Press Release Back Number(2006)

Chubu Electric to Hold "Chuden Ecosession for Elementary School Students 2006"
- Elementary school students and Chubu Electric president to discuss environmental themes in talk session -

October 6, 2006
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

As part of its endeavor to promote environmental studies in elementary schools and encourage young people to think of the environment and energy in terms of their own hopes and dreams, Chubu Electric will hold the "Chuden Ecosession for Elementary School Students 2006," a chance for elementary students to talk with a special guest and the president of Chubu Electric about the environment.

This year's event, which takes place December 12, will bring students from six elementary schools who have been studying the issues (through lessons at their schools, power station tours, etc.) together with Chubu Electric employees in Nagoya to give presentations.

Aside from the presentations, which the students will give, there will be a chance to talk with the president of Chubu Electric and special guest and former astronaut Toyohiro Akiyama. Special environmental messages will be given as well.


Name of event Chuden Ecosession for Elementary School Students 2006
Date & time December 12, 2006
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (scheduled time)
Location Tsurumai Plaza, Aichi Prefectural Labor Hall
(1-2-32 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya City)
Theme What We Can Do Now for the Future of the Earth
Content
  • • Announcement of environmental messages in presentations of results of environmental studies based on prior learning students have done with Chubu Electric employees (either through electricity experiments or environmental and energy lessons given at their schools or tours of power stations or museums)
  • • Environmental talk session with elementary school representatives, a special guest and Chubu Electric's president
Schools participating andpersons giving presentations Six schools
[Aichi Prefecture]
Gojogawa Elementary School, Iwakura City 64 fifth-graders

[Aichi Prefecture]
Fujisawa Elementary School, Toyota City 1 fifth-grader 7 sixth-graders

[Shizuoka Prefecture]
Kasahara Elementary School, Fukuroi City 24 fifth-graders 24 sixth-graders

[Mie Prefecture]
Tsutsumigaura Elementary School, Suzuka City 38 sixth-graders

[Gifu Prefecture]
Minamihime Elementary School, Tajimi City 59 fifth-graders

[Nagano Prefecture]
Yamamoto Elementary School, Iida City 51 fifth-graders

Total: 268
Talk session panel Representatives of the above elementary school students (about two per school)
Toyohiro Akiyama (former astronaut)
Toshio Mita, President and Director, Chubu Electric