about Matsuyama Minami High School

　Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Minami High School has been designated as a Super Science High School (SSH) by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 2002. We have been researching and developing programs for science education in cooperation with universities and research institutes. We try to bring fascinating and inspiring science activities not only to our students but also to the local community. 　Each of our students does a great deal of individual research, and because of their strenuous effort, they have won prizes in various kinds of science fairs.

about SSH

　The SSH project was started in 2002 as part of the "Scientific Literacy Enhancement Initiative" by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It aims to develop student abilities and develop global leaders with great ambitions in the field of science. And technology. As of 2021, there are 218 high schools designated as SSH, including ours.

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August 26th (Mon)　　Tobe-yaki group (From Icho-girls to Ume-chans)

2019年10月13日 16時16分

    Last year, the students of Tobe branch school made a broach using the glaze which Icho (ginkgo in English)-girls made with leaves of ginkgo trees in Matsuyama Minami High School. When they sold the broaches in their school festival, they received a high evaluation! (There is a picture below.)
    By the way, this year Ume (plum in English)-chans are going to produce a small dish with the glaze made from branches of Nanaore plums in Tobe Town. The other day, the first trial products were made by Ume-chans. They used small unglazed pots made by students of Tobe branch school. By using ash (burned plums) containing iron, they made a green glaze. When they mixed it with feldspar, its color turns into white. They will continue making pots with this glaze, making improvements of it.
    Although the report of Ume-chans has been stopped temporarily, their research is going well. I am planning to report it again. And they want to make not only the glaze that Icho-girls and Ume-chans hope but also the glaze that students of Tobe branch school want to use.
    They will try to make fascinating “Tobe-yaki.” They would like to ask continued support.      They are going to sell their small dishes in the school festival of Tobe branch high school on Saturday, November 9th. Please look forward to seeing their dishes then.                     (201HR     H.Y.)