It was interesting! The story of my daughter, who has been truant for 5 years, attending her correspondence high school entrance ceremony

The other day, I went to the entrance ceremony for a correspondence high school with my daughter.

The entrance ceremonies for regular high schools and correspondence high schools are so different that I found it interesting and wanted to compare them.

Point 1: 'The Venue'

I think regular high schools hold their entrance ceremonies in the school gymnasium, but they set up the venue in a different location.

I think this is a common thing for correspondence high schools, but since the high school is usually located in a section of a building in the city, there is no gymnasium.

My daughter's correspondence high school also held its entrance ceremony at a separate venue.

The current students took care of us, which I was very grateful for.

Point 2: 'Uniforms are up to the individual'

It is common for correspondence high schools to have a free dress code.
There are uniforms, but they are not mandatory, so
everyone prepares something that looks like one for entrance and graduation ceremonies.
So there is no sense of uniformity, but strangely, it didn't feel out of place.

It seems like it should look a bit more chaotic, but it actually looks quite neat.

When I looked closely, there were kids with brown hair, blonde hair, light pink hair, lots of piercings in their ears, striped socks, and even platform shoes, but they didn't look out of place, which was also interesting!

Point 3: 'Student-centered'

At my daughter's correspondence high school, while the teachers were in charge of the entrance ceremony, I had the impression that the students themselves were the ones leading it.


The current students did everything, such as guiding, reception, and handing out pamphlets, and the teachers didn't seem to step in much.

When the ceremony started, I was honestly surprised that two girls from the student council (?) split the MC duties between the first and second halves.

Point 4: 'School Song'

School songs are familiar at schools, but I didn't think they would have one, so when they said 'School Song Singing,' I was surprised that even correspondence schools have them! (No offense to correspondence high schools 🙏)
The school song was written on the back of the pamphlet, so I took a look at it.

It has katakana in it...

To put it in perspective, it felt like calling the blue sky 'sky blue'...

Innovative?!

I could hear the accompaniment, but it included sound effects I wasn't familiar with,

A revolution?!

It was an interesting experience, and I was a bit surprised by an entrance ceremony that was different from what I had imagined.