[School Trip SDGs] Southern Okinawa: Inquiry Fieldwork to Consider the Future of Protecting the Sea and Forests

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• This program is designed for school trips, offering experiential learning opportunities on marine resource issues, forest conservation, and the preservation of local culture. Through hands-on activities such as beach cleanups and forest maintenance, students will consider environmental issues as their own personal concerns. Furthermore, they will learn about Okinawa's unique prayer culture and view of nature, exploring the coexistence of people and nature. Following the experiences, group work will be conducted to consider actions they can take for the future of their community and the planet.
• Beach cleanup experience, forest maintenance experience, SDGs learning, nature observation, inquiry-based learning, group work
• This is an inquiry-based fieldwork program that allows participants to experience and learn about Okinawa's nature, culture, and environmental issues. Through beach cleanups and forest maintenance activities, participants will gain practical knowledge about marine debris, biodiversity, and forest conservation. Furthermore, by learning about the history and prayer culture around Seifa Utaki, participants will engage in group work after the activities to share their insights and learnings and consider what actions they can take. This program is aligned with SDGs, inquiry-based learning, and career education, fostering initiative and collaboration among young people with a view to the future society.
• What you will gain: Proactiveness, environmental awareness, understanding of the local community, and collaborative skills.
• This is an inquiry-based fieldwork program that allows participants to experience and learn about Okinawa's nature, culture, and environmental issues. Through beach cleanups and forest maintenance activities, participants will gain practical knowledge about marine debris, biodiversity, and forest conservation. Furthermore, by learning about the history and prayer culture around Seifa Utaki, participants will engage in group work after the activities to share their insights and learnings and consider what actions they can take. This program is aligned with SDGs, inquiry-based learning, and career education, fostering initiative and collaboration among young people with a view to the future society.

Meeting time:

• 13:00

Meeting place:

• Sea and Forest Activities Okinawa Future Academy

address:

• 405-1 Chinen Kudeken, Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture

For those arriving by car:

• For those coming by car, it's about a 30-minute drive from the Haebaru Minami Interchange via Prefectural Road 86. The parking lot at the top of the hill is convenient.

For those coming by train:

• If you are coming by train, get off at "Asahibashi" station on the monorail, then take the Toyo Bus No. 38 Shikiya Line and get off at "Seiba Utaki Iriguchi" bus stop (10 minutes). Pick-up service from the bus stop is available.