Kajima Technical Research Institute conducts a tour for elementary school students in the neighborhood
For the three days from November 7 to 9, 2023, Kajima co-hosted a tour with the Kanto Branch of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers at the Kajima Technical Research Institute in Chofu, Tokyo. We had been holding this event almost every year since 1990 in celebration of Civil Engineering Day (November 18) to educate children on the value and importance of civil engineering before the interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made this year's event the first in three years.
This year, approximately 350 fifth graders from four nearby elementary schools participated in this event. In the tour, we explained the role of civil engineering and the reason why Civil Engineering Day was established before introducing the shapes of tunnels and excavation work, types and mechanisms of bridges, etc. by using images and models. In addition, we introduced CO2-SUICOM®, a concrete that absorbs CO2 during the curing process, and provided hands-on experience under programs called "Liquefaction: How Sand Becomes Water" and "Let's Learn More About Concrete!"
We received a variety of questions and comments from participating children, saying, "How do you categorize bridges?," "What type of bridge is the most common?," "I liked the experiment about concrete," among questions and comments.