I like origami. My idea of peace is a world where every child has self-confidence and respect for others. The idea to realize this is to have “children’s classes” held by children.
There are many foreign children in my elementary school. One of my classes once had a new student from Brazil. I taught him Japanese, school, and Japanese games. When I taught them things that I took for granted, they were happy and surprised, which made me happy. For example, when I taught them origami, which I like, or when I wrote letters in calligraphy class. I also learned the Brazilian language and lifestyle from him. There are many things that are different from those in Japan, and I was impressed and wanted to know more about them. By learning about the other person’s country in this way, we can come to like and respect the other person. When you introduce your own country and the other person is happy, you gain confidence in yourself. This is what I consider a peaceful world.
The idea to realize this is to open “Children’s Classrooms” all over the world. A children’s classroom is a place where children from all over the world can teach each other about their own countries, just as I taught my friends from Brazil. Anyone can open a Children’s Classroom. We, as children, are going to create a peaceful world. For example, we can hold classes at home or at a community center, or we can use SNS or YouTube to share our play and school activities with the world. What is normal for you is not normal for the world. We don’t need qualifications, textbooks, or tools. We ourselves are the teaching materials. Through the children’s classes, we teach and learn from each other, and expand the circle of confidence and respect in the world.
There are many foreigners in Japan today. We have refugee children from Ukraine.
I would like to provide a place for them to have children’s classes so that they can live in Japan with confidence. I would like to expand the children’s classes to all over the world and realize a peaceful world full of confidence and respect!