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(1) School Curriculum Committee
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School Curriculum Committee was held on June 29 in 2008.

  We discussed the plans to publish science and geoscience related textbooks and reference books based on the new course of study.  Please be kind to do our favor when we ask you to write manuscripts.

New Elementary School Course of Study Guide by the MEXT or Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has been placed on the website.  Description based on constructionism has been hidden behind, but there still are room to improve.

http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/new-cs/youryou/syokaisetsu/index.htm

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 (2)Japan International Earth science Olympiad Committee
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　We introduce International Earth science Olympiad at

National Youngster's Science Festival held in Science Museum in Kitanomaru Park in Tokyo, from July 25 to 27 in 2008.

We exhibit our booth at Science Olympiad Zone.

http://www.kagakunosaiten.jp/jsf_info.html

Official website of the 2nd IESO going to be held  in the Philippines has been made public.

http://www.ieso2008.ph/index.php

Our website has been put on that of The Geological Society of Japan (JGS.)

http://www.geosociety.jp/name/content0020.html

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