Nプロジェクトの始まり / The beginning of the N Project
Nプロジェクトの名付け親たち / The godparents of the N Project
街頭で高校生が放射線を語り、人々が足を止め耳を傾ける新しい光景が生まれている。中高年女性の関心も高く、科学を遠く感じていた層にも届く可能性を示した。中村助教（京都大学複合原子力科学研究所）と大阪高等学校は2年間の準備を経て、文系を含む全校2,000名と社会を巻き込み、科学的リテラシー向上を目指す取り組みが2023年に始動した。
科学なんて自分たちとは関係ないと思い込んでいた高校生たちが、「中村先生といっしょにこの活動をやるんだ」との思いから自然発生的に生まれたのが「Nプロジェクト」という呼称であり、それを高校の先生達が拾い上げた時がNプロジェクト誕生の瞬間であった。
On city streets, a new sight has appeared: high school students talking about radiation while passersby stop to listen. Middle-aged women, in particular, have shown strong interest, suggesting that the project can reach people who once felt science was out of touch with their lives. After two years of preparation, Dr. Nakamura (Kyoto University, Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science) and Osaka High School launched the initiative in 2023, engaging all 2,000 students — including those from humanities backgrounds — together with the wider community to foster scientific literacy.
A group of high school students, who had always believed that science had nothing to do with them, suddenly felt a spark of excitement: “We’re going to do this activity together with Dr, Nakamura!” Inspired by that thrill, they spontaneously came up with the name “N Project.” When a high school teachers noticed and embraced their idea, the N Project truly came to life.
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Nプロジェクトの育ての親たち（大阪高校の教員）/ The foster parents of the N Project (teachers at Osaka High School)
