Indian & Japanese students interact virtually in Global Quiz competition
About 400 students from Bal Bharati Public School-Rohini interacted with 250 students of Chosa Junior High School, Japan during the competition. These students also sang their respective school songs.
NEW DELHI: What is the role of Japan in Delhi Metro rail service? Which city is father from the equator, New Delhi or Aira City of Kagoshima prefecture? What are the currencies of Japan and India? In which sports the athletes of Japan and Indian won medals at Tokyo Olympics 2020? In which field, Japan and India has professional league of sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball, cricket and Kabaddi?
Above were some of the questions asked from the students of India’s Bal Bharati Public School-Rohini, New Delhi and Japan’s Chosa Junior High School during the Global Quiz competition held recently on December 21, 2023. It was an online international exchange session between the two schools organized by Shin Edupower, a Japanese educational company based in New Delhi. Students of both sides were quick enough to respond correctly to the questions as they seemed well prepared for the quiz.
In an interview with Asian Community News (ACN) Network, Ms. Geeta Gangwani, Principal, Bal Bharati Public School, Rohini, said, “As many as 400 students of 8th and 9th standard from our school virtually interacted with Japan’s Chosa Junior High School, Japan during the Global Quiz competition. These students also sang their respective school songs, which was a trilling experience for both sides.”
“So that is the first starting point of cultural exchange between the students. I am sure this is going to spark more curiosity among them to learn more about each other’s country. We also look forward to collaboration with Japan. Japan is the one country where despite the limitation of natural resources it has made a mark and attained leadership position in tech innovations. There is a lot to learn from them. The area of interest for us would be the way they work for sustainable environment such as waste management and segregation and our students must be exposed to this. Apart from many life skill education, the culture and sustainable environment needs to be inculcated to students apart from punctuality and regularity. Also we are looking forward to cross country visits to get first-hand experience to learn their culture, civic sense, positive and vibrant environment,” Ms. Geeta Gangwani added .
The Global Quiz competition was a one-day program conducted for the first time with Japan in Bal Bharati Public School Rohini. Over 250 Japanese students of the third grade of Chosa Junior High School participated in the interaction. The school is a government school located in Kagoshima, Japan. Their students have been learning about India throughout this academic year. They watched videos about various aspects of India and made their own videos to introduce Japanese culture and their lifestyle.
Takanobu Tanaka who is a Japanese founder of this company Shin Edupower as well as a representative of Japan at IICCI (Indian Importers Chambers of Commerce & Industry) was a part of the program from Japan. He has rich experience in Education, Business, and Sports and is utilizing that knowledge in this program.
Bal Bharati Public School Rohini is a private school located in Rohini with students from pre-primary to Class 12. The school has blossomed as a premier educational institution in North Delhi. Besides academic excellence and intellectual development, the school endeavors to help each child discover and develop one’s innate talents and abilities. It seeks to instill in the children proper habits, positive attitudes, and values such as truthfulness, unselfishness, self-respect, self-control, sense of duty, good manners, fair play, team spirit, dignity of labor, punctuality, compassion, freedom of mind and a rational and scientific approach.
Shin Edupower is an education company from Japan that has been developing and providing various unique and innovative educational programs such as SHIN PROGRAM (Japanese style Experiential Holistic Learning Program) and Global Collaborative Learning Program (India and Japan) for schools in India. Our programs have been successfully implemented in numerous schools in India, including top-rank prestigious schools, receiving fantastic feedback from not only teachers and students but also principals and parents. The company has provided programs, workshops, and teacher training to over 500 schools, 18,000 teachers, and 1,30,000 students now.
Previously Mr. Tanaka was the head of the program funded by the Japanese government which aims to develop innovative educational solutions collaborating with 3 Indian states from 2013 to 2015. He has developed multiple educational programs which have been implemented at various schools in India. He also has 17 years’ experience as a sales representative for government and municipal offices in Japan, 2 years of launching a new eco-solutions business, and 5 years of planning and developing new educational solutions in the visual communication division. He also was a rugby player in the Japan national team.
