Hamamatsu City After-School Children's Association x Hamamatsu Science Museum "Mirai-ra" Workshop ~Let's experience science in everyday things~

This event aims to provide an opportunity for elementary school students to communicate with the curators of the Science Museum and feel close to science while spending time in the after-school daycare on weekdays.
The Hamamatsu Science Museum "Miraira" and the after-school children's association in Hamamatsu City were connected via online broadcast, and a science experiment workshop that could be carried out using familiar materials such as paper cups and aluminum foil was held.
In 2019, we were entrusted with the renewal of the Hamamatsu Science Museum using a DBO method that integrates design, construction, and operation. The company operates the operation form jointly with SBS Promotion as a "designated manager".

*DBO (Design, Build, Operate): A method of public-private partnership in which design, construction, maintenance, and operation are comprehensively ordered to private companies.

Recently, due to the increase in dual-income households and the decrease in time that parents and children spend together, an increasing number of children do not have the opportunity to go to experience facilities accompanied by their guardians. Our company and Asuha shared the desire to implement an initiative that would not leave such children behind and would allow them to encounter "surprises" and "discoveries" while spending time in their everyday living environment, stimulating their intellectual curiosity, which led to this workshop.

As soon as curator Ue-chan appeared at the start, the children exclaimed, "Oh, it's Ue-chan!" and from then on, the children were so excited that the time seemed to fly by. Parents also commented, "We love the science museum and visit often, so we are very happy to have this kind of learning opportunity."
Although this is still a trial, our collaboration with NOMURA Co.,Ltd. (Hamamatsu Science Museum), which is deeply rooted in the local community, is extremely meaningful for our company from the perspective of becoming more localized, and we look forward to continuing this initiative in the future.