Study Group for Asian International Students
ESD-J will hold the following study group for international students from Asian countries.
Learning together:
Social Creation for Achieving Sustainability in Asia and Its Role of Education
Date: 16 Sep. 2007 10:00am to 12:00
at: ESD-J Office 5-53-67-B2F Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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For any query or your participation, please email to Fumiko, ESD-J Secretariat, fumikoXesd-j.org (please change X to @)
Mountain Village Exchange Makes Children & Villagers Self-sufficient
Learning from Living
- Mountain Village Exchange Makes Children & Villagers Self-sufficient
The plight of school became social issues such as controlled education, education competitiveness, school violence and bullying as well as suicides among children were increasing 20 years ago. Then, in a small mountain village a trial to create a 'learning environment' for children was started.
Learning in, and Giving Back to the Community-Toyama National College of Technology
Learning in, and Giving Back to the Community
Toyama National College of Technology Students, school & Community Learning Chain-Toyama National College of Technology
Toyama National College of Technology boasts a very intriguing class called, 'Problem-Based Learning' (hereafter referred to as PBL).
The concept of this lesson was 'User-friendly Inventions, Useful to the Community.' Nineteen students worked in the community to actually create various inventions. School is not the only place for learning.