Learning of Tomorrow [Announcement] “The Role of Schools: Learner-Centered Learning Promoted by Dalton Tokyo Academy” For the online symposium on Thursday, November 4, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Takayuki Araki, Principal of the Middle and High School Divisions at Dalton Tokyo Academy, who will speak on the topic “The Role of Schools: Learner-Centered Learning Promoted by Dalton Tokyo Academy.”
Dalton Tokyo Academy Middle and High School, which opened in April 2019, implements a learner-centered educational approach centered on “freedom and collaboration,” based on the “Dalton Plan” devised by Helen Parkhurst.
Starting in April 2022, the high school division will begin operations, featuring state-of-the-art facilities, including the STEAM Building—a ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) that requires no external energy supply(completed in June 2022), which requires no external energy supply; and a high school curriculum that does not divide students into humanities or sciences tracks, allowing each student to create their own schedule. He will discuss these concrete initiatives related to the “Reform of General High School Programs” promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
We hope you'll join us.
https://lot.or.jp/report/5813/
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.”
