Leader in Training Program vol. 7
Location: Mitake Date: October 22, 2017 Program: Practice makes perfect! LITs will be practicing setting up tents to help them prepare for their March Expedition
October Back to Nature: Wood Craft vol. 1
Location: Sawai Date: October 21, 2017 Partner: Program: It’s time for some wood crafting! For our October Back to Nature program we will be enjoying a workshop with cxxxm where we will learn how to make our own chopsticks, spoons, and forks
Leader in Training Program vol. 6
Location: Mitake Date: September 24, 2017 Partner: Program: In preparation for their March Expedition, LITs will be going on a practice hike in Mitake! To train, they will be carrying more than 40ℓ while hiking up the mountain and after their long, hard trek they will have a nice cookout on the summit for lunch
September Back to Nature: Rafting Adventure vol. 2
Location: Mitake Date: September 23, 2017 Sponsor: Partner: Program: Another exciting adventure with Mitake Race Rafting! We are looking forward to another chance to cool off as we raft down Tama River
July Back to Nature: Fun in the Woods vol. １Report
Location: Mount Takao Sponsor: Partner: Morito Odoru Date: July 8, 2017 Program: This month's Back to Nature program was a huge success! We enjoyed being immersed in nature and learning about the woods
57% More to Go!
With big help from British School, the Akita JET charity event, generous individual donors, and all who joined our Tanabata Party we are now happy announce that we have raised 43% of the 2 million yen goal! We sincerely appreciate your generous support
Charity Sale: Feel Good Store by KEEN
Location: KEEN Office (13-16 Hachiyamacho Shibuya-ku) Date: Friday, September 8th: 16:00-20:00 / Saturday, September 9th: 11:00-18:00 KEEN, the shoe brand which sponsors Mirai no Mori, will be holding a charity sale, and donating 50% of the proceeds to Mirai no Mori! KEEN, a global shoe brand, is based in Portland, Oregon
Tanabata Party Report
Date: July 5th, 2017 Location: BNP Paribas Participants: 90 people Raffle Prize Donors: BNP Paribas Hollywood May's Garden Spa KEEN Life
Leader in Training Program vol. 3 Report
Location: Ikusabata, Ome City Participants: 6 LITs and 4 volunteers Partners: Date: June 11, 2017 Program: In the 3rd session of the LIT program, the six high school students attended a lecture on camping and applied Maslow's hierarchy of needs to specific camping scenarios
June Back to Nature Program: Outdoor Cooking Report
Location: Ikusabata, Ome City Participants: 6 campers, 6 LITs, 2 care workers, 10 volunteers Sponsor: Date: June 10, 2017 Program: We had a fulfilling Back to Nature program thanks to the LITs! Using the knowledge gained from previous sessions, the LITs taught and led the English Games as well as explained to campers and volunteers the different cooking tasks for the day, which included building a fire to cook hotdogs and make dessert, cutting the toppings for the hotdogs, slicing the apples, and making dough for the delicious apple dessert
New annual Leader in Training (LIT) program vol. 2
We held the second LIT program on May 20 right after our Back to Nature: Hiking Program in Mitake, Tokyo
Back to Nature Hiking program
Our Back to Nature: Hiking Program on May 20 was a success thanks to the campers and volunteers! We enjoyed great weather and played Nature Bingo while walking through the forest using a compass to determine our location