Consortium of four education and communications infrastructure companies commissioned to conduct a practical research project on new learning at a kindergarten in Nagoya

THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INNOVATION CONSORTIUM, CONSISTING OF BENESSE, KODOMON, SMART EDUCATION AND NTT WEST, HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED WITH A PROJECT TO CREATE A NEW FORM OF LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION IN KINDERGARTENS IN NAGOYA CITY, AICHI PREFECTURE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW ICT WILL BE USED IN PUBLIC KINDERGARTENS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE RELEASE.

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WE WILL BUILD A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM THAT CAN PROVIDE A ONE-STOP SERVICE FOR ICT IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN, PRESCHOOLS AND PARENTS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF PLAY ENVIRONMENTS AND THE SHARING OF ACTIVITY RECORDS.

(PRESIDENT AND REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR: HITOSHI KOBAYASHI; HEREINAFTER "BENESSE"), SMART EDUCATION (REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR: DAIGO IKEYA; HEREINAFTER "SMART EDUCATION"), KODOMON (REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR: YOSHINORI KOIKE; HEREINAFTER "KODOMON"), AND NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION (DIRECTOR AND NAGOYA BRANCH MANAGER: MASAHIRO ABE; HEREINAFTER "NTT WEST"). (PRESIDENT: DAIGO IKEYA, HEREINAFTER "SMART EDUCATION"), KODOMON, INC. (REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR: YOSHINORI KOIKE, HEREINAFTER "KODOMON"), AND NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION (DIRECTOR AND BRANCH MANAGER: MASAHIRO ABE, HEREINAFTER "NTT WEST") HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE NAGOYA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CARRY OUT THE "KINDERGARTEN MATCHING PROJECT", ONE OF THE PRACTICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS OF THE "NAGOYA SCHOOL INNOVATION PROJECT" FOR 2021. THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE NAGOYA SCHOOL INNOVATION PROJECT FOR 2021.

In this practical research project, in order to deepen and enrich "independent, interactive and deep learning", we will construct a new environment and form of communication in five kindergartens in Nagoya City [Daiichi Kindergarten (Higashi Ward), Daisan Kindergarten (Nishi Ward), Fukiage Kindergarten (Showa Ward), Arago Kindergarten (Nakagawa Ward) and Naruko Kindergarten (Midori Ward)]. We will build a new environment and communication.

EACH COMPANY IN THE CONSORTIUM WILL USE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE ACCUMULATED THROUGH THEIR OWN PROJECTS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN THE FIVE SCHOOLS WHERE CHILDREN CAN PLAY FREELY AND REFLECT ON THEIR LEARNING, AS WELL AS A NEW COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN, PARENTS AND STAFF CAN SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECORDS OF EACH CHILD'S ACTIVITIES. WE WILL SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROJECT FOR ONE YEAR.

In particular, we will work on the following four points

1. CREATING NEW PLAY-INDUCING ENVIRONMENTS WITH ICT
2. ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR RECORDING AND SHARING CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES THROUGH ICT-BASED DOCUMENTATION
3. USING ICT TO SAVE TIME BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE IN THE SCHOOL
4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ICT ENVIRONMENT IN THE SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE

Nagoya City Board of Education "Nagoya School Innovation Project

In order to nurture Nagoyakko children who "develop their potential to the fullest and live life vigorously" in the midst of dramatic changes in society, this project promotes "individually optimized learning" according to the interests, abilities and progress of each child. The project has been carried out in one school, Yada Elementary School (Higashi-ku).