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TOSHIBA YOUTH CONFERENCEfor a Sustainable Future 2012

Camp Report

August 28h 2012

TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONBeGood Cafe

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2012 Objectives and Theme

Objectives

For today’s youth, standard bearers of the next generation, global environmental problems

are closely connected to their own future. This program provides participants with the

opportunity to think about, discuss and collaborate on solutions to the shared environmental

challenges that all of us face, and will help them develop skills necessary for creating

a better future by working with one another. The program also aims to deepen intercultural

understanding and to explore ways to contribute to global society by working together across

nations. Teachers, who play a crucial role in mentoring the next generation, also benefit from

the opportunity to interact with and learn from one another that the program offers.

In these ways, the program aims to contribute to the improvement of science, the environment

and intercultural understanding.

Theme

Achieving Harmony with the Earth

Climate change, ecological destruction, global population growth and economic problems…

These are the issues that lie before us awaiting solutions. How can humankind secure a

sustainable future that considers the Earth? Disasters like last year’s earthquake in Japan

and flooding in Thailand are potent reminders that we need to achieve harmony with the Earth.

Considering the issues we face will encourage participants to become leading players in the

coming generation, help them to understand the problems that already exist and, we hope,

inspire ways to find solutions.

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2012 Conference entire schedule

2012 Schedule

Feb. Decide venues and schedule

Mar. Application form for participants

Apr.[Japanese- Overseas Students/Teachers]

Finish selection of the participants

Announce Pre-Assignment on the web site ( May 10th )

[All students/teachers/parents] Briefing session

Jun. [Students/Teachers] Submit Pre-Assignment : (by June 30th)

Jul. Provide prior information for all participants

Aug. Camp: August 1st Wed. - August 8th Wed.

Sep. [Students] Submit Post-Assignment by end of September (by Sep. 30th)

Report meeting-1 for Japanese participants

Oct. [Teachers] Submit Post-Assignment by end of October (by Oct.31st)

Nov. Greeting card making

Dec. Report meeting-2 for Japanese participants

May.

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2012 Camp Outline

Name: Summer Camp of “TOSHIBA YOUTH CONFERENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 2012”

Theme: Achieving Harmony with the Earth

Mission： Students Consider about " Achieving Harmony with the Earth "through aggressiveinternational exchange. Also, share information and idea brought by each country

and think about what each country can cooperate across borders or what eachcountry can do itself after going back to its region.

Teachers Take a look at differences of the way that each country perceives environmental

issues, etc. and look for a good guideline which can be shared for its own school. Discuss about what teachers can do for environmental issues with participating

teachers of each country from a teacher's perspective.

Program content： Students 1. Make a presentation of pre-assignment by school.

2. Gain a better understanding of environmental issues through lectures,

experiences or workshops.3. Improve information editing skill through perspective and activities as a journalist.

4. Organize environmental activities which each country can do mainly by itself after going back to its region or activities that can be cooperated across borders, etc.

Teacher 1. Prepare and make a presentation about your school and the area you live.

2. Prepare and make a presentation about your view on environmental education. 3. Express your opinion on subjects that you feel important, and discuss that subject.

Date: August 1st(Wed.) to 8th (Wed.) 2012

Country/Venue: Thailand

Venue-1

Farm Chokchai

169 Friendship Highway,Pakchong,Nakhon Ratchasima 30130 THAILAND

Venue-2 Chulabhorn Research Institute

54 Kamphaeng Phet 6,Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si,Bangkok 10210,THAILAND

Participants: Japan 4students 2teachers

U.S.A. 4students 2teachers

Poland 4students 2teachers

Thailand 4students 2teachers

Toshiba International Foundation 2 staffs

Toshiba America Foundation 1 staff

Toshiba Thai Foundation a few staffsBeGood Cafe (organization) 6 staffs

Presented and sponsored by: Toshiba International Foundation (TIFO)Joint sponsors: Toshiba America Foundation (TAF), Toshiba Thai Foundation (TTFD)

