Good afternoon, everyone! The last couple of weeks, I introduced all of Starry's Grade 8 and Grade 9 students except for the Saturday ones. My reason for showing them is to talk about what they are doing for their March presentations this year: SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). So today, I'll tell you about the Saturday students who are in their 2nd and 3rd year of junior high school. They are all taught by Dennis, who took their photos during the first half of January.
First, here are Tomohiro and Yume O. (both in Grade 8). Their topic is SDG #10, which is "Reduced Inequalities". They've been researching how to help everyone have equal opportunities, regardless of disabilities, age, race, gender, or where people live (etc.).
Next, the 2 students shown above are Yume T. and Tomoka (who are in the 8th grade). The SDG they have chosen is #12: "Responsible Consumption and Production". In other words, they are looking at ways for people to not waste food or other important things which are produced.
And the group in this photo consists of Miyu and Yuri (both in Grade 8 as well). Their topic for this year's presentation is SDG #2, which is "Zero Hunger". It would be nice someday to live in a world where nobody is hungry, don't you think? They are researching about that issue now. Finally, our two Saturday Grade 9 students are Miyako and Yuka. They are doing SDG #8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth) plus SDG #9 (Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure). That means they are researching things such as technology and the kinds of good jobs that we want everyone to have in the future, so that the world economy (経済) can continue to grow.
Each of these 4 groups is working hard to prepare for their speeches at our special March event (発表会). I hope all of Starry's junior high students can enjoy talking about (and learning about) these interesting subjects in English! Keep up the good work...
- Peter 
