This refers to extra-curricular activities, such as cleaning or school meals, that commonly take place at school.
Activities such as class meetings and club activities have been attracting attention because of the way Japanese education fosters autonomy.
In recent years, more and more foreign educators are visiting schools to find out more about tokkatsu.
給食
kyuushoku
school meals
日本の学校
Nihon no gakkou
[Japanese] school
ごく普通に
goku futsuu ni
commonly
行われる、
okonawareru,
(that) take place
教科以外の
kyouka igai no
extra-curricular
特別活動
tokubetsu’katsudou
[special] activities
のことです。
no koto desu.
(this) refers to
学級会や
Gakkyuukai ya
class meetings and
クラブ活動
kurabu katsudou
club activities
も含め、
mo fukume,
(activities) such as
日本の
Nihon no
(the way) Japanese
学校教育は
gakkou’kyouiku wa/ha
education
自主性を
jishusei o/wo
autonomy
注目されています。
chuumoku sarete imasu.
have been attracting attention
近年、
Kinnnen,
in recent years
教育関係者から
kyouiku’kankeisha kara
educators
特活の
tokkatsu no
tokkatsu
視察が
shisatsu ga
to find out (more about)
相次いでいます。
aitsuide imasu.
more and more are (visiting schools)