In special cooperation with: Toshiba Cooperation, All Nippon AirwaysConference Organizer： NPO BeGood Cafe

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Camp Schedule

date time Program# contents Venue (accommodation)

July 30 mon US team depart for Narita (Japan) Overnight flight

July 31 tue Poland team depart for Bangkok via Frankfurt Overnight flight

US team arrive in Narita AirPort. US team and Japan team stay 1 night at hotel US & Japan at hotel near Airport

DAY-1 Aug 1 wed AM Japan, US team depart for Bangkok

PM Thai team wait at Bangkok Airport

Poland team arrive at Bangkok Airport

Japan and Us teams arrive at Bagkok Airport. All teams leave for Firm Chokchai

S01

evening S02 Orientaion about the Firm Chokchai faciliteis

Dinner

S03 briefing session about the Day-2 Farm Chokchai

DAY-2 Aug 2 thu 7:30 Breakfast

8:15 S04 CHECK-IN OF THE DAY

9:00 S05 Opening Ceremony （TOSHIBA Int'l Foundation)

9:20 S06 Orientation / Task assignment -BETTY

9:40 S07 Icebreaking -BETTY

11:00 S08 Goal sharing workshop -BETTY

12:00 Lunch

13:00 S09 Participants' presentations of the pre-assignment

16:00 S10 How to make "e-Journal" & making editorial teams

16:30 S11 Getting to know Firm Chokchai facilities and their social actions

18:30 Dinner

20:00 S12 e-Journal editorial meeting（orientaion）

S13 Sharing today's activities / CHECK-OUT OF THE DAY Farm Chokchai

DAY-3 Aug 3 fri 7:30 Breakfast


10:00 S15 Learn how Farm Chokchai make use of by-product from feed mill industry to srat up

new line of business.(Fish fram work)

12:00 Lunch

13:00 S16/T01 Land preparation,type of planting rice,harvesting threshing,sifting /(Teachers program＃１)

15:00 S17 Planting more trees in Farm Chokchai conservation

18:00 Dinner

19:30 S18Wrap up session by Dr. Somkid Promma, PhD. Head of Research Team and CSR ProjectManager

20:30 S19 CHECK-OUT OF THE DAY

21:00 S20 e-Journal editorial works Farm Chokchai

DAY-4 Aug 4 sat 7:00 Breakfast Farm Chokchai


8:30 Check-out and leaving for Chulabhorn Research Institute 　　　　　　　　↓↓

11:30 S22 Orientation about facilities of the Chulabhorn Research Institute

12:30 Lunch

13:30 S23 Lecture on "Science & Technology for environment" by Mr. Roj Khun-Anake

15:00 Break

15:30 S24 Workshop“What's our problems against "Harmony of the Earth" (World-Café ) by BETTY

19:00 Dinner


21:00 S26 e-Journal editorial works Chulabhorn Research Institute

DAY-5 Aug 5 sun 7:30 Breakfast


9:00 S28 Lecture on "Energy Now & Future" (PTT) (visit ENCO/EnergyComplexCo.)

11:15 S29 TTC environment actions by Environment exporrt from TTC

11:45 Lunch

14:00 S30 Lecture on "Community Development" by Mr. Mechai Viravaidya Cabbages&Condoms Restaurant

15:30 S31 Casestudy on "Community Development" and its presentations (Mr.Viravaidya)

18:30 Dinner on boat (dinner on boat)


21:30 S33 e-Journal editorial works Chulabhorn Research Institute

Orientations about the whole camp on the Bus

date time Program# contents Venue (accommodation)

DAY-6 Aug 6 mon 7:30 Breakfast


9:00 S35 How to achieve"Harmony of the Earth"Workshop(Open Space Technology)by BETTY

12:00 Lunch

13:00 S36 Lecture on "Presentation Technique" (guest)

