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2025 Annual Report

Areas covered as subjects of study

Oceans, Disaster reduction/prevention, World heritage/intangible cultural heritage/regional cultural properties, Welfare, Other related areas

Our school’s educational goal is to “cultivate students who learn independently and live rich, resilient lives.” Based on this goal, we have set the following goals for promoting ESD:

“By valuing connections and relationships with others, actively sending and receiving information, and deepening understanding of people of different cultures, ages, and diverse backgrounds, we foster the attitudes and abilities to live proactively in a symbiotic society and spread happiness while respecting diversity.”

Specific activities to achieve this goal included: (1) activities to preserve local traditions, (2) inquiry-based learning about elderly care facilities, and (3) learning about the earthquake disaster.

 

（１）Activities to Preserve Local Traditions

①Local Cultural Experience Activities

Shiogama City has a history of developing and passing down cultures centered around Shiogama Shrine, including paper cutting, haiku, and koto performances. By learning about these cultures from outstanding local practitioners, students increased their interest in local culture and fostered a sense of respect for its traditions. In December, students gave presentations on what they had been practicing and learned about each other’s activities.

② Participation in the Shiogama Port Festival

In July, all first-year students participated in the “Yoshiko’s Shiogama Athletics Parade” at the Shiogama Port Festival, a traditional event in Shiogama City. While each group actively performed creative performances, this year they returned to their roots, learning traditional choreography and performing dances.

We believe that these practices not only provide an opportunity to foster a desire to contribute to the development of the community, but also serve as a foundation for respecting diverse cultures different from their own.

 

（２）Inquiry into Nursing Homes for the Elderly

As part of their community contribution learning, third-year students conducted an inquiry-based learning project involving a visit to a nursing home for the elderly. All students were divided into three themes: “music,” “drama,” and “creative work.” The research theme they chose was “How can we help elderly people have a fun time?” After learning about the current state of an aging society and the nature of welfare facilities, students prepared for the event and spent time visiting three nursing homes for the elderly in July.

This experience not only provided an opportunity to understand the local situation, but also served as a foundation for contributing to better urban development.

 

（３）Learning About Earthquakes

In June, the school participated in the Shiogama City Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill. After conducting an evacuation drill simulating a major earthquake, each grade level had the opportunity to learn about earthquakes and disaster prevention. First-year students visited facilities and stores within the school district that were damaged by the tsunami during the Great East Japan Earthquake and heard from local residents about the situation at the time. Second-year students attended a disaster prevention course taught by experts and students from the volunteer group “Kizuna F Project.” Third-year students participated in evacuation shelter construction training, learning how to operate an evacuation shelter, including setting up the reception desk, erecting temporary tents, setting up necessary facilities, and sampling emergency food.

Furthermore, in January, Professor Toru Nagata from Tohoku Fukushi University was invited to give a special lecture to second-year students titled “Let’s use our decision-making skills in evacuation drills.”

In addition to providing an opportunity to think about disaster prevention and mitigation in the community, we believe that these practices will form the foundation for contributing to the creation of sustainable communities.

Annual Work Plan

Next year, we plan to continue working towards achieving our goals while addressing the areas for improvement that have emerged from this year’s activities.

In particular, we will develop learning related to the SDGs and Society 5.0 in integrated learning time and in each subject class, in order to instill hope in students about a sustainable future and foster creative attitudes and abilities. We also aim to broaden the scope of our activities by fostering horizontal connections among various organizations within the school, such as student council activities and club activities.

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