Month: September 2017

Everyone was super excited for our overnight camping trip this summer. Even the bus ride down was great!

This year, some of our graduates joined as junior staff to lend a hand! They were such a big help.

We started the day with some fun and games inside…

…and as soon as the weather cleared up, went outside to move around!

For dinner, all students helped barbecue grill meat, sausages and veggies.

And as soon as it got dark, we headed to the bonfire. It was many students’ first time to try ‘smores, a traditional campfire treat.

The next day, everyone took a walk together in the wilderness.

Thanks again to our Junior Staff for taking care of the little ones!

After breakfast in our cabins, it was time for our next adventure.

We headed to Shikokuyama: Kaori no Mori to make adorable character candles…

and have a big lunch of a local treat: “Genki-dama Burgers”, hot dogs and ayu fish!

It was time to head back to school… this time, the bus ride was quiet.

We hope you can join us again next year!

We had a great time at Summer School! This year, we focused on the Four Seasons. Each week of our Summer School session was used to learn lots about each different season, using science, books and crafts to help us learn.

The first week, our theme was the season of “Spring”.

Older students performed lots of experiments, including this one to see how seeds grow under different conditions.

We took a trip to Morikoro Park to learn all about nature and the plants around us.


At Morikoro park we made our own picture frame using objects from nature.

We also made some “chirashi-zushi” using yummy vegetables that grow during the spring.

The second week we learned about “Summer”!

Wow, that’s what happens during a rainstorm! Deedee students learned about the weather.

Students participated it lots of traditional summer activities like smashing open watermelons…..

catching cold noodles flowing down a bamboo slide…

and of course, playing in the pool!

We also went on a special overnight camping trip with our older students… please read about it in the next post! To be continued!