Junten Junior High School / Senior High School

From October 31st to November 7th (10/31, 11/1, 2, 6 and 7) in 2018, Junten Senior High School hosted Global Week. Global Week is a unique and innovative event developed by the Junten SGH program. During Global Week, regular classes finished at 2:00 pm. This year’s Global Week a collaboration even with Ikubunkan Yume Gakuen so students from Junten and Ikubunkan attended workshops and lectures provided by university students, graduate school students, university professors, researchers, and corporate executives. Global Week was designed to provide students with interactive learning opportunities that are inventive and borderless. 

◆Topic Code 201　「Gulliver in Japan」
Kyorin University　International Program Dr.Paul Snowden
Attended Students: 12  Report by Ryan Jude

１．Class Content 
“Gulliver’s Travels” tells not just the story of Gulliver and his travels, but also about the times that the author Jonathon Swift lived in. In Professor Paul Snowden’s workshop, we talked about not only the countries Gulliver traveled to, but also the reasons Swift wrote about those places in that way, and the points about society that Swift was trying to make through his satire. We focused on Gulliver’s third journey to Japan and thought　about the world situation during Swift’s life and how much Swift knew about Japan at the time. The students looked at maps provided in the books and learned a little about map making at the time. They also took a glimpse at different versions of “Gulliver’s Travels” translated into Japanese at various times in history and thought a bit about how and why they were translated in that way.

２．Student Feedback :
The biggest learning tip of today’s class was that I should improve my English skills. It is important for me  to keep studying English.

◆ Topic Code 202　”International Relationship and Fast Fashion”
Japan University International Relations Dr.Asako Mashima 　
Attended Student: ３９ Report by Jun Asawa

１． Class Content 
The class explored International relationship from the view of Fast Fashion, which is a big interest for teenagers. Studenst were required to research about the production of Fast Fashion. The production is mostly done in Asia, because it is cheaper and close to Japan. The class focused on Bangladesh to learn how the clothes are made and what kind of resources and people are working at factories.  There are some untold stories behind the cheap products：the pressure from the clothing companies to “make clothes cheaply and fast”. On the other hand, yearly 3 billion clothes produced as a result of hard labour at inhumane factories in Japan are burned using vast amount of energy. The process produces CO2 that harms the environment. In the class, students spent time thinking about three questions. 

① What can we do to take action now? 
② What can we do with your friends and teachers? 
③ What are things we need to do in the future?

Mr.Mashima took time answering the questions. Each of the students in the class learned that when buying clothes, they should think of externality of the consumption.

2．Student Feedback 
〇 I learned how to buy and consume clothes that are produced at factories that treat the workers unfairly.  I thought we should learn about this kind of things since young. 。
〇 Today I learned something new about our clothes. There are a lot of processes to produce one clothes. When I buy clothes, I thought I should put a lot of thoughts, such as if I really need to it or not. 

◆ Topic Code 203″World Election through News”
Meiji University Faculty of Political Economy Dr.Masamichi Ida　
Attended Student : 20 Reported by Mizuho Tanaka  

１． Class Content 
In 2005, a high school city mayor in Michigan was born. In 2018, the mid-term election in the USA took place. The class addressed the elections in the USA. Dr.Ida has lived in the US and experienced seeing election systems of the country. Dr.Iida taught the students why the election date is the Tuesday after the 1st Monday of November, where the name of “House” and “Senate” came from and the details of the Congress. Dr.Iida ensured the importance of the truth of the information and thinking “why is it”. The world is watching the US election, yet we only lean little about the US election in the Civic class. The students could compare the elections in Japan and US. It was an interesting class and will influence the the students’ academic future courses.

２．Student Feedback
■I was surprise to know that elections and history, society and characters of the country are closely connected.
■The politics of Japan and other countries are very different. Characters of the countries are reflected to the elections. 
■I was surprised to learn that there are a lot of different election styles in the world. I was very surprised to know that there is a country where a junior high school student can run as a candidate.

■ I was able to see the differences of the countries from different political systems. 

◆ Topic Code 204　”The Development of Computers and Our Work”
Yahoo! 　Mr.Masamune Sano 
Attended Students : 43  Reported by Akira Ikeda

１． Class Content 
The class was divided into groups and groups talked about the theme, how computer development influence our work. There were three points to address in the class.
① The history of computers (devices) 
② Machine learning 
③ Computer and Work 
The students had very active group discussions and showed a lot of interests in the topic. It was a great opportunity for both the students and faculty members to learn about information technology, skills and work. 

