SDGs: Building the ability to think and act independently through food education

This report features Junpei Shiramizu, who runs a daycare center that encourages children's independence. As part of food education, children learn knife skills while preparing their own meals. The center's garden grows rice and vegetables, and kitchen scraps and leftovers are turned into compost, letting children experience the food cycle firsthand. Shiramizu also describes his vision for the local community and economy.

• Learning knife skills while preparing meals
• Growing rice and vegetables in the center's garden
• Composting scraps and leftovers as part of the food cycle

子どもの自主性を高める保育園を運営している白水純平さん。園児たちは、食育の一環として、自分たちの食事づくりをする中で包丁の使い方を学び、園内の畑ではお米や野菜などを栽培。また、調理後の野菜くずや食べ残しはたい肥にし、“食の循環”を丸ごと体験しています。子どもたち自らが好奇心を持って取り組み、学べる場をつくることで、地域のコミュニティと経済の活性化につなげていきたい、と語る白水さんの思い描く未来とは？ Mr. Junpei Shiramizu runs a daycare center that fosters children’s independence. As part of their food education, the children learn how to use knives while preparing their own meals and grow rice and vegetables in the center’s garden. They also experience the food cycle firsthand by turning vegetable scraps and leftovers into compost. Mr. Shiramizu believes that creating an environment that stimulates children’s curiosity and encourages learning will lead to the revitalization of the local community and economy. What kind of future does he envision? [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp