Participation fee is free

A childcare environment seminar to utilize the blessings of the Yanbaru Forest in childcare for children. Nursery teachers active at daycare sites and people in charge of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and forest environments from municipalities gather to think and learn about new forms of childcare centered around tree education.

speakers
Maemon Naomi (Okinawa Prefecture Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department Director)
Takeshi Ujihara (Director, Forest Management Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Okinawa Prefecture)
Shingo Oshiro (Director, Forest Management Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Okinawa Prefecture)
Chihiro Tada (Chairman of the Board, Art and Play Creation Association, an accredited NPO)
Ikuo Ota (Professor of Forest Policy Studies, University of the Ryukyus)
Nadoyama Yoshino (Lecturer, Department of Child Education, Okinawa Women's Junior College)
Itokazu Kunihiro (Nishihara Nursery School Director)
Kawatake Keisuke (Director of Yaesekita Nursery School)

Highlights of the seminar
Introducing examples of childcare utilizing the blessings brought by Yanbaru Forest
How to use prefecture-grown wooden toys and their effects
Proposals for ways to interact with nature through tree education
Opportunities for exchange and information sharing between nursery teachers and those involved in forestry

Capacity：200 people

Intended audience：High school students and above

Advance applications are required

https://www.kunigami-forest-park.org/toy_museum/

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