Location	106, Kagita-cho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi
TEL.	(+81)532-54-1301
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Membership	2015

2025 Annual Report

Ocean/Environment

This year marks the 22nd iteration of our school’s traditional rear-car volunteer initiative. Since 2019, we have undertaken coastal clean-ups at Irago Cape. However, due to the recent extreme summer heat and a desire to protect our local Toyohashi area, we relocated the activity to Toyohashi Jinno-Yoshizaki-mae Beach from 2025. Nevertheless, activities related to SDG 14, “Life below water”, continue. Organised by the Student Council, the event relies on participation from volunteer students and cooperation from the PTA. We collaborate with a local waste disposal company, active in SDGs initiatives, who volunteer to transport the waste collected during the beach clean-up. Furthermore, since 2024, we have continued to challenge ourselves by enabling participation from the general public, with high school students managing the volunteer activities at a community level.

The 2025 event took place over two days, 13th and 14th September. The 13th was cancelled due to inclement weather. On the 14th, a public participation event was held, attracting approximately 100 participants who collected over 100kg of waste.

While the rear-car volunteer initiative is a school event organised by appealing to citizens, a monthly committee activity called the ‘Rear-Car Patrol’ is also conducted. This is primarily led by UNESCO committee members appointed from each class, with voluntary participation also encouraged, to carry out beautification activities around our school.

Sustainable Production and Consumption

The UNESCO Committee and volunteers from across the school are participating in the ‘Deliver the Power of Clothes’ project organised by Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. With the cooperation of the Toyohashi Kindergarten Association and participating kindergartens within Toyohashi City, we are collecting children’s clothing to be donated to refugee children. This initiative relates to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

In the 2025 academic year, we collected children’s clothing filling 72 cardboard boxes. Furthermore, the entire school participates in the “Eco Cap Collection Activity” run by the NPO “Japan Committee for Vaccines for the World’s Children”, collecting PET bottle caps.

Biodiversity

Under the initiative ‘Regional River Ecosystem Conservation Activities’, we are conducting surveys of aquatic organisms centred on medaka (Oryzias latipes) in the Yagyu River flowing near our school, alongside control activities for designated invasive species, in collaboration with the Environmental Conservation Section of the Environmental Department at Toyohashi City Hall. This relates to SDG 15: Life on Land.

During the 2025 academic year, the primary activity on the Yagyu River was the control of Mississippi red-eared sliders. During activities in June and July, 16 red-eared sliders were captured. Meanwhile, a medaka habitat survey was conducted in the irrigation channels of the Umeda River basin in Oyama area, where our school grounds are located. However, the only species confirmed was the invasive species, the water hyacinth. Combined with information from local residents, it was suspected that the water hyacinth was being mistaken for medaka. Moving forward, in collaboration with the local authorities, we intend not only to continue conducting wide-area surveys but also to advance awareness-raising regarding the presence of water hyacinth and the handling of designated invasive species such as the Mississippi red-eared slider.

Disaster Mitigation and Prevention

Under the initiative ‘Building Local Disaster Prevention Networks’, our school, the local government, and neighbourhood associations collaborate on activities aimed at disaster prevention measures. This relates to SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

During disasters, establishing evacuation centres relies not only on government-provided ‘public assistance’ but also on individual ‘self-reliance’ and ‘mutual aid’ from local residents. Therefore, by enabling high school students to learn disaster prevention knowledge and skills on a daily basis, and by participating in disaster drills held by local residents’ associations in collaboration with the Toyohashi City Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Division, we aim to enhance the disaster prevention awareness of local residents and enable the students themselves to become active contributors to disaster prevention activities within society. This academic year, students were able to participate in organising disaster drills involving local residents’ associations, neighbouring primary schools, and neighbouring high schools.

Peace

During the era of our school’s predecessor, Aichi Jisshu Girls’ High School, students perished in the air raid on the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal. Our school engages in peace activities, which also serve as a memorial for these seniors. This relates to SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

On Sunday, 23rd November, five students volunteered to assist with the operations of the Peace Tower Ceremony organised by the Toyohashi City Bereaved Families Association, following a call from the Student Council. Furthermore, initiatives such as cleaning the Peace Memorial Monument in Minatomachi Park, primarily organised by the Independent Activities Club, and participating in the memorial service hosted by the Toyohashi Air Raid Storytelling Association, are undertaken. These activities involve learning about the history of war and passing this knowledge on to the next generation.

The school-designed subject “Future Exploration” (detailed below) also included a “Peace Inheritance” field, where students conducted research activities concerning war and peace.

