AUSTRALIA Participant Lachlan Ellis Molony Located Greeting Unique Education System Gday I was shocked with the experience of going to a communal bath onsen hot spring spa in Japan AUSTRALIA ID: 798845
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Slide1
Education
Slide2Children living in remote, geographically isolated locations gain their primary school education via radio on “School of the Air.”
AUSTRALIA
Participant: Lachlan Ellis Molony
Located:
Greeting:
Unique Education System:
G’day
Slide3I was shocked with the experience of going to a communal bath (onsen: hot spring spa) in Japan.
AUSTRALIA
My culture shock:
Participant: Lachlan Ellis Molony
Located:
Greeting:
G’day
Slide4BRUNEI
Participant: Selamat bin Abdullah
Located:
Greeting:
Apa Kabar
Brunei Darussalam is rich in culture and tradition with our royal heritage dating back some 500 years. Education for religion and morals, known as MIM (Malay Islam Monarchy) is considered very important.
Tradition and Culture in Brunei:
Slide5BRUNEI
Participant: Selamat bin Abdullah
Located:
Greeting:
Apa Kabar
I was surprised to see a Japanese principal at a high school, who was still active at the age of 82.
My culture shock:
Slide6The restructuring of our education system from 11 to 12 years of schooling has been completed. 9 years of education is compulsory in Cambodia.
Cambodians are hungry for education.
CAMBODIA
Participant: Sonny Chhoun
Located:
Greeting:
Cambodian new curriculum:
Choum reap sor
Slide7My first time experience in the Japanese “ofuro (grand bath)” !!
CAMBODIA
Participant: Sonny Chhoun
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Choum reap sor
Slide8One way is through the use of photographs which represent peace. The UN has the schools for Global Peace teaching about children in armed conflict.
CANADA
Participant: John Christian Burgener
Located:
Greeting:
Developing Peace Education
:
Hello
Slide9I found it interesting to see some Japanese people pouring drinks for others during meal times.
CANADA
Participant: John Christian Burgener
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock
:
Hello
I also didn’t know that in Malaysia (Muslim culture), it was not common for women and men to touch or hold hands.
Slide10Costa Rica abolished the army in 1949 and dedicated its resources to education and health. Being a peaceful country, Costa Rica has won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987. It has the highest literacy rate in Latin America.
COSTA RICA
Participant: Rowland Espinosa Howell
Located:
Greeting:
Costa Rican history in education:
Pura Vida
Slide11I was surprised to learn that Japanese people talk to each other without having an eye contact, and they don’t make physical contact when sharing a conversation.
COSTA RICA
Participant: Rowland Espinosa Howell
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Pura Vida
Slide12Egypt has developed the festival of “Reading for All” to all ages.
In rural areas, dropped out female students may receive primary education in one classroom schools, community schools and home classes.
EGYPT
Located:
Greeting:
The Reading for All Festival:
Participant: Radwa Rabee Ibrahim Saad
Marhaba
Slide13My first experience in “onsen (hot spring in Japan)” was a bizarre – in my Egyptian culture and traditions, we do not have this kind of openness, especially when it comes to showing each other’s body.
EGYPT
Participant: Radwa Rabee Ibrahim Saad
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Marhaba
Slide14‘
Education for Equal Opportunity’ is still an on-going challenge in Fiji because socio-economic factors have contributed to huge dropouts from schools.
FIJI
Participant: Simione T. Sevudredre
Located:
Greeting:
Equal opportunity for all:
Bula
Slide15Fijian culture observes silence as a mark of respect. Youths and children, when among older generation, are not expected to speak up or question anything. It took a long time for me to speak up and express my thoughts in an international environment due to this culture.
FIJI
Participant: Simione T. Sevudredre
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Bula
Slide16Greece presented the Olympic Education Programme. Students learn about the history of the games, the modern era of Olympics and how Olympism promotes cooperation, participation, fair play, international understanding, and world peace.
GREECE
Participant: Vasilis Tikos - Moustakas
Located:
Greeting:
The importance of Olympism:
Ya sou
Slide17I didn’t experience any culture shock, but the biggest shock was to realise the fact that no matter what our age is, we can be strongly bonded together to understand about the world and its people.
