Five students and one accompanying teacher from Ongkharak Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand, will arrive at Naha Airport.
At Okinawa Prefectural Kyuyo High School, a welcome ceremony will be held in the morning.
At lunchtime, we will have a Welcome BBQ on the school grounds.
In the afternoon, all students will join in collecting ants both on the Kyuyo campus and in nearby urban parks.
At Okinawa Prefectural Kyuyo High School, a welcome ceremony will be held in the morning.
During lunch, a Welcome BBQ will take place on the school grounds.
In the afternoon, all students will work together to collect ants on the Kyuyo campus and in nearby urban parks.
In the morning, we plan to conduct ant collection in the Yanbaru forest area around Mount Nago, accompanied by staff from OIST.
In the afternoon, we will visit the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu Town to learn about marine life native to subtropical regions.
Today, we plan to spend the entire day at OIST identifying ants and preparing specimens.
We will be examining ants collected from the Kyuyo High School area and the Mount Nago region.
Today will be dedicated to cultural exchange, with a focus on learning about the local culture and history of Okinawa.
In the morning, we will visit the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum to engage in peace education.
In the afternoon, we plan to visit Shurijo Castle and the Okinawa Prefectural Museum to learn more about the history of Okinawa.
Today is a refresh day, and we plan to visit American Village and the beach in Chatan.
We hope everyone enjoys the beautiful ocean and sunshine of Okinawa’s subtropical paradise.
We will return to OIST to continue our collaborative research.
In the morning, Dr. Mizuno from the Biodiversity and Complexity Unit at OIST, who specializes in ant research, will give a lecture on ants.
In the afternoon, we will engage in hands-on learning about data analysis methods, using tools such as Excel and the statistical software R to analyze the collected data.
Today marks the final day of the program.
We will be seeing off our guests at Naha Airport.
Next, in September, Kyuyo High School students will visit Ongkharak Demonstration School for Ant Link in Thailand.