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Awards Entry

2016 Jci Congress In Quebec, Canada
Hamakko School 2016(Ocean land)
JCI Japan
Best Local Personal Skill Development Program

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 JCI Congress in Quebec, Canada
Category: Best Local Personal Skill Development Program

NOM Information
National Organization: JCI Japan

National President:

Shigenari Yamamoto
E-mail: japan@jci.cc

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Yokohama
President: Takao Tonouchi
President Email: takao_tonouchi@yanasetech.co.jp

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Basic Information
Duration : June 2, 2016
Staff : 80 members
1) The Cty of Yokohama Government Policy Division
Sponsors : 2) Ocean City Yokohama Council
3) JAMSTEC
Budget : USD9,700.00
Profit / Loss : 0
In which UN SDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: Citizen of Yokohama city and people working in Yokohama city.
Objective : 1) The use of community resources provides learning opportunities orexperiences for the participants.
As they talk and think about what they have learned, they are building
shared understanding and interest.
2) The program offers hands-on learning experiences to the participants
while fostering maritime professional’s knowledge and skills, inspiringthem to widen their point of view, to love and care about the oceans.
3) Collaboration among industry, government and academia stimulates
the educational environment of the whole town.
Overview : We work across maritime sectors and industries for realization of Ocean
City Yokohama, since the city is a maritime business service hub as well
as home for the maritime colleges, research institutes and maritime
agencies.
The city government formed the Ocean City Yokohama Council and it iscomposed of 22 organizations, particularly private companies,
government agencies and academia.
As a backgrounder, our field of activity Yokohama Port Festival was bornunder the concept of proving the citizens of Yokohama city an opportunity
to celebrate the opening of the port and express thanks to the port.
Now, the festival proves a great success, drew a huge crowd and turned
into an event where we can send inspirational messages to the public via
mass media.
We took advantage of this opportunity to raise awareness about ouroceans, to introduce the joint endeavor program supported by our city
government, industries and academia.
Also thanks to the local mass media, JCI was able to disseminate ourobjectives and activities to the public.
Results : Maritime professionals took charge during a learning session. The
participants went through simulated sailing experience. They learned
about ropework followed by hands on practice.
It was observed that during the session, children exhibited cooperation
with others in order to ensure the correctness of their ropework so thatthey can complete the workshop.
We believe that interpersonal communication was a good learning for theparticipated children to communicate and accept each other\'sindividuality.
After the learning session (input time), we proceeded to quiz session(output time) Children had to present ideas and share their knowledge
learned in the previous session to answer the questions.
Exchanging and sharing ideas also an another learning experience forthem to communicate and accept each other\'s individuality.
Lastly, children were able to make friends from different schools andareas.
Actions Taken : Our workshop is composed of 3 contents
1) Seafarer
Master the necessary boating knots. Apply knot tying skills to make a petbottle strap or its parts. Learn the wisdom of seafarer.
2) Ocean floor explorer
Q&A and quiz format program was based on the articles from the wall

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newspaper The sea and the earth issued by JAMSTEC, one of thecooperating organization.
The program aimed to learn about ocean floor, the place where unfamiliar
to us.
The better our knowledge, the more effectively we understand. To
address this issue thoroughly, the committee have conducted somepreliminary studies and warranted to give fun-filled lecture so that children
can enjoy and willing to learn. Also our member took part in the learning
activity.
3) Ocean animals care taker
The program was composed of lecture and hands-on lesson.
As an introduction, children studied how to take care of the ocean
animals and how to communicate with them.
For the next step, we brought penguin into the classroom to offer them
exciting direct experiences. The purpose of the activity was to teachchildren the fact that dealing with the ocean animals is a not an easy task
and full of challenges.
We believe learning to care for animals provides an invaluable
experience, create an opportunity to think and talk what they can do andeventually children learn to respect animals.
Recommendations : The City of Yokohama Educational Vision states in order to support thegrowth of child’s emotional, social and physical well-being, it is vital thatduring early childhood, they are provided with opportunities to learn
through interaction with others and to promote their participation in the lifeof the community Furthermore, in September 2015 Ocean City
Yokohama Council was formed for the purpose of strengthening the
program which is designed to educate children and raise awareness forthe ocean conservation.
We must realize the importance and value of the oceans and stretch ourinterests and insights.
Every participant has their own thoughts or experience and the such
precious assets could be a source of creativity and driving force toachieve visions.
As one of the organization belong to Yokohama-well-known port town, we
committed to teach our children the value of our oceans and ports, givethem exciting outside the classroom lessons needed for the growth oftheir emotional, social and physical well-being based on the concept of All
Yokohama

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Award Category criteria

1

Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the 1) The use of community resources provides learning
objectives of this opportunities or experiences for the participants. As
program?

they talk and think about what they have learned, they
are building shared understanding and interest.
2) The program offers hands-on learning experience tothe participants while fostering maritime professional’s
knowledge and skills, inspiring them to widen theirview, to love and care about the ocean.
3) Collaboration among industry, government andacademia stimulates the educational environment of thewhole town.

How does this 【Impact】
program align to We explained that if our community based
the JCI Plan ofdissemination activity is considered a model case, it
Action?

would bring good influence since the activity spread theidea of using community resources to provide learning
opportunities or experiences for the participants, raisingawareness about oceans and ports.

