2020 Volume 16 Issue 4 Pages 227-233
In order to develop the qualities and abilities required in the new curriculum guideline, Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education has established ICT environments for the realization of "independent and interactive deep learning" and promoted curriculum organization based on inquiry-based learning as represented by a new subject "a period for inquiry-based cross-disciplinary study". The Board has also made efforts to enhance the learning outcome presentation are being promoted in a stepwise manner.
The era called Society 5.0 is considered to be unpredictable because the upcoming social structure and employment environment will be changing rapidly. There are also many issues such as global environmental problems, natural disasters, and other worldwide issues such as the new coronavirus infection. We thought that it is important to realize the idea of “a curriculum open to society” for the development of the qualities and abilities necessary for children who create the future. Kanagawa Prefecture is making various efforts to achieve the SDGs as important measures and policies. In this respect, there are schools where the 17 goals of the SDGs are considered as a task in inquiry-based learning in Kanagawa Prefecture. We hope that this commentary will contribute to the practical incorporation of life cycle thinking （LCT） and LCA information into educational activities in high schools.