◆Topic Code 205　”Fascinated about Coprolites ~ trace fossil~“
Chiba University Faculty of Education Dr.Kentaro Izumi 
Attended Students : 29 Reported by Hirokazu Komachi

１． Class Content 
What are we able to know from coprolites? Coprolites can tell you what the dinosaurs were eating and we can know what kind of creatures were living at the same time from there. Fossil excavation requires field work and it is necessary to research and study a lot before going to an fossil excavation field trip. The thesis must have the literature review section. After that, it is up to the researcher, how to craft the thesis. 

2．Student Feedback 
I learn a lot about fossil. I was not much interested in the topic prior to the lecture, but I gain my interests to fossil today. 
Fossil is difficult to collect depending on the location or the era the fossil came from. It sometimes difficult to identify fossil. Research is not something you just write, but the thesis will be evaluated by the readers. Where the originality came from is the key.  

◆Topic Code 206　”SDGs and School Lunch / Three Meals a Day in Laos.”
NPO Japan Habitat Association ASSOCIATION, Ms.Shoka Ohta 
Attended Students : 26 Report by Shieba Magno

１． Topic Content 
「Three Meals a Day Project」 is a non-profit organization (NPO) that conducts livelihood program in Luang Prabang, Laos. The goal of the organization is in lined with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a universal agenda to integrate sustainable development in the fields of economic, social and environmental dimensions. In particular, he organization focuses on the second goal which is “zero hunger”. The program in Laos has been implemented since last year and it helps educate the local people to raise chickens as means of subsistence. Although there are challenges that come along the way, the result outweighs the dilemmas as it will promote food security in the said community in the long run. The lecture concludes with thought-provoking questions on how we can help achieve SGD is our own little way.

２．Student Feedback
For the first , I have heard about a SDG school lunch project. I thought this is great, because this is something I can do. I would like to learn more about how I can take action to help people and countries in poverty. 

◆Topic Code 207　”How to Participate in the International Corporation Part 3″
Reitaku University Present Love to All Students (Plas+) Student Teachers 
Attended Students : 15  Reported by Yoshinori Kurihara

１． Class Content 
In the class, Reitaku University students who have worked in the International Corporation projects for Cambodia, The Philippines and Japan.  Since last year, Plas has worked on the project to create safe play ground for elementary school students in Cambodia. They also started a new project in the Philippines this year. The students of Reitaku shared their experience through the projects and passed the knowledge and information to the Juten/Ikubunkan students so that they can take action in the future. 

２．Student Feedback
I have gained interests in International Corporation. I learned how to organize my thoughts through workshops. There are a lot of things we can do as students. 

◆Topic Code 208　”Know How to Secure Safe Water  and Hygienic Environment in Developing Countries”
Kitazato University 　School of Allied Health Science, Dr.Kazunari Sei
Attended Students 13  Reported by Atsushi Kurihara 

１． Topic Content 
Amount of water on earth: Ocean 97.5%, Ground Water 0.72%, Surface Water 0.011% and so on.  Water goes to ocean → air → rain → then circle back to ocean. Water used by humans is classified as household water, urban activity water, industrial water, agricultural water, environmental water and so forth.  70% of water is used in agriculture. (= food production). In Japan, if we open a faucet, we can obtain clean water, but in developing countries, it is still impossible to supply safe water. As a result, there are a lot of people who had contaminated water that is harmful for human health . 

２．Student Feedback
It was a very good opportunity as I learned about the water problems in countries that I had never been to, such as Nepal and Thailand. I learned that the world’s water shortage was serious, the difficulty in securing drinking water, the difference between the safety in the world and Japan. I wanted to know more about this. Water on the planet was 1.38 × 10 7 km³, but I was surprised to know that it is almost seawater.

◆Topic Code 209　「Improve Your Strength in Kirirom University~」
Kirirom Institute of Technology Dr.Wakako Nagasawa 
Attended Students : 21 　 

◆Topic Code 210　”Tobitate Japan : Go Aboard to Study What You Like”
Junten Senior High School  Hidenao Akiba and Mizuki Ishida 
Attended Students: 33  Reported by Yoriko Mori 

１． Topic Content
“Tobitate! Study Abroad JAPAN” is an opportunity for you to grow by stepping out from your Comfort Zone.  With the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the enterprise, 800 high school students nationwide can create study abroad plans of their choice and study in the countries of their choosing. Mr. Ishida went to Germany and Ms.Akiba who went to Cambodia. There were lots of surprises and new discoveries for them. In the class, Ms. Akiba  created a national flag with tatami pictures using Japanese paper done in Cambodia, and all the participants created the school chords of Junten Senior High School using Japanese paper and origami.