14:30 S37/T02 Preparations of final presentations (1) /　（Teachers program＃２）

19:00 Dinner


21:00 S39 presentation preparataion Chulabhorn Research Institute

DAY-7 Aug 7 tue 7:30 Breakfast


9:00 S41 Preparations of final presentations (2)

11:00 S42 Stage rehearsal for final presentations

12:00 Lunch

13:00 S43 Final Presentations + Q&A 15min, 5〜6 groups

16:00 S44 CLOSING CEREMONY Certifications→Speech

18:00 Dinner

19:30 S45 Meeting how to keep relations (on the WEB)

21:30 S46 CHECK-OUT OF THE DAY Chulabhorn Research Institute

DAY-8 Aug 8 wed 7:00 Breakfast


8:15 check out Chulabhorn Research Institute

S48 Bangkok SIGHTSEEING Tour → SHOPPING

18:30 S49 Farewell Party Country Club

20:30 Leaving for Suwannaphoom Airport

Midnight Japan, US team leave for Narita (Japan) Overnight flight

Poland team leave for Poland via Frankfurt

Aug 9 thu AM Japan, US teams arrive in Narita

US team leave for USA Overnight flight

US, Poland team arrive in each country

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Pre-assignment for Students

Toshiba Youth Conference gathers students from all over the world. On this special occasion, we will be

setting up a presentation program on Day 2, which is meant to reach across the cultural differences. Attendingstudents are asked to finish the following pre-assignments A&B within each stated deadline by web upload.

Pre-assignment A “My Life”

・Imagine your daily time-line from when you wake up to the time you go to sleep.・Introduce your daily life and family environments for the following; “food life”, “disposing waste", "school

life”, “house hold goods (electric appliances)”, “transportations in life” . Take 10 photographs each for thesesubjects.

Pre-assignment B “The Way It Was “

・Ask an elder in your family or in your neighborhood about their past life.・As assigned in the previous “My Life” assignment, ask the elders about their past daily life for the

following subjects. “food life"," “disposing waste”, “school life”, “house hold goods (electric appliances),“transportations in life”. Take or collect 5 to 10 photographs of the above subject.

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MAP

Bangkok Airport(Suvannabhumi)

Farm ChokchaiChulabhorn

Research Institute

THAILAND

Farm Chokchai ①⇔Bangkok Airport (3hr/ 187km)

Farm Chokchai ①⇔Chulabhorn Research Institute② (3hr/ 165km)

Chulabhorn Research Institute ②⇔Bangkok Airport (1hr/ 42km)

★Bangkok city

①

②

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Farm Chokchai [DAY-1～～～～DAY-4]

Farm Chokchai169 Friendship Highway,Pakchong,Nakhon Ratchasima 30130 THAILAND

(2 hours drive to the north east from Bangkok city）

(3 hours drive from Bangkok airport)

http://www.farmchokchai.com/en/index.html

Facility manager: General Manager Pipat Thammawon

Established in: 1957

Area: 3,200 ha

Facility: Pasture, Milking Facility, Facility for Ice Cream work shop, Dragon Fruit Farm,

Earth Worm Compost, Rodeo Field, Steak Restaurant, etc.

There is also a Seminar room and buffet in the same camp site.

Accommodation: Camp site, maximum 120 people can stay in 50 tents in a area of 100 acres.

Shower and toilets available in another building. Clean beds with air conditioner. WIFI.

Concept: General Farm Entertainment

Study point = cattle production, milking process, ice cream workshop, farming,

compost making, biodiesel, agro-forestry, and other nature activities.

Comment: Well established system for learning through fun activities. All the staff are good at

communicating in English and used to explaining what they do there.

Others ： Lecture content can be explained in more detail（level is freely settable).There is a branch of Farm Chokchai which is called as CR4 and Fish Farm and Rice Planting

can be learned here. A professor who is also an adviser at Farm Chokchai can explain about Rice Planting.

