FLYWAY CHILDREN’S
EXCHANGE PROGRAM
PHASE 1
What is Flyway Children’s Exchange Program
This event brought together children living along the Black-faced Spoonbill’s flyway through an online platform. Its purpose was for children to learn about each other’s natural environments and cultures, and to build friendships across regions.
For each of the three sessions held, Team SPOON Secretariats visited a different location: Fukuoka, Okinawa, and Ganghwa. Each location served as the main venue for the day, with children from the other regions joining online.
This project is supported by the Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Foundation.
Contents of each session
In the first session, with Fukuoka as the main venue, all participants introduced themselves and talked about their hobbies and favorite living things.
In the second session, with Okinawa as the main venue, participants went through the previous self-introductions and asked each other questions about what they wanted to know more about each other. They also learned about the Black-Faced Spoonbills in Korean, Japanese, and Ryukyu languages.
In the third session, everyone watched a video of the black-faced spoonbill chicks, shared their impressions, and then named the chicks born this year.
For more details about each session, please click the button below!
※Photos and videos of the “Flyway Children's Exchange Program Phase 1” as well as feedback from the children who participated in the program are posted on each session page.
※Some of the contents are available for participants only.
Our Co-Organizers
The “Flyway Children's Exchange Program Phase 1” was held with the cooperation of “Wetland Forum” in Fukuoka,“Yatsushiro Bird Club” in Yatsushiro, “Manko Waterbird and Wetland Center” in Okinawa, and “Moolseal” in Ganghwa, Republic of Korea.
Through the cooperation, we aimed to create a network of working groups in each region.
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Moolseal(Ganghwa, Republic of Korea)
Civic group based in Ganghwa Island, working on conservation of wetlands
and waterbirds such as BFS.
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Wetland Forum (Fukuoka）
Civic group working on conservation of Fukuoka’s urban wetlands and environmental education.
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Manko Waterbird and Wetland Center（Okinawa）
A Ramsar Wetland・Environmental learning facility for Manko’s nature.
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Yatsushiro Bird Club（Yatsushiro）
Local bird club conducting birdwatching and conservation work.
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Japan Black-Faced Spoonbill Network
Network of groups and individuals for BFS research, conservation, and information sharing.
Click here to view the brochure and video of this project.
The video of this project
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