Ms.Ishida： I wanted to watch football in Germany. On the German team there is a favorite Marco Royce player. I was the only Japanese student in the school but studied German there, I have watched the all-encompassing football game at Allianz Arena.

Mr.Akiba：”I wanted to be pleased with people” was a plan to tell the first aid to the children in Cambodia. However, in fact, I did not understand English in the field, and in a hurry, I changed to a plan to clean up the school building full of garbage. I taught children to trash garbage in the garbage box in a game format. I also taught English in common language.

2．Student Feedback
・I was glad to know that the joy and difficulty of studying abroad.
·  I would also like to try  studying abroad.
·  It was fun to cooperate with everyone and make tiny pictures!
·  It was good to hear the story of the person who actually studied abroad.
·  I also would like to plan my study program and wanted to take Tobitate.

◆ Topic Code 211　”Learn about Social Business in Developing Countries”
IC Net Limited. Tomomi Asano　
Attended Student : 13  Reported by Kenta Fujii

１． Topic Content
It was about a social business as a form of support for developing countries. While the fixed idea that developing countries are supported by so-called “aid” is persistent, but we should actually see the developing countries as a business partner. You can also work through social business to solve issues of the local people. The students seemed to be interested in a new approach that changed their viewpoints. 

２．Student Feedback
· I learned about the difference between volunteer activities and social business. Also, I was told that the image of developing countries covered by media is quite different from reality.
· I heard about this story for the first time this time that international cooperation and business are linked with social business. I am interested in international cooperation myself and I’d like to see the world with my own eyes in the future. I thought that I would like to ask more about Asano ‘s story.

◆Topic Code 212　”Can You Have Children in the Future？”
Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital the Urology Department　Shin Imai MD
Attended Students: 42　

１．　Class Content

Historically, the sex education has thought to be a taboo topic because it is seen as a matter that is better to “let sleeping dog lie.” In the class, we addressed the taboo topic and it was a great opportunity for the students to face the topic. Specifically, the lecturer used the cases he dealt with  to talk about the troubles concerning sex. He talked about a correct way to masturbate and so on. Dr.Imai didn’t talk about pregnancy mechanism and disease in a negative way but he showed it in a positive way.

２．Student Feedbacks

· Talking about sex is not a taboo and I found out that it is important to learn.

· There are not so many adults who seriously discuss about sex to us, so I think it was a valuable experience.

· I would like to learn sex education on girl’s perspectives. It was a very meaningful lecture.

· I did not know about pregnancy well, which is one of the biggest life even so I was glad that I to learn about it.

◆Topic Code 213　「 The Drug Discovery World You Don’t Know About」
 Daiichi Sankyo Seiyaku 　Oncology Researcher Mr.Satoshi Murooka Attend Students:  　 35

◆Topic Code 214　”About Tourism Development Possibility in Developing Countries ~ India · Sikkim Province ~”
Saitama University　Global Youth Liberal Studies Senior Ms.Momiji Saito 
Attended Student :　 19

◆Topic Code 215　”How We Can Compare International Media”
Ritsumeikan University Global College of Global Liberal Arts　Dr.Tsutomu Kanayama
Attended Student:　7  Reported by Kimio Tanaka

１． Topic Content
Dr. Kanayama first asked the students “What kind of images did you have for the course?”, Draw out keywords from each student and write it out on the whiteboard. Next, the class discussed and thought about the media. In response to the students’ presentation, Dr. Kanayama said, “Media is you. Humans are basically the media,” and it is a fresh discovery for students who considered media such as newspapers, broadcasting and the Internet as media It was. Later, the class learned about communication in the university by introducing the definition of media, six forms of communication, and some communication models. Students learned the importance of feedback as well. At the beginning students were a little shy and as the class went on, they gained confidence and they were able to announce their thoughts and impressions. 

2．Student Feedback

I thought we could obtain the Global Veiwpoint by exploring what is going on in the world. There is fake-news or noise so it is important to stay focused and not to be confused by it. We are information senders and also receivers. I thought that we should understand what is required for us. Media is a way to deliver information. It is important that we remain analytical and try not to obtain information as it is.