□Entrance

□Seminar Room (with projector）

□Tent for accommodation

□Visitors can try Milking

□Inside the tent (2 beds with air conditioner)

□Tractor will drive visitors to each site

□Bio Diesel

□ Fish Farm

□Rice Plantation

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Chulabhorn Research Institute [DAY-4～～～～DAY-8]

Chulabhorn Research Institute54 Kamphaeng Phet 6,Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si,Bangkok 10210,THAILAND

(3 hours drive from Farm Chokchai）(1 hour drive from Bangkok airport)(30 min. drive from Bangkok city)

http://www.cri.or.th/en/index.php

・Academic facility commonly used in seminar on scientific field, etc.

・Facility level such as WIFI, rooms for accommodation and a Lecture Hall is the best A class.・Presentation Hall with a capacity for 600 people (theater style) / 350 people (school style),

there are basic equipments for interpreting system and stage acoustics /stage lighting.

□Presentation hall □Presentation hall stage □Back office room

□Workshop room □Cafeteria □2beds room

□Floor map

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Daily Program

DAY 1 – Wednesday 1st August, 2012August 1st marked the beginning of TYC 2012 with the gathering of Thai and Japanese staff members at Bangkok

Airport. Firstly, the Polish team arrived at the airport and there after the U.S. and Japanese team arrived. All conference

members moved on to Farm Chockchai which is situated approximately 2 hours and a half from Bangkok. After the arrival, the crew unpacked their luggage, had their first meal together, and went forth to attending their first briefing

session. Our chief facilitator, Ms. Betty welcomed the students, bringing an end to the first day of the camp.

Day 2 – Thursday 2nd August, 2012Camp Day 2 started with the opening ceremony including greetings by Mr. Takuya Honda of Toshiba Principal Office

and Ms. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul of Toshiba Thailand Corporation. Then there was a icebreaking workshop and the presentation for pre-assignments by each country and student. In this presentation, students had the opportunity to

share their backgrounds and specific cultural upbringings. Afterwards, the students were assigned the e-journal, a task

to be completed during this conference. Participating members wrapped up the day with “Check Out of the Day”.

“The Old Boys” welcome students

and teachers from around the world

Transportation from the bus to the lodging

On the bus from the air port to Farm Chockchai

Briefing Session

A scene of a Farm Chockchai tent

Pre-Assignment Presentation

Icebreaking and getting to know each other

Out doors activity with Dr. Kittikorn

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Day 3 Friday 3rd August, 2012The day started with a short mountain walk and with a picnic style breakfast at a near by buffet. The members took a tour

around Farm Chockchai, attending a lecture by farm CEO Dr. Choak Bulaku. After lunch, the group participated in a

“Rice Field and Fish Pond” Workshop. Many students had the invaluable experience of planting rice for the first time, engaging themselves in a hands-on activity. In the mean time, teachers were introducing their own national

characteristics and discussing similarities and differences in their educational systems.

Day 4 Saturday 4th August, 2012For Day 4, the TYC 2012 members got on the bus to leave Farm Chockchai. On their way to Bangkok, the group visited the

Toyota Show room “Thai Yen”, guided by Ms. Pompet, the store manager. The TYC members later arrived at ChulabhornResearch Institute. This research facility would be the main venue for the rest of the camp schedule. The remainder of the

day was a lecture by Mr. Roj Khun-Anake, “Science & Technology for the Environment”, a workshop, writing & editing e-

journal and check-out of the day.

