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by SGI-USA Future Division Leaders For the first time in four years, future division members ages 5–12 and their parents and guardians from around the country gathered at the beautiful SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center over two weekends in July for the Elementary School Division (ESD) Conference. In unity with their friends in the

by Ai Nishino and Shu Matsuoka  SGI-USA future division young women’s and young men’s leaders Courageously Advance One Step Toward 2030”—this was the theme that the 12 members of the national junior high and high school core chose for the SGI-USA’s 2023 Junior High and High School Conference, held June 23–26, 2023, at Soka University

Future division members on what they gain through participating in their districts.

On March 14, 1993, Ikeda Sensei attended the First SGI-USA Youth General Meeting commemorating March 16, Kosen-rufu Day, at the San Francisco Culture Center. The meeting’s highlight was the formal establishment of the SGI-USA junior high and high school division, which, together with the elementary school division, composes the SGI-USA future division today.  Upon announcing

Celebrating 30 Years of the SGI-USA Junior High and High School Division

This summer, the SGI-USA future division held its second annual National Elementary School Division Art Show and Poetry Exhibition. Themed “Courageously Advancing as Friends for Peace,” it featured the artwork of elementary school division (ESD) members and their friends, expressing their hopes and visions for a peaceful future. The exhibit is dedicated to Ikeda Sensei,

by SGI-USA Future Division and Parents Group Leaders On Aug. 14, 400 elementary school, junior high and high school division and parents group members gathered at reopened SGI-USA centers for the first in-person Soka Family Day meetings since 2020. Several hundred more joined virtually. It was a lively and joyful reunion for all—an opportunity to

A high school World Tribune correspondent shares what the participants took away from the first future division conference in three years.

The Lay Nun Myoshin

The Lay Nun Toki

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [76]

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [75]

Shijo Kingo

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [72]

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [71]

The SGI-USA future division will host a national webinar on Saturday, Oct. 30 (1 p.m. PT/3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET) for all high school seniors who are interested in applying to Soka University of America (SUA). Parents of high school seniors can also attend. This event will focus primarily on the admissions process including SUA’s

Today’s future division members will be leaders of kosen-rufu in the future. Helping them engage in Buddhist practice and nurturing them in faith through our Soka Gakkai activities is crucial for their development. Ikeda Sensei says: It’s important to raise our children within the garden of the Soka Gakkai. As part of that process, please

by the SGI-USA Future Division Leaders Commemorating the day Ikeda Sensei attended his first Soka Gakkai meeting, over 1,500 SGI-USA elementary school division (ESD) members, as well as their friends, families and supporters, gathered on Aug. 14, 2021, for the second National Elementary School Division Conference, overflowing with hope for the future. The virtual meeting,

SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda and Soka Gakkai future division leaders held a roundtable discussion on various topics related to raising our treasured future division members, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following are highlights of their discussion, which originally appeared in the July 29 and July 30, 2021, issues of the Soka Gakkai’s daily

Ikeda Sensei’s Encouragement for the Future Division