[Held Friday, March 13–Wednesday, March 25] Kurashiki Central Hospital Inpatient School Art Exhibition 〜Enjoy artworks filled with the dreams and wishes of children in the hospital

The Constitution guarantees all children the “right to receive an education.”
This right applies equally to children who are hospitalized due to illness or injury.

One place that ensures these children receive an education is an in-hospital classroom.

At Kurashiki Central Hospital, which has in-hospital classrooms for Kurashiki City Kurashiki-Higashi Elementary School and Kurashiki City Higashi Junior High School (hereafter referred to as “Kurashiki Central Hospital”), an exhibition featuring works by children in the in-hospital classrooms has been held since fiscal 2024.

This year, too, an exhibition of their work will be held for 12 days from Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Central Parlor on the first floor, where members of the public can easily drop in.

The information provided is as of the article’s publication in March 2026. Please note that it may differ from current information.

What are the in-hospital classrooms at Kurashiki Central Hospital?

Have you heard of “in-hospital classrooms”?

In-hospital classrooms are special support classes for children with health impairments or physical frailty, established within hospitals for students who must be hospitalized due to injury or illness.

The pediatric ward at Kurashiki Central Hospital has in-hospital classrooms designated as special support classes for children with health impairments or physical frailty: an elementary school class affiliated with Kurashiki City Kurashiki-Higashi Elementary School and a junior high school class affiliated with Kurashiki City Higashi Junior High School.

Students attending the in-hospital classrooms enroll after completing transfer procedures and continue studying their subjects while prioritizing treatment and examinations. The curriculum follows the textbooks and teaching materials used at the schools they attended before hospitalization. Junior high school students can also obtain assignments from their previous schools and take regular and achievement tests.

As these are special support classes, students also have time for independent living activities, a distinctive part of special needs education. Kurashiki Central Hospital calls this “Genki Time” and holds activities where the children can gather together and deepen their connections.

Independent living activities
Activities that foster the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits each student needs to pursue independence and proactively improve and overcome various difficulties arising from their disability, thereby cultivating the foundation for balanced physical and mental development.

Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

What is the Kurashiki Central Hospital In-Hospital Classroom Exhibition?

The “Kurashiki Central Hospital In-Hospital Classroom Exhibition” showcases artworks and messages by students studying in the in-hospital classrooms at Kurashiki Central Hospital. This is the second time the exhibition has been held.

▼For more details, see the article below.

In-Hospital Classroom: Yume no Ki Exhibition (held March 17–26, 2025) — An exhibition featuring the “real voices” of people involved with the in-hospital classrooms at Kurashiki Central Hospital

People say “children are like the wind,” but anyone can become ill or get injured. Sometimes, hospitalization is unavoidable. During such a time, children’s education…

Message from the in-hospital classroom staff

We asked a teacher in charge of the in-hospital classrooms for a message to readers.

“The highlight is ‘Negai yo Todoke,’ a collection of works filled with the dreams and wishes of the children in the in-hospital classrooms. Please come and see the works created together with their friends by children who are currently hospitalized or have been hospitalized.”

From the Writer

Works by children in the in-hospital classrooms displayed beside the aquarium

Whenever I visit Kurashiki Central Hospital, I stop by the display of works by children in the in-hospital classrooms beside the aquarium on the first floor.
Whenever I visit, the children’s works reflecting the season are on display. It is a place that conveys how the entire hospital watches over the growth of the children in the in-hospital classrooms.

Last year, too, works expressing the children’s true feelings were displayed at the exhibition in the Central Parlor under the title “Yume no Ki.” Their heartfelt wishes gave me much to think about.