October 2, 2018
The laboratory of Associate Professor Satoko Okie of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies was awarded a letter of appreciation from the Fire Chief of the Tokyo Fire Department for its contribution to spreading the philosophy of fire and disaster prevention at the Tokyo International Fire and Safety Exhibition 2018.
At the Tokyo International Fire and Safety Exhibition 2018, held once every five years, Associate Professor Okie and her laboratory students delivered a special interactive lecture on Saturday, June 2, titled "Three 'Don'ts' and Three Poses to Save Your Life."
The lecture was designed for everyone from children to adults to enjoy learning.
The Satoko Okie laboratory also regularly works to raise awareness and spread disaster prevention skills by providing disaster prevention education in kindergartens, elementary, junior high, and high schools,
and by supporting school teachers.
The letter of appreciation was presented at the Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) on Tuesday, September 25, 2018.
Comment from Associate Professor Okie
I am very happy and grateful to receive this award from the Fire Chief, the head of the 18,000 members of the Tokyo Fire Department.
I am grateful to the graduates of the Okie lab, who conceived and developed age-appropriate disaster prevention education with "enjoyable disaster prevention" as our keyword, and to the current students who have inherited and refined it. I could not have achieved this alone.
In our laboratory, we work without forgetting the perspective of not only practicing disaster prevention but also conducting it as research: "Go into the field, stay close to the field, and identify the issues," and "Study everything you can to solve those issues."
Disaster prevention research is a field where the educational style characteristic of SFC, "conducting research together," truly comes to life.
While we cannot stop the Earth's activities, it is possible to prevent them from becoming disasters. Aiming for a future without disasters, I will continue to devote myself daily, together with my students.