2021.11.22
The Camp for Designing the Future for high school students was held online on Sunday, November 14.
The "Camp for Designing the Future" was planned as a place for participants, many of whom were meeting for the first time, to share their diverse knowledge and wisdom and experientially consider the "ability to execute" that connects to the future. Communicating with fellow participants at the camp while tackling open-ended problems gives rise to flexible ideas and flashes of insight.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the event was held online again this year, following last year's format.
In addition to the customary matching original T-shirts, unique virtual backgrounds specific to the online format were provided, fostering a sense of unity during the remote workshop.
On the day of the event, 119 high school students from across the country were divided into six workshops, where they actively engaged in discussions and group work alongside faculty members and SFC students.
Reflecting on the past two years, during which the spread of COVID-19 has made it difficult to gather freely on campus, the workshops operated under their respective themes while re-examining the question, "What is a campus?"
In each workshop, expansive discussions and proposals were made that went beyond the confines of physical space, addressing questions such as: What are effective learning methods that leverage the advantages of being online? What is essential for creating an interactive environment? What constitutes an ideal campus?
Workshops that capitalized on the benefits of the online format, such as establishing a school in the virtual space GatherTown or having participants role-play as world leaders to discuss foreign policy, were also very lively.
The high school students, who were initially nervous on screen, gradually opened up as they shared their thoughts and ideas with their group members, working together while learning from each other.
It was a day of meeting new friends and fostering connections, where participants were exposed to the unique perspectives and ways of thinking characteristic of SFC, taking a step forward toward the future.
Posted by: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office