Jumonji High School Launches Special Program with Culinary Expert Yoshiharu Doi: "Finding Your Core Through the Study of Meals"

Jumonji Junior and Senior High School will hold a special inquiry program, "Finding Your Core Through the Study of Meals," as part of its Self-Expression Course's "Period for Integrated Inquiry (J-Lab.)," featuring culinary researcher and Jumonji Gakuen Women's University Vice President, Mr. Yoshiharu Doi, as a lecturer.

While active as a culinary researcher, Mr. Doi has also been continuously involved in educational programs for junior and senior high school students at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) "LEARN Individualized Learning Research Lab." He has researched learning methods that encourage students to think with their own senses, using "food," "life," and "family" as entry points.

In this special program, the learning will be inquiry-based, fostering students' own values and judgment (Core) by re-examining "eating" and "living," rather than simply learning cooking as a technical skill.

1. Program Name "Finding Your Core Through the Study of Meals"

2. Target Audience High School Self-Expression Course 1st and 2nd-year high school students (conducted during the Period for Integrated Inquiry class)

3. Instructor Introduction Yoshiharu Doi - Culinary Researcher - Vice President, Jumonji Gakuen Women's University - Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo

4. Program Overview This is an inquiry-based learning program that poses questions about "how to live" to high school students, using the everyday subject of "food."

This class treats cooking not as a technical skill but as an opportunity to re-examine "eating" and "living." Through familiar experiences and observations related to food—the relationship with nature, physical sensations, daily life, and interactions with others—students will feel, judge, and verbalize their thoughts for themselves. The aim is to help them cultivate their own judgment (Core) on questions like "How do I want to live?" and "What values will guide my choices?"

5. Schedule Date | Time | Location ---|---|--- May 19 (Tue) | 6th-7th period (13:55–15:35) | Jumonji JHS/HS, 1st Cooking Room June 2 (Tue) | 6th-7th period (13:55–15:35) | Jumonji JHS/HS, 1st Cooking Room June 16 (Tue) | 6th-7th period (13:55–15:35) | Jumonji JHS/HS, 1st Cooking Room June 23 (Tue) | 6th-7th period (13:55–15:35) | Jumonji JHS/HS, 1st Cooking Room July 4 (Sat) | 3rd-4th period (10:35–12:15) | Jumonji JHS/HS, 1st Cooking Room

*A final presentation (output of learning) is scheduled to take place at the "Self-Expression Course J-Lab. Inquiry Presentation" in the multipurpose hall of Jumonji Junior and Senior High School on the afternoon of Saturday, July 18.

6. Inquiries about Observation This class is open for observation. If you wish to cover or observe the class, please contact the person below.

Contact: Koyo Matsumoto, Chief of Admissions and Public Relations, Jumonji Junior and Senior High School ([email protected])