The 4th Green Blue Education Forum Competition was held, a presentation competition to consider the future we want to create from familiar experiences.

The Green Blue Education Forum Executive Committee, a subsidiary of the “Experience Opportunity Place” Research Organization (chaired by Noriko Ishizaka, CEO of Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd., Miyoshi Town, Saitama Prefecture), will be hosting the “Green Blue Education Forum Competition,” a presentation competition for the Alpha Generation, from elementary school students to high school students who will shape the future, to present their ideas for protecting the Earth.

This competition allows these future-creating generations to learn with their five senses through “experience,” and to freely consider “the environment we want to preserve and the future we want to create,” compiling their ideas into a three-minute video for submission.

The final judging and awards ceremony for the top eight teams that passed the first round of selection will be held on Sunday, November 12th, at the Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto Gaku and Reisaikan Museum.

[Event details]
<Name>
4th Green Blue Education Forum Competition

<Theme> 
“The environment we want to preserve, the future we want to create”

<Application period>
Monday, May 1, 2023 to Thursday, August 31, 2023, 9:00 pm

<Eligibility to apply>
Elementary school to high school students (under 18 years old) living in Japan *Applicants can be individuals or groups / there is no limit on the number of applicants

<Application content>
A 3-minute video that explores issues and communicates solutions to realize “the environment we want to preserve, the future we want to create”

<Participation fee>
Free

<Judging criteria>
Evaluation will be based on the originality of the theme, originality of the proposal, ability to express the message, overall structure, and empathy

<Judges>
Misuzu Asari, Chair of the judging committee / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Akira Sakano, Representative Director, Zero Waste Japan General Incorporated Association Yoshihiro
Ishida, Professor and Head of the Department of Child Education, Faculty of Human Studies, Mejiro University
Mira Hasegawa, Model / Radio navigator
Yutaka Kumagai, “Experience Opportunity Space” Research Organization Chief Secretary/Executive Officer of Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. Director of Kunugi Forest Environmental Academy
Ministry of the Environment (to be determined)
Kyoto Prefecture (to be determined)
Special Sponsoring Company Judges (to be determined)

<Awards>
① Environment Minister’s Award 1 team
② Special Sponsoring Company Award *Set according to the number of special sponsoring companies
③ Hasegawa Mira Award 1 team
④ Special Judges’ Award *In the event that there is a team that is comparable to the Environment Minister’s Award

<Organizer> GreenBlueEducationForum Executive Committee
<Official website> https://gb-ef.org