20251Month11Saturday, Kobe Noda High School (https://kobenoda-h.ed.jp/)of1In the "Experiential Class Related to Comprehensive Inquiry Class" aimed at first-year students, Associate Professor Ayako Tanaka of our university and her seminar students gave a class on the theme of "Planning a Disaster Prevention Class for Children," based on the high school teaching plan to address social and local issues in the Nagata area where Kobe Noda High School is located.
At the beginning of the class, students with volunteer experience presented various issues and problems through videos and photos of disaster-stricken areas. The class then proceeded in a pair work format using the disaster card game "Crossroads*." Students considered disaster response as their own issue and deepened their understanding of the information and conditions necessary for decision-making regarding disaster prevention by being exposed to a variety of opinions.
About the disaster card game teaching material "Crossroad"
"Crossroad" is a card game teaching material with the theme of disaster response.Yes"Or"No" and state their opinion. Through this game, participants can become aware of different opinions and values, and deepen their understanding while experiencing the difficulties of decision-making regarding disaster prevention.
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(Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention Information Page)
Through this class, I believe that the participating students had the opportunity to concretely imagine their own actions in the event of a disaster and think about what decisions they should make in various situations. In addition, through the exchange of opinions with other participants, I believe that they learned that there are values different from their own and that there is no absolute right answer when it comes to disaster response.
Associate Professor Ayako Tanaka of our university explained the concept and objectives of the lesson to the students, and urged them to recognize that although we do not know when such disasters will occur, they will certainly occur.
In addition, students from our university who actually visited the disaster-stricken areas on the Noto Peninsula sent messages saying that they were shocked by the delay in recovery and the damage caused by liquefaction, that the essential horror of disasters is the destruction of human lives and livelihoods by the forces of nature, and that although students have many different futures ahead of them, they hope that they will remain disaster prevention conscious and learn the knowledge they need to survive such disasters.
At the end of the class, Mr. Takahiro Yoshimura, a teacher in charge of career guidance at Kobe Noda High School, gave the students a very impressive message: "You may not have experienced a disaster, but I hope that through this class you will understand that disasters are a close-knit issue and that you will raise your awareness of disaster prevention."
This collaborative activity was a valuable opportunity for our students to put their disaster prevention knowledge to practical use in the field and to once again recognize its importance. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone at Kobe Noda High School for their tremendous efforts and cooperation.
Our school will continue to promote disaster prevention education through high school-university collaboration activities and contribute to the realization of a safer and more secure society.
