Learning of Tomorrow [Announcement] “The Educational Approach at Yakushima Oozora High School: Cultivating the Intuition and Empathy Needed to Shape the Future” For the online symposium on Wednesday, April 27, we will be welcoming Mr. Kenichiro Mogi, principal of Yakushima Oozora High School and a neuroscientist, and Mr. Ryohei Kikuchi, vice principal of the same school.
Yakushima Oozora High School is a regional correspondence high school established by the KTC Gakuen Educational Foundation in Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. It opened in 2005 and celebrated its 18th anniversary this past April. The total number of graduates has exceeded 40,000, and the school currently has approximately 10,000 students enrolled.
Taking advantage of the natural environment of Yakushima, a World Natural Heritage Site, we are launching the “Connecting Disciplines: Self-Discovery Course” this academic year. Through connections with “people,” “nature,” “society,” and “the world,” students will reflect on “who they want to be” and cultivate a vision of “the kind of adult they want to become.”
Drawing on his experience as a neuroscientist who has observed various educational settings, Principal Mogi—who states, “Yakushima Oozora High School provides a unique learning environment that fosters individuality”—will give a talk titled “Yakushima Oozora High School’s Educational Approach: Cultivating the Intuition and Empathy Needed to Envision the Future.” We hope you will join us.
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
