“Globalism” is a key word in our world today. As the world becomes a smaller place, our children’s lives are affected by changing need and diversification. The “Kids & Youth Initiative” was borne at such a time, to enhance multicultural awareness among the younger generation, in whose hands lie our future.
Through the use of videoconferencing and the latest Information and Communication Technology (ICT) learning methods, the program aims to broaden the scope of their knowledge and understanding of different cultures. The Kids & Youth Initiative seeks to create opportunity for opinion exchange on topics of common interest across cultures.
In the program, participants engage in artistic and creative workshop activity while enjoying multi-cultural experiences. Please click below for a program outline.
The “Kids & Youth Initiative” is a “fun learning” program. It is designed to nurture rich spirit and imagination through creative activity, for kids to experience the joy of expression and communication. It is an ideal way to improve their skills, while stimulating their sensitivity for better understanding of cultures and social issues.
The “Kids & Youth Initiative” videoconference sessions have been well received to date, and TDLC hopes to continue to organize more sessions for larger numbers of young “ambassadors”.
If you teach at the elementary or junior high school level, the community, an NGO or an NPO, and are interested in creating intercultural experiences for your kids, please take a look at the program outline above.
*attn: Elementary School and Junior High School Teachers, Instructors and Specialists of Inter-cultural Education*
re: Teachers’ Training Course
Your leadership is crucial.
To help plan, design, and implement the most effective videoconferences and ICT sessions possible, TDLC offers a training course for teachers.
Based on our Teachers’ Training Handbook, the course goes over the latest technology and provides guidelines on how to manage and facilitate Kids & Youth Initiative sessions, and how to collaborate with counterparts from different countries.
For an outline on the Kids Initiative Teachers’ Training Course, please click here.
World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
World Bank Tokyo Office
Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
Chulalongkorn University Centre for Academic Resources
Mongolia DLC
Sri Lanka DLC
Timor Leste DLC
Vietnam Development Information Center (VDIC)
Would you like to help support our program, to bring together children in Japan and the world?
With the advancement of globalization, an understanding of different cultures and strong communication skills are becoming increasingly important – particularly for the future generation.
To enable us to move forward with our multicultural program for kids, TDLC is calling on individuals, groups, organizations, and corporations for financial support.
If we’ve piqued your interest, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more details.
Watch the VC Handbook videos available on this website for useful tips on conducting your session. A sample running order for a Kids Initiative session is attached for your reference.
Sample “Kids” session running order (PDF 17.89 KB)
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Tokyo Development Learning Center
A Japan/World Bank Distance Learning Partnership Project
The World Bank • Fukoku Seimei Bldg. 10F • 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0011
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