High school students turn "familiar discomforts" into questions and take a step forward. Seminar where students and teachers discuss the behind-the-scenes of inquiry to be held on July 23 (Thu)

"EdTech learning materials that make inquiry-based learning connected to the world easily available in the classroom" is the concept of Inspire High Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Taichi Sugiura), which will hold an online seminar for junior high and high school teachers on July 23 (Thu) to introduce the behind-the-scenes of inquiry-based learning that fosters the ability of high school students to turn their own questions into action and take a step forward.

Seminar Content

In inquiry-based classes, aren't there many teachers who want to know specific examples of how students find their own questions and become self-directed?

In this seminar, students and teachers from two schools will be invited to speak, sharing the "learning process" of students who have turned everyday "familiar discomforts" into questions and connected them to concrete actions, not just research, and the "behind-the-scenes of support" from the teachers' perspective.

We will hear about the practices of Okayama Gakugeikan High School, where students engage in self-directed inquiry during their one-year study abroad program, and Fukuyama Akatsuki no Hoshi Girls' Junior & Senior High School, which values inquiry that deepens questions based on interests and aims to foster students who "realize, nurture, and deliver their true desires."

This is an opportunity to gain hints from both the "results" and "processes" of inquiry-based learning. Please join us.

▼ Student Presentation Topics

- Okayama Gakugeikan High School, 3rd Year High School Student: "What is the ideal balance between freedom and restrictions on social media?" - Fukuyama Akatsuki no Hoshi Girls' Junior & Senior High School, 3rd Year High School Student: "What can be done to change the image of agriculture?"

▼ Click here to register (Free, Online)

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Event Overview

- Date and Time

July 23, 2026 (Thu) 16:00-17:30 (Entry/exit possible during the session)

- Format

Online (Zoom) event, Free to participate

- How to Register

Please register via the form below

https://forms.gle/F1mUnG9RLHep4zuE9

- Registration Deadline

July 23, 2026 (Thu) 12:00

- Target Audience

Junior high and high school teachers, members of boards of education

▼ Recommended for:

- Those who want to know specific examples of how to conduct self-directed inquiry

- Those who want to see the actual results and initiatives of inquiry-based learning by students

- Those who want to learn about the goals, curriculum, and class examples of inquiry-based learning at other schools

*An archive will be available later. Please register even if you cannot attend on the day.

Presenters

Atsuko Matsumoto, Head of English Department, Okayama Gakugeikan High School

After working as a translator for subtitles, narration, news magazines, contracts, and books, she joined Okayama Gakugeikan High School in the 2013 academic year. Since 2015, she has been involved in the Super Global High School (SGH) program and the High School DX Acceleration Promotion Project (DX High School), engaging in inquiry-based learning. The school's "English Department" aims to foster globally active individuals by having all students participate in a one-year study abroad program to acquire high English proficiency.

3rd Year High School Student, Okayama Gakugeikan High School

Presentation Title: "What is the ideal balance between freedom and restrictions on social media?"

Hitomi Oka, Director of Career Guidance, Fukuyama Akatsuki no Hoshi Girls' Junior & Senior High School

She teaches chemistry in science. She believes in the importance of small, everyday observations for her students. She makes an effort to encourage students to gather information from these observations, form hypotheses, and connect them to research through experiments and analysis. As Director of Career Guidance, she aims to foster students who "realize, nurture, and deliver their true desires."

3rd Year High School Student, Fukuyama Akatsuki no Hoshi Girls' Junior & Senior High School

Presentation Title: "What can be done to change the image of agriculture?"

About Inspire High

Inspire High is a program that makes it easy to implement inquiry-based learning connected to the world in the classroom. It is widely used in junior high and high schools for classes such as "Comprehensive Inquiry Time," "Special Activities," "Moral Education," and "Civics," as well as for each school's unique career education and SDGs education.

Inspire High exposes students to the diverse lifestyles, values, work, and social issues of creative adults from around the world. By challenging "unanswerable questions" posed each time, students develop "self-expression skills," and by sharing opinions and values with teenagers nationwide, they also cultivate "understanding of others."

In an unpredictable and uncertain era, with the revision of the new curriculum guidelines focusing on "the ability to live," the importance of 21st-century skills and non-cognitive skills for surviving the future is increasing. Inspire High provides opportunities to foster these necessary skills through interactive online programs, regardless of economic or geographical factors.

Program Examples:

"How can society be changed?" - Thinking with Audrey Tang, former Digital Minister of Taiwan

"What are words?" - Thinking with Shuntaro Tanikawa, poet

"What is identity?" - Thinking with a Maasai elder

"What is peace?" - Thinking with a UN staff member

"Is failure something to be feared?" - Thinking with a failure researcher

In addition, entrepreneurs, scientists, robot developers, fishermen, firefighters, film directors, fashion designers, and many others have participated.

Promotional Video

Download Materials for Schools and Educational Institutions https://www.inspirehigh.com/school_contact

Website

https://www.inspirehigh.com/

Company Name: Inspire High Inc. Representative: Taichi Sugiura, Representative Director Established: November 2019 Location: Hirakawacho 2-5-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Official Website: https://www.inspirehigh.com/