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"I empathize with Odyssey's respect for children's decisions not to participate. As a parent, it is challenging to honor a child's choice when they say they don't want to do something or participate. As parents, we often find ourselves encouraging them to "just give it a try." How to draw out a child's will? How to access it? I found your approaches to engaging with children insightful.

Moreover, as a parent, I can relate to the emphasis on providing opportunities for children to think for themselves, asking questions such as "Why?" and "How?" to cultivate their ability to think."

Guardian living in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

"He now takes care of rice and eats more rice than he did before participating! I think that by cooking the rice we harvested together, I became more interested in food than before and started to think about environmental issues as my own. On the way back from the program, I said 'Thank you' to a farmer who was harvesting rice in a rice field. I'm looking forward to further changes in my child's future!"

​Parent living in Tokyo

"When my child, who is usually quiet, comes home from the Odyssey program, he happily and proudly tells me about his day. I want to go again next week! It always seems like a lot of fun"

Parents living in Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture