We are delighted to announce the completion of the Between the Stones - education work with the five Coventry Primary Schools! This culminated in the Coventry Young Ambassadors Festival of Japanese Arts & Culture which included an exhibition of the work associated with our project. You can view the latest account on the Garden News Updates as the final project contributed to the legacy of a full-size karesansui garden - the Coventry Young Ambassadors Islands of Peace Japanese Garden.
More information can also be found on the Cities of Peace Schools Projects page!
Congratulations to all the children and teachers involved in these projects over the three year period! Our thanks to all of our sponsors and supporters who followed the journey and supported these projects!
You will all be pleased to know that UNESCO Associated Schools Projects Network (ASPnet) have been so impressed with these projects that they are in discussion with the National Coordinators from the UK and Japan about a pilot project to extend the project to other schools.
Here is the message from Julie Saito, Director for the UNESCO ASPnet
Coventry Young Ambassadors Islands of Peace Japanese Garden at the Coventry War Memorial Park
Was opened by the Lord Mayor of Coventry and His Excellency Ambassador Hayashi on 2 July 2021 as part of the Coventry Young Ambassadors Festival of Japanese Arts & Culture, the Japan-UK Season of Culture, and Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.