Welfare

Amidst the resumption of various welfare events that had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Goodwill Festival organised by the Toyohashi Goodwill Bank was scheduled to take place on Sunday, 25th May. Nearly 40 students from our school had voluntarily offered to participate, but the event was cancelled due to inclement weather. On Saturday, 19th July, three students participated in the Summer Festival at the Kijuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly. On Sunday, 9th November, four students took part in the Gathering for Children and Adults with Disabilities and Volunteers, organised by the Toyohashi Social Welfare Council. On Sunday, 23rd November, fourteen students assisted with the operations of the Sukoyaka-no-Sato Festival, run by the Sukoyaka Kai Social Welfare Organisation. These students contributed to welfare activities in various locations.

From Monday 8th to Tuesday 9th December, a total of 92 students conducted year-end street fundraising, collecting ¥155,710. This money was used for donating goods to four welfare facilities with which the group has ties and for guide dog training funds.

International Understanding

The exchange programme with National Shan-Hua Senior High School, which has continued since 2016 through the COVID-19 pandemic, was carried out again in the 2025 academic year. Second-year students on the University Advance Course used Google Meet from September to interact with students from the partner school, introducing themselves and their school to deepen their friendship, before giving presentations on the cultures and festivals of both countries. All first-year students and second-year students on the University Advance Course exchanged greeting cards with students from National Shan-Hua Senior High School. In February, second-year students on the University Advance Course are scheduled to visit the school as part of their school trip.

Second-year Career Design Course students who chose the ‘International Understanding Field’ option in the school-designated subject ‘Future Exploration’ (described later) participated in the Japan Art Mile International Collaborative Learning programme for the second consecutive year. The partner school was Global Edge School in India. This year, they collaborated on learning about ‘Creating an Environmentally Conscious and Sustainable Society’. They began their inquiry-based learning in the first term and held a total of three online meetings. They introduced initiatives in their respective countries and schools and exchanged opinions on what young people can do. This relates to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

As of January 2026, the mural is at the partner school, and the completed work is scheduled to be sent to Japan in March.

Regional Cultural Heritage

Yoshida Castle originally stood within Toyohashi Park in Toyohashi City, with remnants such as the original stone walls and a reconstructed tower remaining. A citizens’ group called the “Yoshida Castle Moat Cleaning Team” was formed to call for moat cleaning, inviting citizens to participate. On Saturday, 17th January, the group organised a moat cleaning activity, with 18 volunteer students from our school taking part.

Community Building

Children’s cafeterias serve as community gathering places, fostering interaction across generations. Our school collaborates with the Toyohashi Children’s Cafeteria Network, regularly assisting with events and learning support at cafeterias near the school. Since 2022, the second-year students have used profits from their cultural festival stalls to donate rice to all cafeterias within the network. Furthermore, the third year students donate disaster preparedness supplies near graduation, among other activities supporting children’s cafeterias in various ways.

International Days

Our school runs an educational programme called “World Friday”, where each subject-wise department takes turns leading a 10-minute session every Friday morning for the whole school to consider ESD and SDGs. Throughout the year, topics such as peace, global warming, and insect consumption were covered. The session on insect consumption, delivered by the Geography, History and Civics department on Friday 7th November, was linked to World Food Day on 16th October.

Future Exploration

Amidst a succession of events that are ‘difficult to predict and resolve’, society is changing at an incredible pace and growing increasingly complex. To respond to this “rapid change”, the school has introduced the school-designed subject “Future Exploration” (two periods per week) for second-year students in the Career Design Course of the General Studies Programme from the 2023 academic year. This serves as a platform to cultivate “the ability to explore” – the capacity to “take matters personally, formulate questions independently, gather information, think critically, and take action”. In the 2025 academic year, students divided into five fields—‘Agriculture’, “Peace”, ‘Traditional Culture’, ‘International Understanding’, and ‘Learning about Social Issues from Newspapers’—and conducted inquiry-based learning according to their respective themes.

Annual Work Plan

ESD Review Session (2025 Academic Year)

The ESD Review Session is held annually in March for all students (Years 1 and 2) to reflect on the year’s ESD activities and to present the ‘Volunteer Activity Certification’ issued by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan. The 2026 (2025 academic year) session is scheduled for Wednesday, 18th March. Mr TAKIGAWA Naofumi, former Director of Toyohashi Zoological and Botanical Gardens (Nonhoi Park), is slated to speak. His lecture topic is confirmed as ‘The Decline of Animals in Borneo’s Rainforests and Our Affluent Lifestyles’.

School Exchange Programme (2025 Academic Year)

From Wednesday 25th February to Saturday 28th February, Year 2 students from the University Advance Course will go on a study trip to Taiwan. On Thursday 26th February, they are scheduled to visit our sister school, National Shan-Hua Senior High School, located in Tainan City.

2026 Academic Year Activity Plan

Further enhance ESD activities, including the school’s unique volunteer initiatives such as the rear-car volunteer initiative. The school-designed subject ‘Future Exploration’ for second-year students in the Career Design Course will enter its fourth year, with plans to further enrich its content. Representatives from our sister school, National Shan-Hua Senior High School in Taiwan, are scheduled to visit our school on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th June.

Past Annual Reports

2024 Annual Report