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Shichigo Elementary School, the third largest school in the city, was affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The school, post the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was nominated by the ministry of education for disaster-management training. The curriculum was developed by the teachers in the school, based on their experiences.

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Shichigo Elementary School is developing a national curriculum on disaster preparedness based on its first-hand experiences with the deadly earthquake and tsunami that left more than 20,000 people dead in Sendai and surrounding regions.

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Hazards Earthquake Tsunami
Themes Children and Youth
Country and region Japan
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