Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum x Fukui Prefectural University Faculty of Dinosaur Sciences Collaboration: 'Dinosaur Junior Academy' Opens!

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Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, will hold a 5-day inquiry-based educational program, 'Dinosaur Junior Academy in Katsuyama,' for junior and senior high school students in August 2026.

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Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, will hold a 5-day inquiry-based educational program, 'Dinosaur Junior Academy in Katsuyama,' for junior and senior high school students in August 2026.

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This program is an educational initiative that uses dinosaurs as a gateway to develop 'curiosity' into 'learning and inquiry.' A key feature is the comprehensive experience that includes not only excavation but also research and presentation of findings, allowing students to learn while being exposed to the forefront of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and the Fukui Prefectural University's Faculty of Dinosaur Sciences. Katsuyama City's 'Learn with Dinosaurs' Educational Environment Katsuyama City, where about 80% of dinosaur fossils discovered in Japan are excavated, is home to the world-renowned 'Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum,' making it a globally acclaimed center for dinosaur research. In April 2026, the Katsuyama Campus of the Fukui Prefectural University's Faculty of Dinosaur Sciences opened adjacent to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, further enhancing the 'Learn with Dinosaurs' educational environment by concentrating some of Japan's leading dinosaur research and educational resources. Additionally, the local Fukui Prefectural Katsuyama High School has signed an educational and research exchange agreement with the university's Faculty of Dinosaur Sciences and has established a school-specific subject 'Geo-Inquiry' from this fiscal year, advancing the 'Learn with Dinosaurs' initiative at the high school level as well. Furthermore, Katsuyama City has been running the 'Katsuyama Dinosaur School' for elementary students since 2017 (known as 'Katsuyama Dinosaur LABO' in 2017 and 'Katsuyama Dinosaur School' since 2023). By now holding the 'Dinosaur Junior Academy in Katsuyama' for junior and senior high school students, the city is promoting an educational environment that connects 'interest → inquiry → career path' centered on dinosaurs. [Attractive Program - A Program that Continues to Learning and Inquiry, Not Just an Experience] Under the guidance of researchers, participants can experience excavation, observation, research, and presentation, to

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum x Fukui Prefectural University Faculty of Dinosaur Sciences Collaboration: 'Dinosaur Junior Academy' Opens!

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