Unlocking Young Minds: Top Schools and Kindergartens Unite for Groundbreaking Education Research and Best Practice Showcase
Sony Education Foundation to Host Special Events at Award-Winning Schools and Kindergartens
The Sony Education Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation, is set to host special events at two schools and two kindergartens that were selected as the “best” in the 2023 “Sony Children’s Science Education Program” and “Sony Early Childhood Education Support Program” for their research papers. These events will showcase their excellent educational and childcare practices and present the research that led to them receiving the awards.
Deepening Mutual Learning and Sharing Excellent Educational Practices
We will widely publicize excellent educational practices to those involved in education and childcare, and provide opportunities for teachers and childcare workers to interact and discuss with each other beyond the bounds of their school or kindergarten type or position, thereby deepening their mutual learning.
National Conference on Children’s Science Education Research
Best School (for elementary and junior high schools)
Fukushima Municipal Mikawadai Elementary School (Fukushima Prefecture)
+ Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 9:00-16:30
+ Commemorative lecture: Mr. Kiborino Konno, Wood carving artist
+ For details and inquiries, please visit the Mikawadai Elementary School website
Kariya Municipal Kariya Minami Junior High School (Aichi Prefecture)
+ Date: Friday, October 25, 2024, 9:00-16:20
+ Commemorative lecture: Professor Keisuke Kitagawa, Nagoya Institute of Technology
+ For details and inquiries, please visit the Kariya Minami Junior High School website
Best Kindergarten Practice Presentation
Best Childcare Practice Essay (for kindergartens, nurseries, and certified childcare centers)
Minami Wakaba Kindergarten (Fukushima Prefecture)
+ Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024, 9:20-16:00
+ Commemorative lecture: Masato Yasui, Professor, Keio University
+ Commentary and commentary: Mitsuharu Takikawa, Professor, Osaka University of Child Care and Education
+ For details and inquiries, please visit the Minami Wakaba Kindergarten website
Fukui University Faculty of Education Affiliated Kindergarten (Fukui Prefecture)
+ Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024, 8:50-16:10
+ Lecturer: Kiyomi Akita, Professor at Gakushuin University
+ Takashi Muto, Professor Emeritus, Shiraume Gakuen University
+ For details and inquiries, please visit the Fukui University Kindergarten website
About the Sony Education Foundation
The Sony Education Foundation was established to continue the educational support that Sony founder Masaru Ibuka began providing in 1959. Our main pillars are “nurturing a scientific mind” and “raising children who love science.” We support the creation of an environment that nurtures children’s “scientific minds” so that children living in uncertain times can face any challenge with curiosity and conviction and carve out a bright future.
Foundation Overview
Name: Sony Education Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Chairman: Shoji Nemoto
Location: 4-2-1 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3442-1005
* Official website: Sony Education Foundation