TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy

The TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy is an annual one-week, cross-cultural Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) exchange and leadership program for 16 high school students and eight teachers from Japan and the United States.

2016 TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy

The TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy (TTA) is a one-week, cross-cultural Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) exchange and leadership program for 16 high school students and eight teachers from Japan and the U.S. From July 31-August 7, 2016, 16 high school students and eight teachers from Japan and the United States came together in Tokyo to develop a disaster-resilient, smart community of the future. With counsel from Toshiba engineers and a visit to the Toshiba Smart Community building, the students and teachers worked in teams to develop proposed solutions to these problems using learning experiences that are central to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the engineering design process.

The various group activities were planned under the theme, “Developing Resilient and Smart Communities”, in which the students were split into four teams and explored how science ensures global safety. They were given introductory lectures on smart communities, the present and future of technology, and disaster mapping, as aid for their analyses and final presentations to be shared at the closing ceremony. More>>

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2016 TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy Post-Program Presentation

On October 16, 2016, an alumni reunion and post program debrief session was held in Tokyo to conclude the TOMODACHI Toshiba Science and Technology Leadership Academy 2016.

At the session, five participants and five teachers that participated in the 2016 program gave a short presentation about their experience and achievements. More>>

2015 TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy

In August 2015, program participants from both countries worked together in Tokyo to develop a disaster-resilient smart community of the future. With counsel from Toshiba engineers and a visit to the Toshiba Smart Community building, the students and teachers will work in teams to develop proposed solutions to these problems using learning experiences that are central to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the engineering design process.

The academy links the TOMODACHI Initiative’s roots in disaster recovery to Toshiba’s founding commitment to technological innovation, and passion for science and technology education.

The program is designed to foster closer ties between both U.S. and Japanese teachers and students, to nurture a strong sense of STEM literacy, and to inspire the use of science and technology to address some of the world’s most complex issues in the future. Japanese counterparts will be separately selected from high school students and teachers who promote strong achievements in science and mathematics education and international student exchanges.

Bill Nye the Science Guy will appear again this year as a special guest.  Read More>>

2015 TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy Post-Program Presentation

On October 24, 2015, the 2015 TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy gathered its program participants from this summer at the Yoyogi Olympic Center in Tokyo for its post-program presentation session. Read More>>

2014 TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy

In August 2014, program participants from both countries worked together in Tokyo to develop a disaster-resilient, smart community of the future. With counsel from Toshiba engineers, Bill Nye “The Science Guy”, and a visit to the Toshiba Smart Community building, the students and teachers worked in teams to develop proposed solutions to these problems using learning experiences that are central to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the engineering design process.

Take a look at the project the students worked on at the TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy: