"The way to do something is to start doing it and learn from it"
~Myles Horton

Recall those days in school... when the teacher stood in front of the classroom and presented lecture after lecture that always seemed so endless and boring. Now remember the favorite class or teacher you ever had. Chances are, you recalled a class or a teacher that gave you the opportunity to fully engage in the learning process, unlike those monotonous lectures. Just like any other learning experience, environmental education calls for an actively engaging learning opportunity that will have a lasting influence on people.

This website introduces the concept of popular education to an environmental action workshop for Japanese adults. This workshop is planned to be added to the course line-up at Mie Prefecture Environmental Education Information Center located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture, Japan. While the focus is on Japanese adults, much of the content throughout the website is useful to anybody who seeks an alternative teaching style for environmental education in any country or culture.

Where to Start

• To learn about environmental education in Japan, start here.
• If you would like to learn about popular education, start in the About Popular Education section.
• Are you an educator? Find out what my Environmental Action Workshop is about.
• Read about the challenges of using popular education in Japan.
• Interested in running your own workshop based on my design? Read the Running Your Own Workshop section after you have read The Workshop section.
• If you are interested in learning how this project came about, go to the Allegheny College Senior Project section.

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since March 24, 2004