A Special Class Held at the SKY Perfect JSAT School

In December 2024, members of our Southeast Asia Education Support Project visited "SKY Perfect JSAT School," a terakoya (private temple school) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to hold special classes.

To give students a new experience outside of their usual curriculum, we offered a music class for elementary students and a weather class for junior high students. The weather class was led by one of our employees who helped develop Kumolog (Cloud Log), a cloud observation app.

Music Class

Normally, our "Terakoya" elementary school class covers a six-year public school curriculum in just two years. Students learn basic academic skills and life knowledge through six main subjects. Because music and physical education aren't part of the regular curriculum, we offered a special music class to help spark an interest in entertainment and sports. Music is not only for enjoyment; it also helps support emotional and social development.

To get to know each other's cultures while having fun and overcoming language barriers, we started by introducing each other to a song from our respective countries. We shared the Japanese children's song "Antagata Dokosa" and the Cambodian song "Let's Clean Up!"

We then played a ball-passing game to the rhythm of the songs to help everyone relax. The students from Cambodia then sang their famous song, "Let's Clean Up," in a loud and cheerful voice. Afterwards, we all added body percussion to the music, creating a unified rhythm with our bodies and hand claps.

A Weather Class Using Kumorogu

For the second period, we held a class about clouds and lightning using our company's cloud observation app, "Kumolog." The goal of the lesson was to spark the students' interest in weather and provide them with useful knowledge that could help them with lightning protection in Cambodia, where lightning strikes are common.

Inside the classroom, we gave them a weather quiz, and the students discussed the answers with each other. When they used the Kumolog app to check their answers and got a question right, cheers erupted from the class.

Next, we showed a video about the dangers of lightning. The children watched with great focus, learning about how scary lightning can be and how to stay safe. At the end of the class, we made "lightning safety" posters. The children used "ocean crayons" and "mountain crayons" to draw lightning. Some of them even drew the large, spreading lightning that is not often seen in Japan. It was interesting to learn about the different kinds of lightning they see in their daily lives.

The students at SKY Perfect JSAT School are very enthusiastic about learning new things and always attend class with a smile. However, despite their strong desire to learn, many of them find it difficult to pursue higher education due to financial constraints. For their education to continue, not only the school but also the entire community needs to achieve economic stability.

Moving forward, we plan to use our company's assets to explore more activities that will support SKY Perfect JSAT School.

Southeast Asia Educational Support Project

As part of our key initiatives, our group is committed to the "development of regions and communities." We use our assets to provide educational support for the next generation and contribute to community development.

For this project, we have supported the "World Terakoya Movement" by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan since August 2021. This led to the opening of a terakoya (private temple school), called the "SKY Perfect JSAT School," in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to help children who have difficulty attending school due to family circumstances.