会場は、都市型エコビレッジとして知られるアズワンコミュニティの一角。お互い初顔合わせでドキドキしながら自己紹介をしたあとは、Social Building Gameで、足を離さないで、16人が一斉に立ち上がることが出来るまで、知恵と力を寄せてーー。笑ったり、笑ったりの連続で、互いの距離感が消えていき始めていきました。それぞれ社会的な活動もしている人たちで、どんな話し合いが体験できることになるでしょうか。ワクワクするようなスタートでした。
Today we went to preview the Mie spo inn, a sports garden that will be the lodging venue for Gaia Youth starting in March. http://miespoinn.com/ Each room is equipped with a bathroom and toilet, just like a hotel, and there’s even a natural hot spring. It looks quite comfortable.
At Gaia Youth, we do fieldwork mainly in the Suzuka Satoyama, an important ecological zone certified by Suzuka City. We will be able to talk from the heart based on “dialogue and inquiry.
I think many people have given up or become indifferent to the current society even though they have doubts about it.
Instead of trying to change the current society, there is a trend to create a new society.
The future of our planet is not yet in vain! A UNESCO-certified SDGs education program It may sound very difficult, but But through the program you will become aware of things that you have taken for granted in the past.
And by listening to nature and feeling the harmony of people You will awaken to the “naturalness of the global age. Rather than deepening your knowledge It’s more about deepening your inner self.
Of course, you can also learn skills from our wonderful instructors. In addition, you will receive a diploma from Gaia Education. You can also put it on your resume as a qualification. I think it’s pretty good for students.
After the tour of the lodgings, we went to the Community Collaboration Division of Suzuka City Hall. Suzuka City is very supportive of this kind of initiative. They’ve decided to publicize it in various places. It’s very reassuring to have the support of the government!
A scene from the explanation of Gaia Youth at the Community Collaboration Division of City Government