November 1 to 30.2007
Sony Science Education Program for Children & SSTA
National Report Presentation Meeting held!
We appreciate the fantastic participation in the National Report Presentation Meeting held at Eimei Elementary School.
We look forward to your continuing participation in the National Report Presentation, (Izumiya Junior High School)!
On Friday, November 9th, more than 200 participants gathered at Eimei Elementary School in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture for the National Conference.
A flash report of the event is posted at the URL below. Please have a look!
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/news/2007/071116.html
In addition, another National Report Presentation Meeting will be held on Friday, November 30th at Izumiya Junior High School in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. There will be a poster session by the instructors of awarded schools and by the students of Izumiya Junior High School, a memorial lecture by Yurika Sanmori (Director, Tsukuba Language Arts Institute).
We hope this conference will help provide hints to improving classes and school environment, or opportunities to meet the faculty of other schools working hard towards providing better education. We look forward to your participation.
- Date
Friday, November 30th Izumiya Junior High School, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Memorial Lecture: Yurika Sanmori (Director, Tsukuba Language Arts Institute) - Details:http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/science/meeting/index.html
Registration for Session only, without accommodation is available past the registration deadline until the day of the event. - Principal Mine and Mr. Takano are introduced on our Foundation's homepage in the "Great, unique teachers" section. Please have a look at these pages as well.
- Principal Mine:http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/library/teacher/06.html
- Mr. Takano:http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/library/teacher/
Sony Preschool Education Program for Children
Reports from Symposium "The Scientific Mind that develops in Early Childhood" Posted
Report posted on the Symposium held on July 21st at Sony Headquarters.
- What is important in early childhood? What is important for the scientific mind?
- How do we nurture a "scientific mind?"
These are summaries of discussions by panelists from science and education along these topics. Included are some very practical pieces of advice we should keep in mind as adults responsible for giving serious thought to the environment surrounding our children. Please have a look!
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/symposium/report/070721-1.html
Video "Take a close look!" Issue 4 updated
The following 3 titles from video issue 4 updated! Please have a look.
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/jirei/video/04.html
- Playing with instruments (Let's make it with bamboo)
- Dry sand(Communication by 3, 4, 5 year-olds)
- Hourglass(Let's make it for the younger classes, too)
We hope that the children, through their interaction across ages and their attitudes in building, give a hint in what you should do to support them or to find the scientific mind.
Applied Preschool Research Workshops Reports posted
On September 11th, in the expansive nature of Azumino, Applied Preschool Research Workshop by Outdoor Nursery Morinoko was held. Images of the children engaged in outdoor activities before a backdrop of rich nature were very memorable.
Please have a look at the report.
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/kenkyu/2007/morinoko.html
Comic "I see how it works now!" Updated
- No.16 "Monkey?"
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/cartoon/16_saru.html
A four year-old is making a scene, saying "a small old woman came out of the cardboard house I made!"
The teacher thinks "Could it be the monkey that made it on the news?" and shows him a picture. - No.17 "Folding fallen leaves between paper"
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/cartoon/17_ochiba.html
Fallen leaves get all crumpled up even though we try so hard looking for nice ones, says a four year-old girl. Then she notices that the teacher is folding hers between pieces of paper.
Web Magazine "Did you see that? The Scientific Mind" vol.61,62
- vol.61 : "Caring for Another" Gratitude and concern for others
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/webmagazine/webmag61.html - vol.62 : "To Consider it Important, to Treat it Importantly" Considering the environment in which children grow
http://www.sony-ef.or.jp/preschool/webmagazine/webmag62.html
