Machinto – Hiroshima/Nagasaki for Peace
Language:
English, Japanese, Spanish
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Social Studies, Creative & Language Arts
Global Goals:
11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16: Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions
Dates:
September 2025 – July 2025
Facilitator(s):
Enid Figueroa enidfigueroaroque@gmail.com
Eriko Katsumata katsumata@aoyamagakuin.jp
Kristin Brown krbrown@igc.org
Mai Okada mokada011@gmail.comÂ
Project Description:
Based on reading picture books such as Machinto and ‘My Hiroshima’, and listening to the real voices of Survivors, participants will learn about where the dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought us to today. Students share their messages and activities for peace with other students in the world, so that people never forget Hiroshima and Nagasaki and never repeat this evil tragedy in the future.
When is the project most active?
May – July, October – December, January – March
Length of time to complete project:
4-8 weeks with the Zoom workshop
Instructional time required for project:
1-2 Hours Per Week
Facilitator country:
Japan, United States
Project Phases:
– Collect pre-survey from participants
– Provide videos and handouts before the workshop
– 1st 1-hour workshop
– 2nd 1-hour workshop
– Participants create and submit a poster as an outcome 1-2 weeks after the workshops
– Collect post-survey
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