Hachiojihigashi High School : Problem Solving Project (Japan)

For a six-month period between October 2020 and March 2021, Olympus organized and supported a series of classes on the use of endoscopes to learn about cancer, as part of its “Period for Inquiry-Based Cross-Disciplinary Study” program at Hachiojihigashi High School in Tokyo. The participating students explored how cancer deaths could be reduced by learning about the use of endoscopes in the early detection and treatment of the disease. In March, the students gave group presentations on this theme. Over the course of the current fiscal year, Olympus staff not only presented classes at the school, but also gave online lessons for the first time via an Internet link to the classroom.