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 is launching a special inquiry program, "Finding Your Core Through the Study of Meals," for its 1st and 2nd-year high school students in the Self-Expression Course, featuring culinary expert Mr. Yoshiharu Doi as the instructor. The program, running in five sessions from May to July, aims not just to teach cooking skills but to encourage students to reflect on life and their own values through the lens of 'food.' A final presentation of their findings is scheduled for July 18.
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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
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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 (m-koyo@jumonji-u.ac.jp)
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 (m-koyo@jumonji-u.ac.jp)