Japan's Official Development Assistance White Paper 2011
(6) Development Education
The "Period for Integrated Study", a course taught at elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide, includes a curriculum that addresses development education and issues faced by developing countries as part of the learning activities. To promote development education, MOFA has launched "Tanken Shiyo! Minna no Chikyu (Let's Explore Our Planet!)" on its website, and provides teaching materials related to development education as needed. In addition, the Global Education Contest (Note 31) has been held since FY2003 to solicit teaching materials for development education. (The contest has been hosted by JICA since FY2011).
In response to requests from educational institutions and local governments that promote regional internationalization, JICA conducts delivery-style courses on international cooperation, in which former JOCVs visit schools as instructors. Other events such as essay contests for nationwide middle school and high school students are held as well as "The Practical Development Education Seminar" program.
Notes:
(31) Formerly the Development Education/International Understanding Education Contest (changed in FY2009)