Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. The parents' orientation handouts listed two hours a week for "Tsukuba Style Studies." My wife and I raised our eyebrows. What are 'style' studies and why would our son get two hours a week of it when he enters Yatabe Higashi Junior High School in April?
The handout page for Tsukuba Style Studies listed objective thinking, problem discovery, communications, cooperation, self-consciousness, independent correction, "information gathering, analysis and activism," regional and global citizenship, life and career design, creativity and innovation - all leading edge education areas.
