Achievement Corporation
Hanamaki Higashi High School
Last Updated: 2023/12/07
The joint project has reached its fourth year in 2022, and we would like to introduce its features and initiatives. High school is a time when students think about their future and decide their own paths. The ultimate ideal would be to clearly define one’s life-level aspirations, dreams, and goals, set targets by working backward from there, and live each day in a planned manner. Hanamaki Higashi High School, known as the alma mater of athlete Shohei Ohtani, took on the challenge of the theme, “How can such an education be realized?” The joint project with Achievement has finally entered its fourth year, and we would like to reintroduce its features and initiatives.
The initiative that started anew in 2019 is an educational program focused on goal achievement, titled “Special Curriculum for Aspiration and Dream Realization.” This curriculum uses original student planners and video materials to help students lead high school lives that are planned backwards from medium-to-long term goals, looking forward to their adult lives in society. Achievement provides expertise that it has cultivated in talent education, and we have been supporting the development and operation of original planners and guidance training. The project has now entered its fourth year, starting from the spring of 2022.
The educational philosophy of Hanamaki Higashi High School is “Aspiration and Dream Realization.” The school wished to implement specific measures to realize this educational philosophy. In response to this desire, the concept was to stand from the students’ point of view, to support the planning of school life, club activities, and exam preparation, and to assist their daily implementation. With this concept, the original planners were developed.
Starting the day after the introduction, a 10-minute planning time using the planners has been implemented school-wide every morning. Faculty members lead this initiative, and its practical application is facilitated through explainer videos covering all eight chapters. Additionally, several times a year, training sessions are conducted by Achievement instructors, providing opportunities to address any challenges or questions encountered while using the planners. Moreover, in classes that involve writing and discussion, topics like “the importance of having a purpose in life” are covered. Various creative efforts are also being made in daily lessons, which has helped the initiative to take root.
In September 2020, a new initiative was launched, featuring a school-wide lecture by Mr. Yusuke Hachiya, the CEO of “Kyoya Dye Shop,” a 102-year-old dye shop in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture. During the time when his business was on the brink of bankruptcy due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake, he discussed how he found a purpose for his business and how he has lived according to his aspirations. He also talked about how he used the Achievement Planner, which served as the prototype for the original student planners, to achieve his goals. His message, backed by his real-life experiences, was impactful. Many students took notes with serious expressions, making it an opportunity for them to deeply reflect on the importance of having a purpose or aspiration in life.
As we enter the fourth year since the start of the curriculum, the ‘Dream Project’ has been increasingly embraced by the students. They are setting clear goals in both club activities and academics, working backwards from those goals to determine their actions each semester, and steadily accumulating achievements. Even in the midst of the pandemic, which has greatly transformed school life, everyone is doing their best to move forward. Please look forward to the future accomplishments of Hanamaki Higashi High School.
