Fukuoka City, in cooperation with UN-Habitat Regional Office in Fukuoka, conducts activities to familiarise elementary school students in Fukuoka City with the Asian-Pacific City Summit and SDGs initiatives and others.
In FY 2023, the APCS staff member provided lectures as a guest teacher at the six schools that applied for the programme.
● Event dates ※ All events have been completed.
| Thu. 6 July | 5th & 6th graders at Fukuoka City Chikushigaoka Elementary School
5th graders at Fukuoka City Nishijin Elementary School |
| Fri. 7 July | 5th graders at Fukuoka City Yanaga Elementary School |
| Wed. 12 July | 5th graders at Fukuoka City Wakahisa Elementary School |
| Tue. 18 July | 5th graders at Fukuoka City Maizuru Elementary School |
| Thu. 20 July | 5th graders at Fukuoka City Okusu Elementary School |
The member spoke about the initiatives towards achieving the SDGs, which elementary school students learn on a daily basis, while engaging activities of UN Habitat, the co-host of the 12th and 13th APCS.
Following the lectures on UN Habitat activities, the staff informed them that the APCS was launched by Fukuoka City, issues closely involves our daily lives are discussed and the next APCS is scheduled to be taken place in Kagoshima City next year.
The lectures included a series of quizzes, and in every school, the attendees proactively raise their hands, and tried their best to respond in their own words.
During the Q&A session, many questions such as “What can the elementary kids, do to help achieve the SDGs?”, “How was Kagoshima City chosen for the next APCS?” and “What else do they need to do to go overseas besides learning English?” were asked.
Although it was regrettable that all questions were not answered due to time constraints, it was a huge learning experience for the APCS members in charge, as they were able to directly interact the straightforward thoughts of the children.
Lastly, we sincerely would like to appreciate all of the students and the teachers from the six elementary schools (Chikushigaoka, Nishijin, Yanaga, Wakahisa, Maizuru and Okusu – by date of implementation) that applied for this guest teacher programme for their cooperation.
5th & 6th graders at Fukuoka City Chikushigaoka Elementary School
5th graders at Fukuoka City Nishijin Elementary School
5th graders at Fukuoka City Yanaga Elementary School
5th graders at Fukuoka City Wakahisa Elementary School
5th graders at Fukuoka City Maizuru Elementary School
5th graders at Fukuoka City Okusu Elementary School