Thai and Japanese Kids Enjoyed Friendly Meeting through Rugby Games
Date: March 25/Friday to 27/Sunday, 2016
Venue: Teganooka Youths Nature House, Chiba Prefecture
Volunteer interpreter: Ms. Wasana Kida, AIRA member
Visiting Thai kids: Club members of Vajiravudh College
Japanese children: Elementary school children of rugby schools at Kashiwa, Inzai, Abiko, Chiba and Kawaguchi
The 2016 Japan-Thailand Kids Rugby Meeting was held for three days from March 25 to 27 at the NEC’s rugby ground and others, sponsored by The Kids Sports Exchange Association, an organization powerfully promoting international exchange through sports.
Special Class “Calligraphy” for Japanese Language Students
Date & Time: Saturday, March 12, 2016 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Venue: Room 2, Abista
Participants: 26 in total (9 students and 17 teachers)
AIRA Japanese Language Class is held every Tuesday and Saturday. The students learn from volunteer teachers in groups according to their level. In the last class of the school year the Saturday Class students experienced Japanese calligraphy. Following the ordinary lesson in each group, today’s special class was held with all the students and the teachers. After self-introduction in a relaxed atmosphere enjoying some sweets, the “Calligraphy” class started.
Japanese Language Students Learn How to Separate Garbage
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Abiko Civic Plaza Hall
Participants: 47 in total (24 students and 23 teachers)
In the AIRA Japanese Language Class, students usually learn in groups according to their levels. On the second last day of the school year 2015 all the Tuesday Class students and teachers learned together about waste disposal, which is an essential issue for those who live in the community. They learned how to sort garbage as well as vocabulary regarding waste disposal.
One-Day Late Hina Matsuri
Time and Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Room 1, Abiko Civic Plaza
Participants: 10 adults and 3 children, 7 AIRA staff members
As part of “Culture Class for Foreigners”, a party titled “Let’s Cook and Eat Hina Matsuri Cuisine” was held and people from South Asian and other countries, 13 in total, enjoyed chatting, cooking and eating. Hina Maturi is a Japanese traditional girls’ festival which is held on March 3. People display Hina-dolls and enjoy special cuisine in households.
Guest Teachers Visit International Exchange Class At Namiki Elementary School
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 9 1 p.m.- 3:50 p.m.
Venue: Gymnasium at Namiki Elementary School
Participants: *70 fifth graders at Namiki Elementary School *13 guests from 10 countries ( Ms. Zhang Hua and Chao Nan from China, Mr. Luigi Hiratsuka from Brazil, Ms. Insho Yamanaka from Malaysia, Ms. Naricha Ouchi from Thailand, Ms. Leticia Pajaret Ignacio and Ms. Jacqueline Teresa P. Bularin from The Philippines, Ms. Cheeping Tsuoka from New Zealand, Ms. Ayu Putri Nuradi and Ms. Liem Tjoe Lan from Indonesia, Ms. Agnieszka Sekiguchi from Poland, Mr. Manase Forau from Tonga and Mr. Nguyen Dang Duy from Vietnam) *6 AIRA Staff members (Ms. Kitajima, Mr. Hesaki, Ms. Adachi, Ms. Ikeda, Mr. Satake and Ms. Yamaguchi) *2 NEC Staff members
AIRA sent 13 guest teachers to Namiki Elementary School to help the international exchange class, in which fifth graders learned foreign cultures through communications in English with them.