Sanitary and Comfortable Classroom 教室環境の美化

Sanitary and Comfortable Classroom教室環境の美化 Tetsuya SAGAWA Kanazawa University, Japan ICBS SCHOOL HEALTH

Goal of Healthy Classroom Environment教室環境美化の目的 • We, teachers, should improving the healthy school environmental condition. 子どもの健康的な学習環境を改善する • Effective Leaning 学習効率の向上 • Healthy School Life健康な学校生活 • Growth and Development発育発達 • Prevention against Disease疾病予防と健康増進

Promoting School Environment by PDCA Method PlanClarify the goal and method DoExamine the present status Execute the improving operation CheckData collecting and analysis Evaluate the difference between before and after ActionNew action based on the evaluation

Examination Items • Sanitary environment in classroom • Lightness on the desk and chalkboard, • Color of chalkboard, Color of wall • Desk and Chair, • Classroom cleaning, • Dust, Garbage, Noise, and so on

Lightness in the classroom • Lightness of easy to read book • Balance of brightness from 300 to 1500 lux

Lightning on the desk Examination points blackboard windows entrance

Lightness of chalkboard Blackboard color Light on Light off entrance window entrance

Lightning meter

Measurement procedure ① Turn switch to “×1” POSITION. ② Read indicator at the measurement point. ＊Attention to the standing position of tester. ＊Attention to the surface angle of lightning meter, read the highest value. ③ If the value indicates more than 1500 lux, turn switch to “×10” POSITION. Correct value become 10 times of the indicator value. Example ; Indicator value 500 →5000 lux. ④ After measurement, turn switch to “OFF” POSITION.

Data sheet of measurement

Solution for the bright classroom • be more bright • Change color of wall more bright • Window size, glass, new window • Put some lights from the ceiling • be more dark • Protect from direct sunlight • Use curtain effectively

Desk and Chair机，椅子 • Suitable size for student’s sitting height not too low, not to high, not uneasey • Flat surface

Good Sitting Position • Maintains good eyesight • Prevents fatigue • Makes good efficiency of learning • Standard size is calculate using stature • Desk height(cm)= 6/15*stature(cm)+4 • Chair height(cm)= 4/15*stature(cm)-2

Optimal height of desk and chair

Keep clean in the classroom

Solution process of the problem • Find problems of school health with all children • Place problems in order and select the most serious problem • Gather data on the problem • Find a solution of the problem • Attempt the solution of the problem • Take data after the attempt • Compare data between before and after and evaluate the attempt • Discuss what is the most serious problems again

What is comfortable classroom? • Brightness, Noise, Temperature, Humidity, Dust, Smell • Status of floor ; flat, no hole, slippery, nail, trash, water • Status of wall and window ; nail, electric wire, grass broken, leakage of water • Desk and chair ; broken, rickety, nail, uneven, uneasy • Other ; leak in the roof, narrow, fragile building, insects, animals, light, handicap studdent • Any dangerous happening or trouble

Example discussion How do you solve the problems?

Classroom sanitation 教室衛生 • Keep clean regularly, everyday 定期的な清掃 • Clean with all student as education 全員参加 • Wipe with wet dust-clothぬれ雑巾でのほこり取り • Collect trash and garbage separately ゴミの分別収集 • Dump everyday and sanitary wastebasket 毎日のゴミ捨て • Sanitary rubbish dump　ゴミ捨て場の衛生

Dispose garbageゴミの処分 • Decrease Garbage ゴミを捨てない，減らす • Clean everyday 毎日掃除をする • Collect separately 分別収集 • Don’t litter 散らかさない • Reuseand　ｒｅｃｙｃｌｅ再利用とリサイクル

Collection of garbage in case of Thai Project • Separate collection Garbage bank (Recycle)

‘School Health’ is an educational process for sustainable development

Sanitary and Comfortable Classroom 教室環境の美化