【Cooperate】
We have gained confidence and consciousness that weare responsible for the growth of child’s emotional,social and physical well-being.
Moreover, we created a good opportunity to have aclear understanding of the Ocean City Yokohama
policy. Cooperating private companies, government
agencies and academia were provided with a chance tofurther discuss regarding the policy implementation.
【Connect】
The Ocean City Yokohama Council was formed inorder to establish cross sector partnership.
Now the council is composed of 22 organizations,particularly private companies, government agencies
and academia. Their unique structure caught theattention of vast event goers and the mass-media.
Their participation helped raising awareness about ouroceans and boosted disseminating the joint endeavor
program supported by our city government, industries
and academia.
Was the budget an Yokohama Port Festival was born under the concept ofeffective guide for proving the citizens of Yokohama City an opportunity
the financial
to celebrate the opening of the port and express thanks
management of
the project? to the port.

Now, the festival proves a great success, drew a huge
crowd and turned into an event where we can send

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inspirational messages to the public via mass media.
We took advantage of this opportunity to raiseawareness about oceans, to introduce the joint endeavor
program supported by our city government, industries
and academia.
How does this 【Mission】
project advance We work across different sectors and industries for
the JCI Mission
realization of Ocean City Yokohama Through theand Vision?

engagement, we have gained confidence andconsciousness that we are responsible for the growth ofchild’s emotional, social and physical well-being.
Moreover, we successfully strengthen our ties with thelocal government and start a new relationship withcouncil member companies or organizations.

【Vision】
The participants are provided with hands-on learning
experience while fostering maritime professional’s
knowledge and skills, inspiring them to widen theirpoint of view, to love and care about the ocean.

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Membership Participation

By number, howmany members wereinvolved in thisprogram? 80 members
By percentage, howmany members of
the Local
Organization wereinvolved in thisprogram? 26%
Describe the main Our member led the workshop. It is composed of 3roles of the contents
participating
members in thisprogram. 1) Seafarer

Master the necessary boating knots. Apply knot tying
skills to make a pet bottle strap or its parts. Learn thewisdom of seafarer.
2) Ocean floor explorer
Our members have conducted some preliminary
studies and ensured to give fun-filled lecture so thatchildren can enjoy and willing to learn.
Also they took part in the learning activity.
3) Ocean animals care taker
During the workshop, we give a lecture on how totake care of the ocean animals and how tocommunicate with them.
Then participants were provided with the direct
experiences.

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Skills Developed

What skills were 1) Acquire necessary ropework skills, know about task
developed in this and duty that may be required onboard activities andprogram?

learn how to deal with oceans.

2) Encourage participants to cooperate with others inorder to ensure the correctness of their ropework so thatthey can complete the workshop.
We believe that interpersonal communication was alearning for children to communicate and accept eachother\'s individuality.
3) Children had to present ideas and share theirknowledge learned in the previous session to answer thequestions.
Exchanging and sharing ideas also an another learning
experience for them to communicate and accept eachother\'s individuality.
How were these Since maritime professionals took charge during askills developed? learning session, the participants went throughDescribe thesimulated sailing experience.
methods andactivities used. They acquire necessary ropework skills, know abouttask and duty that may be required onboard and learn
how to deal with oceans.
Moreover, children were encouraged to cooperate withothers in order to ensure the correctness of theirropework so that they can complete the workshop.
We believe that interpersonal communication was alearning for children to communicate and accept eachother\'s individuality.
In addition to the learning session (input time), we
proceeded to quiz session (output time) so that children
had to present ideas and share their knowledge learnedin the previous session to answer the questions.
Exchanging and sharing ideas also an another learning
experience for them to communicate and accept eachother\'s individuality. Lastly children were able to makefriends from different schools and areas.

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4Impact on Participants

What was the Understand the endeavor led by the city government for
intended impact on realization of Ocean City Yokohama and create athe participants?

chance to further discuss regarding the policy
implementation together with cooperating privatecompanies, government agencies and academia.
This is a golden opportunity for us to disseminate ouractivity, development of human resources through theeffort of development of community and to implement
programs for promoting sound growth of youth.

Describe the actual Youth participate in the program learned the important
impact on the lessons of life outside the classroom such as theparticipants.

wisdom developed by seafarer and the principles ofmorality, given opportunities to experience task andduty that may be required onboard.
The purpose is to offer extraordinary experiences andprovide some motivation for them to widen their pointof view, to love and care about the oceans.

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5Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the Children in our town will be tasked to take care of our
expected long-term oceans in the future. Thus, it is our responsibility to
impact of thisteach them the value and importance of sustaining
project?

healthy natural environment.
We must tackle the challenges at community level andeach one of us should be ready for taking responsibility
to guide the next generations.
In our opinion, it is indispensable for us to conduct
events to cover Oceans and Ports in order to drew theattention and raise concern.
We should not limit our concern to our place only sincethose with limited mindsets will work within theirlimits. Let our children imagine that they are explorers
and a field connecting to the world is waiting for them.
Furthermore, youth participate in the program learned
the important lessons of life outside the classroom suchas the wisdom developed by seafarer and the principles
of morality, given opportunities to experience task andduty that may be required onboard.
The purpose is to escalate the activity into thesustainable business by way of offering extraordinary
experiences and provide motivation for them to widen
their point of view, to love and care about the ocean.

What changes It is important for the parents and their children to know
would you make to that who are responsible for our town in the future.
improve the results
Children must be provided with opportunities to learnof this project?

the history and the future.
As children share what they have learned with family
members or classmates, their experiences can be a
motivation for the others.

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