A guiding through the show room by Ms. Pompet An exchange of thoughts in conversation during

their way to Bangkok

Students engaged in deep discussion during

a workshop

Writing down ideas during a workshop

Early morning mountain climbing The rice padding sprouts before planting

Farm Chokchai CEO Dr.Choak A scene from the Teacher’s Program #1

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Day 5 Sunday 5th August, 2012On this day the TYC members headed off to the biggest energy supplying company in Thailand, ENCO PTT Energy

Complex, where they received an updated information on today’s energy use. Then after, the crew moved to the “Cabbage

and Condoms Restaurant” located at the center of Bangkok to hear a lecture and engage in a discussion by Mr. Mechai Viravaidya. For dinner, the group spent time cruising a boat down the Chao Phraya River. Participants seemed to be

enjoying themselves with the meal.

Day 6 Monday 6th August, 2012On Day 6, the students started off the day by learning about the “Open Space Technology”, a group discussion technique used in classrooms and corporate meetings. In the afternoon there was a formal presentation by Ms. Kobkarn

Wattanavrangkul of the Toshiba Thailand Corporation on the disastrous impact of the massive flood that struck Thailand in November, 2011. Next off was a coaching lecture by Mr. Wongjindanon on matters of “Presentation Technique”.

Check in of the Day A lecture by Mr. Pumeechaow of PTT

Students discuss matters with Mr. Mechai Participants enjoy the boat dinner cruise on the Chao Phrya River

OST workshopA recovery from the flood presented by Ms. Kobkarn

A lecture on presentation techniquePreparing for tomorrow’s Final Presentation

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Day 7 Tuesday 7th August, 2012Camp Day-7 was the day for the “Final Presentation”. Students prepared for the presentation by checking Power Points and

getting tips from past participating students during rehearsal time. The “Final Presentation” was held at the Convention Hall

and was presented by the students with attendance from the Polish embassy as well as the Thai Japan Foundation and members of the press. Along with the students, teachers gave a presentation on the various environmental education issues

they discussed.

A scene from the Final PresentationThe Final Presentation was held

at the Convention Hall

From the Final Presentation T-Shirt drawing and signing for students after the Final presentation

Final presentation title

1-What’s Wrong With Education Today 2 - Let’s Fix Education!

3 - Local Obstacles We Face Today 4 - Our Obstacles to Achieve Harmony with the Earth

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Day 8 Tuesday 7th August, 2012Camp Day 8 was the final day for the entire program. For this day, the participants toured around the city of Bangkok.

Afterwards, they headed to the country golf club where the Farewell Party was held. At the party was the announcement of

the completion of E-Journal, a farewell speech by students from all 4 countries, a time for exchanging gifts and a final farewell message from the conference organizers.

Bangkok sight seeing Final group photo from the farewell party

2012 / A Brief Overview of the Camp

Last year’s Toshiba Youth Conference 2011 was re-examined due to the impact of the East Japan Earthquake and was held relocated from Japan to Thailand. After an year from the disaster, this year’s camp commemorates the 5th holding

of the conference. Along with the following year, Toshiba Youth Conference 2012 was held in Thailand, starting from

August 1st to August 8th. During the 5 years of its existence, the conference has gathered 98 students and 54 teachers from the U.S. , Thailand, Japan and Poland (Polish students and teachers have been participating from 2009).

For this year’s Toshiba Youth Conference, the participants spent a week in visiting and experiencing the natural environments of Farm Chockchai and the state of the art technology of Chulabhorn Research Institute. All students

discussed various topics in English. All of them spent a week living and eating together engaging themselves in breaking the walls of cultural differences and sharing what we have in common.

A new aspect to this year’s Toshiba Youth Conference can be seen in the opening of an e-journal site. This is a

computer based journal system where students and teachers become reporters and journalists to bring the camp experience to life.

The official home page for the Toshiba Youth Conference “act eco.net” site was efficiently used for certain programs prior to the camp, such as uploading pre-assignments. Personal communication was well managed through e-mails and

the latest SNS technology. Non-English native speakers enjoyed this camp as an opportunity to overcome cultural

differences. As for staff members, all of us had the wonderful opportunity to gather attentive members from Thailand and Japan. The administrative staff would like to thank all members for making this a wonderful and memorable conference.

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