GREECE
Participant: Vasilis Tikos - Moustakas
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Ya sou
Slide18India is a land of 1 billion people, different cultures, more than 325 languages united as a single nation.
INDIA
Participant: Pradip Somasundaran
Located:
Greeting:
The importance of unity:
Namaste
Slide19Being a vegetarian, I had hard time adjusting to Japanese food.
Being nude together in a Japanese bath was another shock for me.
INDIA
Participant: Pradip Somasundaran
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Namaste
Slide20In order to give a good access to education for all people of Indonesia, Government provides non-formal education programmes that could be found in many small groups of society.
INDONESIA
Participant: Trisna Wardhani
Located:
Greeting:
Access for all:
Apa Kabar
Slide21I was shocked to find out that we were all different and I had to adjust myself with the differences. However, finally, I was able to find out that importance of respect and understanding for each other as human beings was a universal thing.
INDONESIA
Participant: Trisna Wardhani
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Apa Kabar
Slide22Compulsory education is from 7 to 15 years old. For the purpose of giving equal education to every Japanese, there are school for students with special needs, such as school for visually impaired, mentally challenged, etc. We have a high literacy rate of almost 100%.
JAPAN
Located:
Greeting:
National curriculum:
Konnichiwa
Participant: Yasuteru Torii
Slide23I had problem with drying bed mattress in the USA.
Concept of time, eating time and sleeping time are different between Japanese and Latin Americans.
JAPAN
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Konichiwa
Slide24Education is most important to Laos People’s Democratic Republic because it is the key to open the door for civilisation of the country.
LAOS
Participant: Bountary Bandasack
Located:
Greeting:
The importance of education:
Sabaidee
Slide25The working hours and family styles (after getting married) in Egypt and Laos are very different.
LAOS
Participant: Bountary Bandasack
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Sabaidee
Slide26Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and integrated manner, based on a firm belief in and devotion to God.
MALAYSIA
Participant: Aidah Bt. Kassim
Located:
Greeting:
Continuous efforts:
Apa Kabar
Slide27I was very surprised and pleased to find that Japanese people were very kind and helpful for the person they met for the first time.
MALAYSIA
Participant: Aidah Bt. Kassim
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Apa Kabar
Slide28Intercultural bilingual education in the frame of a plural world is our new trend. It is a system that incorporates the technological and scientific progress with the values of a particular culture.
MEXICO
Participant: Jean Paul Soren Olmedo Ruiz
Located:
Greeting:
New trend in education:
Hola
Slide29I realized that in general, Japanese and Mexican cultures are very different. However, we have one thing in common:
we both have gender discriminations in our societies.
MEXICO
Participant: Jean Paul Soren Olmedo Ruiz
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Hola
Slide30Health education has always been a part of the school curriculum in Myanmar. It trains students to take care of self-hygience and to raise awareness of a clean environment.
MYANMAR
Participant: Daw Phyu Phyu Win
Located:
Greeting:
The importance of health education:
Mingalaba
Slide31Myanmar and Japanese cultures are similar in terms of respect for elders. However, the big difference is the fact that some Japanese women smoke. This is very different from my country.
MYANMAR
Participant: Daw Phyu Phyu Win
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Mingalaba
Slide32The Philippine 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) consists of subjects like, Filipino, English, mathematics, science and “Makabayan” which is a combination of social studies, music, arts, health and physical education.
PHILIPPINES
Participant: Lozano Jingky Pamesa
Located:
Greeting:
Basic education curriculum:
Mabuhay
Slide33Dressing culture of traditional clothes in Brunei and undressing culture at a public bath in Japan are very different from my culture in the Philippines.
PHILIPPINES
Participant: Lozano Jingky Pamesa
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Mabuhay
Slide34Singapore students are streamed into different streams in their secondary education based on their academic abilities so as to maximize their individual potentials.
