).For details,contact the Lifelong Learning De-partment at your Prefectural Board of Education.
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