MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Internet Origami
2012-01-15
Objective: Origami is a part of Japanese popular culture and it can be used as an effective tool to teach children computer skills, and to introduce Japanese culture to Mongolian children. At the end of the class, traditional Japanese children’s stories are told to enhance the educational experience.
Agenda: Children will learn about Japanese culture and, at the same time, gain computer and Internet skills. This origami lesson is given in Ulaanbaatar and also in the countryside (Orkhon, Darkhan, Umnugovi, Khentii, Bulgan, Tuv, Dornogovi, Sukhbaatar, Khuvsgul, Selenge, and Khovd).
Attendees: 3rd through 6th grade pupils at primary and middle schools