Kyoko Nakayama, Faculty of Education Education, Department of Elementary Education
Guma'Famagu'on Tano' Yan i Tasi
Held "Teikyo Online International Exchange Festival 2020" at Hachioji Campus. By Korona-ka
As the event continues to be canceled, he wants to deepen his understanding of the SDGs and promote international exchange.
Based on my thoughts, I used the "Student Challenge System" on the Hachioji Campus.
Planning and planning projects that students want to challenge themselves, such as social contributions, community contributions, and efforts to achieve the SDGs. This is a system in which the university provides a subsidy to the projects adopted after the internal selection and supports the activities.
Communicating the traditional culture of Guam
Introducing the activities of the group
Guma, the organizer of the "Teikyo Online International Exchange Festival," is working to spread traditional culture through the dance of Chamorro, an indigenous people of Guam. He has also been focusing on local activities such as participating in events in Hachioji City (Tokyo) and Yamato City (Kanagawa Prefecture).
For humankind to continue living on the earth
Goals to be achieved
SDGs are an abbreviation for "Sustainable Development Goals". It refers to the 17 goals adopted by the United Nations Summit in 2015, such as poverty, climate change, and gender, which were set to be achieved by 2030. The main themes of this event are "14. Let's protect the richness of the sea" and "15. Let's protect the richness of the land" that are familiar to us in our daily lives.
Through the quiz
Learn about SDGs initiatives
We invited the official mascot character "Teebo" from the Hachioji Campus as a guest and gave a quiz about SDGs such as marine plastic garbage. By deepening their understanding of the SDGs, which they had never known before, they looked back on their actions and emphasized the importance of accumulating things from familiar things such as separating garbage.
Hachioji International Association
Speech by Toyoko Hanawa
Hachioji International Association, which conducts projects such as foreigner support and international exchange in Hachioji City, where about 13,000 foreign citizens live. Based on the current situation in Korona-ka, it was introduced that Japanese and foreigners are working toward a multicultural symbiotic society where they live together.
Japan ｜ Education to create leaders in a sustainable society
Yoko Tanaka, a director of the Hachioji International Association and a former principal of an elementary school, gave a speech on the theme of SDGs and education. Awareness of SDGs is increasing in the field of education, such as the inclusion of the phrase "leader of a sustainable society" in the new curriculum guidelines for elementary schools toward the goal of "4. High quality education for everyone". He said his expectations for the future.
Malaysia ｜ Results of activities to protect the abundance of the sea and land
Atifan Mary, who is studying abroad at Teikyo University from Malaysia, introduces SDGs cases in her home country. He covered the achievements of Goals 14 and 15, such as the establishment of marine protected areas, mangrove plantation programs, and the protection of iconic animals such as tigers and elephants.
Guam | Introducing activities to protect the rich sea and culture
Joe Kinata of The Guam Preservation Trust, a non-profit organization that protects Guam's historic sites and culture, participated from Guam using Zoom. While touching on coral reef conservation activities, he taught children the importance of protecting resources and conveyed the importance of connecting them to the future.
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