Beanstalk International Schoolでは去る5月16日（金）に2008 school excursionと称しプリスクールのお友達、教師、一部のお母様、お父様方総勢43名で東山動物園に行って参りました。
On Friday May 16th, the students, teachers, and some parents (Missy Mouse class) participated in the 2008 Beanstalk Spring Excursion to Higashiyama Zoo. A total of 43 people took part.
Robby Rabbit class at the zoo入園2年目のRobby Rabbit Classのお友達にとっては、ご親族以外とのお出かけ初体験となり、数日前から皆さんドキドキしつつとても楽しみにしていました。前もってお友達と手をつないで上手に歩く練習をし、走らない、押さない、大きい声で叫ばないなど団体行動のマナーを確認、当日はその成果がバッチリ見られ、迷子もお怪我もなく楽しく帰ってこられました。また日本の幼児が英語で話している姿に外部の方から驚きの声もいただきました！
For Robby Rabbit class, our second year students, this represented the first time that they have gone on an outing without family members! Leading up to the excursion, the children had been very excited about the trip and the days of practicing their “excursion skills”; walking hand in hand, no running, pushing, or shouting, seemed to have paid off and we enjoyed an incident-free day. We also heard complimentary comments from other zoo-goers remarking on our Japanese students conversing with teachers and each other in English!
Parents joined us with Missy Mouse class at the zoo!最年少のMissy Mouse Classでは、大混雑にびっくりされたお子様もいらっしゃいましたが、実際に見る動物に大はしゃぎ！保護者の方からは、あんなに幼くても彼らなりの世界あり、お友達とのかかわりも見られた良いチャンスでした…とのお言葉を頂戴いたしました。現地まで送迎して下さった保護者の方、園内に同行して下さった方、どうもありがとうございました。そしてお疲れ様でした。次回のexcursionを楽しみになさってください。
In our younger Missy Mouse class, some of the students were surprised by the large crowds, but were very excited at seeing the animals up close for the first time, not just in pictures. It was a great opportunity for the parents to observe their children in their own word, conversing with friends and developing their social skills.
We would like to thank all the parents who brought their children to the zoo, and also those who joined us inside the zoo as well.
