By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair
A Taylor Bunko was established at 'Gakusha Yume no Mori', Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture, and a presentation ceremony was held on September 11th. Endo-san, advisor to TAMF and creator of the bookshelves, attended the ceremony, and spoke to the children about Taylor Anderson. In junior high school, they were learning from the new English textbook that includes a lesson about Taylor, and the timing was perfect. He also gave book coupons to the school so they may buy books for their new Taylor bunko.
Gakusha Yume no Mori is a certified children's garden and elementary and middle school compulsory education school, where kindergarten students, elementary and junior high school students are studying together. The school moved to Aizuwakamatsu City due to the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami incident at the nuclear power plant, became "Gakusha Yume no Mori" in 2022, and returned to Okuma in 2023.
There are three donated wooden bookshelves, two of which are named after towns, with bear ears shaped. The kanji for Okuma town means "big" and "bear" so Endo-san made bear ears for the bookshelves made out of Ulin, a hardwood, since the kids will probably want to play with them! Endo-san is always so creative. It was also Endo's idea to use the flip side too. It also fits in will to a school with lots of trees, and the kids will be happy.
A Taylor Bunko was donated to Ishinomaki City Kitakami Junior High School. Kitakami Junior High School was damaged by the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and students will now be able to study in a new school building. The Taylor Bunko will be placed in the hall adjacent to the library, and it will be a space for children to read books at their leisure.
The bench like bookshelves are made of redwood rods arranged in a rainbow-like arch shape. The principal plans to use the book coupons to purchase several textbooks from different Ishinomaki High Schools so the students can use them as a reference when choosing which High School to attend.
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By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair
By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair
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