What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Dear KYOTO NHK ESS members

This is the announcement of the practice on Sep 10th.

Genre: Talk
Title: Your favorite music

Music is always around us. Everybody has favorite songs and musicians.
Everybody has unforgettable songs, which make you remind of your youthful days.
In this practice, we share favorite songs and musicians.
Let`s introduce your unforgettable songs, and talk about stories how these songs are special to you.

Procedures:
1) Make some groups as usual.

2) Talk about your favorite songs and musicians.
What songs do you listen when you inspire yourself?
What songs do you listen when you relax?
What songs do you listen when you are depressed?

3) Talk about your unforgettable songs.
What scenes do you remember in your life when you listen to certain songs?
Do you have songs which affect you in the turning point of your life?

4) Please introduce your favorite songs and musicians in each group.

*Please bring your favorite records,CDs and related goods if they are available.

I hope you will share music and scenes of your life through music beyond generations.

Thank you!!

Seiichiro Iwai

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

Hello, everyone.
This is the chairperson of practice on Sep. 17, Yuko Tanihara.
I'm sorry to be absent from ESS activities these days.

Here is the contents of my practice.

Genre: Talk, Discussion and Drawing

Title: Let's try to do Design Thinking!

At first, please make some groups to have even-numberd members (e.g.4,6,8,・・・）in each group.

Warming up part(About 25 min);

1)Please make pairs.
2)Ask what frightens your partner(2 min for each).
3)Draw the horrible monster what frightens your partner(3 min).
4)Explain how horrible and your intentions(3 min for each).
5)Partner give some comments on the monster(1 min for each).

6)Improve your drawing on another sheet by reflecting comment of your partner(more horrible)(3 min).
7)Explain how horrible and your intentions(3 min for each).
8)Partner give some comments on the monster(1 min for each).

Main part(About 25-30 min);
I will give you a question for each group.

Shall we discuss and find solutions using Mind Mapping with your group members?

I hope you will enjoy and feel how exciting and useful tool Design Thinking is!

See you on next Saturday.

Best regards,
Yuko Tanihara

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

This is an announcement of the practice on September 24th.

Genre: Talk
Title: Stress Management

Make some groups as usual.
First I would like you to listen to a CD .
Think about the ways you currently manage your stress and how to cope with it in your life.
I’ve prepared some questions.
Focus on what makes you feel relaxed and in control.
I hope you enjoy it.

Shiho Nakashima

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

Hello everyone,

This is the practice announcement on Oct. 1st.2016

Genre: Game & Talk

Title : house-egg (Game) & I have something to tell you (Talk)

First, you are going to play some word's games.
Play simple word's games with your group members.
The victory or defeat is determined by time limit!
(20minutes)

As for the latter half, you are going to tell your group members.
Tell your incidents, events, what happened these days.
I suppose that you have been having various emotions in your daily life.
You can choose one emotion among KI-DO-AI-RAKU feelings.
So let's start with “I have something to tell you.”
(40minutes)

Hope you will have fun!
Thank you,
Ryuichi Tanaka