今年の夏休みは「コミュニティープライド」をテーマに4週間かけて「東海地区」について学びました。
Join us in reminiscing about the fun we had learning about the Tokai area during Summer School 2015!
4週間のプログラムに４つのウィークリーテーマを設け、「歴史」、「地理」、「スポーツ」、「伝統工芸」を取り上げました。中でも、「鵜飼バックヤードツアー」や「大相撲名古屋場所観戦」「ドラゴンズナイター観戦」などは外国人ティーチャーズにとっても貴重な経験になったようで、教師の方から子供たちに質問する場面もありました。
そんな時、子供たちは以前から知っていることや今回のサマースクールで学習したことをもとに一生懸命英語で答えていました。自国のことについて外国人に尋ねられた時、英語で説明することができれば、それはとても素晴らしいことです。将来海外に出た時にもきっと役に立つでしょう。
そして、今回のビッグイベントとして、普段お世話になっているシニアハウス「寿荘」に名古屋城でお馴染み「名古屋武将隊」の三英傑を招きました。こちらは、チャリティーとして保護者の皆さまとスクールからのプレゼントで、居住者の皆さまはとても喜んでくださいました。
We had a great Summer School session this year learning all about our home, Nagoya and Aichi prefecture! The summer was divided into four different subjects: Sports, History, Geography, and Traditional Arts. Let’s take a look back at all the fun things we did!
- Sports
Students spent a few days at school learning about sports popular and famous in Nagoya such as baseball, sumo and soccer. Of course we are studying phonics and reading as well!
Older students took a tour of Nagoya Castle and attended a sumo match on our first day of Summer School! It was tons of fun.
Elementary-age students joined the crowd rooting for the Chubu Dragons at a nighter game! It was a great chance to have spontaneous conversation in English as well.
- Geography
Students learned about surrounding areas and legends from the past, visiting the Momotaro Jinja in Inuyama. We also got to meet a real cormorant fisher, and learned about the traditional method of cormorant fishing. Everyone was so excited to see the big birds up close.
- Traditional Arts
Students tried their hands at making washi, Japanese paper, at Morikoro Park. Later, we visited the Toyota Cars Museum.
- History
Wow, students got to meet many famous samurai from the past! Beanstalk hosted a charity event for the Kotobuki-sou retirement home, and brought the Nagoya Omotenashi Bushotai to visit residents and students.
One of our students had a question for the wise samurai… What to do if your mama doesn’t speak English??
豊田市元気村でのサマーキャンプでは、初日雨に降られたため、インドア施設にて地元の三英傑について英語で学習しました。次の日は幸い天候に恵まれ、自然の中でアクティビティーを実施することができました。
It just wouldn’t be summer school without a camping trip! Students learned a lot about the history of the Tokai area with games and challenges during our sleepover camp at Asahi Genki Mura. Unfortunately the weather was drizzly the first day of camp, but we still had a lot of fun playing games and doing activities indoors! We went for a walk in the rain and even had a barbecue.
We had a great time at Summer School, hope to see you here next time!