OSAKA, Japan - Friday, July 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- On July 8, 2014, Panasonic Corporation hosted a remote
classroom about batteries for 80 eighth-year students from two classes
at Bijeshwori Gyan Mandir Sainik Mahavidyalaya in Nepal. Panasonic
Members served as lecturers, with translation provided by a teacher from
Chiyoda Elementary School in Kawachi-Nagano, Osaka, which helped
provide the link with the Nepalese school.
Chiyoda Elementary
School had previously held other exchange classes with the Nepalese
school using video conferencing systems. This particular lesson was
designed to teach the Nepalese students the joys of science through a
Handmade Battery Class, and was conducted with the help of the
Kawachi-Nagano Educational Media Center.
The day began with an
explanation of the various types of batteries, general knowledge about
batteries and their properties, and an overview of Panasonic. The
children then experienced building their own dry batteries by hand with a
special kit. Time was also allocated for a Q&A session which saw
the Nepalese students ask many different questions about batteries and
Panasonic. This demonstrated their great interest in batteries, Japan,
and Panasonic.
The classroom was brought to a close with a
commemorative photograph showing the children proudly holding their
finished batteries. One commented, "I am very grateful for such a good
experience," with another saying, "This was all extremely useful and I
hope we get another chance to learn with you again."
The lesson
at Bijeshwori Gyan Mandir Sainik Mahavidyalaya proved a great success,
and Panasonic now plans to host further remote classrooms with other
Nepalese schools in the future.
About Panasonic's Handmade Battery Class
Panasonic
has operated "Handmade Battery Class" since 1994. Overseas versions of
these classes began in 2007, and have since been held in Thailand, Iran,
China, Brazil, Australia, Indonesia and Myanmar, among other countries.
Related
Links: Panasonic kids school
http://panasonic.co.jp/ad/pks/global/index.html Panasonic kids school
for Developing the Next Generation
http://panasonic.net/citizenship/education/ Panasonic Corporate
Citizenship News http://panasonic.co.jp/citizenship/blog/en/ Panasonic
Batteries Site http://panasonic.net/energy/battery/ Automotive &
Industrial Systems Company http://panasonic.net/ais/
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Contacts
Panasonic Corporation
Global Communication Group
Public Relations Office
+81-3-3574-5729
presscontact@ml.jp.panasonic.com
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