GLOBIS知見録(学び放題)

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Guest: Gaiety Iwasawa, Principal, NPO Shonan International School.
Host: Steven Neo Say Bin, 2012 MBA Candidate, GLOBIS University
Date: June 28, 2013
Venue: GLOBIS University Tokyo Campus
Duration: 15:21

Reflection by interviewer:
In an increasingly global landscape, one of the key challenges is being able to adopt an open mindset and to actively interact with our surroundings through sharing our thoughts, experiences, and feelings with other people in order to better understand and accept new ideas and changes. However, through my conversation with Mdm. Gaiety Iwasawa, I learnt that cultivating global diversity in Japan is an uphill task due to key issues such as fear of failure and lack of confidence in sharing thoughts and feelings. As mentioned by Gaiety, the only way forward is to "respect the past and look into the future" by honoring traditional Japanese values while engaging in "play" and nurturing curiosity to debate, discuss, and interact with our surroundings and people so as to build new values and forge new relationships. -- By Steven Neo Say Bin


Guest Profile:
Gaiety Iwasawa
Conselux Co --Partner, Shonan International School --Principal, GLOPATH-Advisor, Educational Projects Consultant

Gaiety established Chigasaki Our Kids Club , a bilingual educational club, and held numerous positions, including Assistant Teacher in International Schools, Educational Planning Coordinator in Chigasaki School Board, Consultant for Teaching Strategies in Foreign Language for Fujisawa School Board. She established Shonan International School in 1996, where she conducted workshops on International Principles in Early Childhood Education, created and conducted educational professional development workshops, and developed and conducted Positive Parenting Workshops. In 2010, she supported the establishment of ABS AlC Bilingual School and became a Business Consultant for Companies through Philosophy of GO-GLOBAL. In 2011, she published a book called "0歳からのハッピー子育て" ( ALC ) which is targeted at new parents with regards to effective strategies on raising infants.