SINGAPORE
Participant: Son Wei Meng
Located:
Greeting:
Maximizing individual potentials:
Ni hao
Slide35I was shocked by the crowdedness of the trains in Japan during peak hours. Even when the train is already very packed, people still try to get in, and the train attendants push them into the train.
SINGAPORE
Participant: Son Wei Meng
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Ni hao
Slide36Students with special needs have the right and opportunity to receive basic education by joining the same class with normal students.
THAILAND
Participant: Woraphat Sungnoi
Located:
Greeting:
Special education:
Sawaddee
Slide37I was surprised at the timing when Japanese give gifts when visiting someone’s home.
Privilege to Japanese male also surprises me. In Thailand, female have more privileges.
THAILAND
Participant: Woraphat Sungnoi
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Sawaddee
Slide38The major goal in the provision of education in Tanzania is to guarantee access to pre-primary education, primary education and adult literacy to all citizens as a basic right. All Tanzanian children are required to go to school though there is a number of them who have not had the opportunity to do so.
TANZANIA
Participant: Mercyflorah Elia Temu
Located:
Greeting:
Equal opportunities:
Jumbo
Slide39Japanese tradition of grand bath was shocking.
I was also surprised that neighbours are very close in Japanese villages.
TANZANIA
Participant: Mercyflorah Elia Temu
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Jumbo
Slide40Britain is a post-traditional society which is grappling with modernisation and globalisation. This has raised important questions about Britain’s identity with itself and the world.
U.K.
Participant: Dylan George Butler
Located:
Greeting:
Presentation about:
Hello
Slide41I was surprised with the Japanese attitude to conceptions and access to condoms are very conservative in Japan.
U.K.
Participant: Dylan George Butler
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Hello
Slide42All citizens are equal in learning opportunities without distinction of ethnicity, religion, belief, sex, family origin, and social position.
VIETNAM
Participant: Nguyen Thi Thu Hien
Located:
Greeting:
Equal opportunities:
Chao
Slide43I was surprised with the flavour of Japanese food because it had the smell of soya sauce. In Vietnam, we eat more spicy food.
VIETNAM
Participant: Nguyen Thi Thu Hien
Located:
Greeting:
My culture shock:
Chao
Slide44Awareness
Diversity
Communication
Solidarity
Unity
Peace
Acceptance
Respect
Tolerance
Non-judgemental
What is
International / Intercultural
Understanding?
Love
Slide45Why is it important to promote international/ intercultural understanding?
Slide46METHODS
leaflets
website
radio broadcast
pamphlets
long distance education
dramas
skits
seminars
video
on line education
sports
non-competitive games
Lectures
Slide47These approaches would help foster international/intercultural understanding with the aim to promote harmonious living in society.
Slide48UNESCO has also generated a Charter in order to achieve this same goal and is undertaking a number of global initiatives.
Human Rights Declaration
Article 26, Pragraph 2
Slide49The
f
ollowing objectives should be implemented in order to promote International Understanding among nations:
An international dimension and a global perspective in education at all levels
Understanding and respect for all people, their cultures civilizations/ values and ways of life
Awarness of the increasing global interdependance between people and nations
Abilities to communicate with othersAwarness of the rights and duties incumbent upon individuals, societies and nations
Slide50Understanding of the necessity for international solidarity and cooperation
Readiness on the part of the individual to participate in solving the problems of his community, country and the world at large
Combining learning, training, information and action, international education should further the appropriate intellectual and emotional development of the individual
Education should stress the inadmissibility of recourse to war for purposes of expansion and domination
Education should contribute to International Understanding and strengthening of world peace and to the activities in the struggle against all forms of racialism, fascism and other ideologies that breed national and international hatred
Slide51Education should contribute to International Understanding and strengthening of world peace and to the activities in the struggle against colonialism and neo-colonialism in all their forms and manifestations, and against all forms of racialism, fascism, apartheid and other ideologies that breed national and racial hatred which are contrary to the purposes of our program’s objectives.
Slide52“ Millions of parents, teachers and children around the world are calling on their governments to provide free, good quality, basic education for all the world’s children. They are part of the Global Campaign for Education; we add our voice to their call”
Nelson Mandela and GraÇa Machel, 2002