[Selective program] Learning program 2 "Can you protect your life at that time?"
[Date and time] Monday, March 6, 2023
[Number of people] 24 people
Kyoto Municipal Saikyo High School visited us on March 6th. In Saikyo High School's educational trip, each student selects the course they want to go from seven destinations. One of them, the theme of the Tohoku course, is "earthquake and disaster prevention." During the six days of visiting various places, mainly the remains of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the facilities that carry on the traditions, one day will be spent in Minamisanriku-cho.
“Last autumn, the second graders went on an educational trip to Minamisanriku and took part in the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial learning program. So I chose it as an educational destination for my first graders.In Kyoto, where we live, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurred in the past, and it is said that another Nankai Trough earthquake will occur in the future.Learn more about disaster prevention. A student with a strong sense of the importance of having a child chose the Tohoku course.”
Immediately after entering the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial, there is a panel and three-dimensional map that summarizes numbers and data related to the earthquake. The staff explained that there was a town about 10 meters below where we were standing, and that the tsunami reached almost as high as the ceiling of this facility. On the wall, the 15.5m high line of the tsunami that hit the former disaster prevention office was shown, and the students tilted their heads and looked up.
After that, proceed to the exhibition gallery where exhibits, testimony videos, and materials that summarize episodes of the Great East Japan Earthquake are displayed. Students deepen their learning on their own by carefully reading through the exhibition panels on their own, or watching testimonial videos while pointing fingers at each other.
Next, in the art zone, watch Christian Boltanski's "MEMORIAL" while listening to the staff's explanation. Feel the thoughts of Boltanski, who has continued to create works while facing life, death, and the dignity of life, and proceed to the Learning Theater where the program will be held.
In the program "Program 2: Can you save your life at that time?" you learned from the case of Minamisanriku-cho, where many of the town's designated evacuation sites and shelters were hit by a tsunami. We learn that sometimes we face situations. In the video, the witnesses, who were junior high and high school students at the time of the disaster, talk about how they evacuated and responded to the tsunami that day at the evacuation center. During the program, there is time for several questions and one-minute dialogues, and by talking with people around you, you can deepen your understanding and gain new awareness and ways of thinking.
From the students who participated this time,
“While watching the testimony video, I took notes and talked with people around me. It made me think about what I would do if I were in the same situation. I felt that the lessons learned could be applied to us as well, so I wanted to think more about what to do in case of an emergency, rather than being satisfied with the evacuation drills we are currently doing.”
“By not being able to immediately answer the questions that appeared in the video, I realized that I was not thinking about disasters and disaster prevention in my daily life. I want to think with a sense of ownership on a daily basis so that I can make decisions and act on the spur of the moment.”
I received an impression.
From the teacher who led
“In Program 2, many of the testimonies and experiences of people of the same generation were taken up, so I think the students felt that they had something to do with them. I would like to deepen my thoughts on disaster prevention with the students while using the stories I heard in Minamisanriku as a reference.”
I received an impression.
One of the important things in the Minamisanriku 311 Memorial learning program is talking with someone other than yourself. If you talk to someone even for a short time, you will be exposed to a way of thinking that you did not have. It is important to continue thinking about how to respond to various situations while incorporating opinions other than your own. I would appreciate it if you could feel that the accumulation of that will lead to protecting your own life in an emergency.
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Minamisanriku 311 Memorial is used by groups from all over Japan for educational trips.
In addition to mini-books that can be used for pre- and post-learning, various storyteller programs are also available. We offer programs that lead to deeper learning.