Our School’s SGH Designation

2nd-year students “Nagano's Global Strategy from a World Perspective”

2 “Nagano’s Global Strategy from a World Perspective” (Hours for comprehensive learning)

(1) Credit and school hours: 1 credit / 2 consecutive classes (55 min. x 2) every other week
(2) Target: Second-year students
(3) Contents of class
(4) Lesson contents:

① Orientation Apr. 11 (Tue.)

  • Content: Orientation by the SGH head teacher Mika Shiratori

② SGH lecture meeting Apr. 15 (Sat.)

  • Content: Lecture by Koji Ogawa, Vice-principal

③ Discusion about grouping①   Apr. 12 (Wed.) and 15 (Sat.)

  • Content: Group work

④ Discusion about grouping②  Apr. 15 (Sat.) and 25 (Tue.)

  • Content: Group work

⑤ Decision on grouping Apr. 26 (Wed.) and May 2 (Tue.)

⑥ Selection of field work destinations May 16 (Tue.) and 17 (Wed.)

⑦ Checkup on field work destinations May 30 (Tue.) and 31 (Wed.)

⑧ Filed Work I ① Jun. 9 (Fri.) afternoon

  • Nagano City Office; Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute; Wakaho Meat Processing Facility; Takeshige Hospital; Nagano Prefectural Suzaka Hospital; Association of Nagano Prefecture for Internationalization; Shinshu Campaign Executive Committee; Iizuna Town Office; Nagano Red Cross Hospital; Protected Cats’ Cafe “ARO” / Ueda Public Health & Welfare Office; Sarah Marie Cummings; Mealcare Co., Ltd.; Noel Kitchen; Shibu Onsen Ryokan Association; Obuse Bunka Kanko Kyokai; Nagano Prefecture Longevity Society Development Center; Nagano Prefectural Government Staff Career Development Center; Shinshu Forest Work; Community Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers (Mr. Sho Mizutani); Hokuto Corporation; Nagano Central Hospital

⑨ Summing-up of Filed Work I ①; checkup on field work destinations Jun. 13 (Tue.) and 14 (Wed.)

⑩ Filed Work I ② Jun. 23 (Fri.) afternoon

  • Seisen Jogakuin College; Shinshu University Faculty of Economics & Law; Traffic Control Division, Nagano National Highway Office, Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Hattori Farm (Iiyama City); Iiyama City Office; Elementary School attached to Shinshu University; Nagano City Waterworks Bureau; Nagano Local Family Court; Shinshu University Faculty of Education; Ms. Takako Yokoyama, a local food critic (at her home); Nagano Prefecture Hunting Association; Oyaki-mura; Forestry Policy Division, Forestry Department, Nagano Prefectural Government; Mametteh Kinasa (NPO); Nagano Prefecture General Industrial Technology Center; “Machi, Kurashi, Tatemono” Information Center; Ogawa-no-Sho Daimon Shop; Nagano Prefectural College; Shinshu University Faculty of Engineering; Nagano Labor Bureau; Nobusato Elementary School; Shiroyama Elementary School; Job Cafe Shinshu Nagano Branch; Nagano City Health Center; Ideura Clinic of Internal Medicine (at Nagano High School); Nagano College of Technology; Chubu Electric Company Nagano Sales Office; Obuse-do; Shioya Jozo Ltd.; Sanyasou; Ms. Yoko Takashima, a Nagano Prefectural Assembly member (at Nagano High School); Shiga-kogen Nature Consevation Center; Public Health & Welfare Center (Takayama Village)

⑪ Summing-up of Filed Work I ② Jun. 27 (Tue.) and 28 (Wed.)

⑫ Checkup on field work destinations Jul. 18 (Tue.) and 19 (Wed.)

⑬ Filed Work II Jul. 25 (Tue.) all day

  • Nagano City Office Togakushi Branch; Ogawa Village Office; JTN Nagano; NTT InfraNet; TRYAN Corporation; Nagano City Office; Machizukuri Nagano; Asahi Gakuenn Kindergarten; Miyama, Inc.; Nagano City Labor Bureau; Nagano Law Office; Nagano Human Rights Education Center; Iiyama Dietary Culture Society; Ajikura “Tsukiakari”; JA Nagano; HAWAIIAN DINER Mountain Q; Obuse Town Office; Shinshu University Faculty of Education; Deli Cook Chikuma; Midori-no-Shimin (NPO); Nagano College of Technology; Fujitsu Limited Nagano Branch; Bilal Masjid Nagano; Ryuo Mountain Park; Hoshino Resort Hotel Bleston Court; Shinanomachi Municipal Shinano Elementary & Junior High Schools; Iizuna Town Office; Suzaka Hospital; Day Service “Saffron”; Shinshu University Faculty of Engineering; Nagano City Manufacturing Support Center; Nagano City Urban Policy Division; Obuse Town Office; Tyler Lynch; “Machi, Kurashi, Tatemono” Information Center; Hakuba Village Office; Nagano Prefectural College; Nabeyata Elementary School; Serita Elementary School; Iiyama Senior High School; Yashiro Senior High School; Nagano Prefecture Small Business Promotion Center; Atago (nursing home for the elderly); Misuzu Corporation; Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd.; American Drug; Ideura Clinic of Internal Medicine; Matsumoto University; G&E Company; Zenko-ji Temple Secretariat; Gyokusho-in Temple; Nozawa Onsen Tourism Association; Yumoto Ryokan; Oyaki Council; Machizukuri Nagano; REFARE Multipurpose Project Co., Ltd.; Nagano University; Kinasa Clinic; Ueda City Policy Planning Department; Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden; Mr. Yosuke Kudo (Obuse); Nagano Women’s Junior College; Nagano Prefecture Longevity Society Development Center; Shinshu University Hospital; Shinshu University Faculty of Engineering; Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.

⑭ Summing-up of Filed Work II Jul. 26 (Wed.) 2 hours; special task

⑮ Preparation of individual reports Aug. 23 (Wed.) and 26 (Sta.)

⑯ Preparations for problem study presentations Sep. 5 (Tue.) and 6 (Wed.)

⑰ Finalizing research paper Oct. 31 (Tue.) and Nov. 1 (Wed.)

⑱ Finalizing research paper and self-evaluation Dec. 12 (Tue.) and 13 (Wed.); Jan. 16 (Tue.) and 17 (Wed.); Jan. 30 (Tue.) and 31 (Wed.)

⑲ Review of the two-year-long problem study Jan. 30 (Tue.) and 31 (Wed.)