Foreign food cooking class , genuine Indian curry

Event Dept.

Foreign food cooking class

[genuine Indian curry]

Foreign food cooking class (genuine Indian curry) was held on February 18(Sat.) at Nambu Umesato public hall.

Twenty three people attended.

The lecturers were Mr. Md.S.Akbar who was the owner of the restaurant DELHI MAHAL, and his wife.

They are from Bengal, India.

The restaurant is in Yamazaki, Noda.

[Ingredients]

Onion, tomato, chicken or mutton, garlic,
ginger, salt, cumin, salad oil, cardamom,
turmeric, clove, fenugreek, chili powder,
coriander, cayenne powder, coriander leaf

[Recipe]

①Cook chopped onion, garlic and ginger in oil. Boil chicken or mutton well.

②Add spices

③Stir in curry by a mixer. Put curry on bread (Nan).

Under explanation and demonstration by the lecturers, we learned how to cook genuine curry and how to eat it.

If we had practice, we could learn better.

International Education Program

International Friendship Depertment

International Education Program

Yamazaki elementary school

　
　

The 8 th World Expedition

Theme: Let’s interchange with people in the world

The international education program in Yamazaki elementary school was held on Thursday, November 24, 2011, to find the difference between foreign country and Japan, and that there are a lot of way of thinking and sense of values, through exchange with foreign lectures. Three foreign lecturers from three countries (Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Peru) were invited and three NIA staffs joined. Yamazaki elementary school was founded in 1980. It has 12 classes, 377 pupils in total. This time, 3 classes, 60 fifth-grader pupils attended the program.

Yamazaki elementary school

Three lecturers (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Peru)

Peru

The lecturer began by asking “Where is Peru on the globe?” and “How long does it take from Japan to Peru?” The answers were various. The pupils were attracted to hear that Peru is on the opposite side of the earth from Japan and it will take about one day.
The pupils seem to have heard about Inca Empire and Andes civilization.
The pupils sang songs “a holly night”, “twinkle, twinkle little star”, and “cuckoo” in Spanish. After that prints of “Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca” were handed out. The pupils enjoyed guessing right what is drawn.

Hong Kong

The lecturer passionately introduced Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, and has a structure of “one country, two systems”. How was pupils’ response?
The pupils sang a song “the song of numbers” in Cantonese.
The pupils practiced speaking some simple greeting words (good morning, good afternoon, good bye, thank you, etc.) in Cantonese.
The pupils experienced a different culture by trying on colorful Hong Kong’s costume.

Malaysia

Showing the map, the lecturer introduced Malaysian culture, language, and industry. She explained that the weather of Malaysia was mild all the year, and there were a lot of Japan’s overseas enterprises in Malaysia.
The pupils practiced speaking some basic greeting words (thank you, good afternoon, good bye, etc.) in Malaysian language.
The pupils learned how to play Malaysian “Jan-ken” that is the game of “water, bird, pistol, rock and board”. Bird beats water because bird drinks water. Pistol beats bird because bird is shot with a pistol. Water beat pistol and rock because pistol and rock goes under water. Board beats water because board floats on the water. Rock beats board because rock crushes board.
Finally, the pupils sang a familiar song in chorus in Malaysian language, and tried on a native costume. It was a pleasant class.


The international education program that was carried out by all the members (lecturers, pupils and teachers) would be a very good learning by experience.

This program would be fruitful if the pupils would find that there are a lot of countries which have their own climate and cultures, and that mutual understanding is possible.

International Education Program

International Friendship Department

The 14 th World Meeting

at Nanbu elementary school　

“A window on the world”

All the pupils (920 persons) attended. Detailed number of pupils is 450 for 1,2,3 graders (15 classes) and 470 for 4,5,6 graders (15 classes).

NIA staffs and lecturers held a preliminary meeting to make arrangements about the agenda in the principal’s office.

The opening ceremony began with pupils’ spirited “Yosakoi” dancing in the auditorium.

Following the greetings by the principal and the NIA president, the lecturers introduced themselves, and then they were asked various questions by pupils. Some pupils put an eccentric question that induced all to burst into laughter.

In the last of the opening ceremony, a song　”Sato no Aki” by all pupils echoed in the auditorium.


Details of the teaching

The United Kingdom

The lecturer gently introduced UK country and the national flag of UK.
Folding big paper into small memo book was one of the teaching programs.
It was a very friendly class.

Thai

The pupils attentively got explanations of the national flag of Thailand, Thai language, and the weather of Thailand. They were taking notes on the form “interchange class open to the world” that the lecturer handed out.

Peru

The lecturer began by asking “Where is Peru on the globe?” and “How long does it take from Japan to Peru?” The answers were various. The pupils were attracted to hear that Peru is on the opposite side of the earth from Japan and it will take about 23~28 hours by plane. 　 Peruvian song in gymnastics and vivid handy-crafts were introduced, and the pupils showed an interest in each.

China

There are four kind of accent in pronunciation of Chinese. The vocal exercises were done. After that the lecturer taught what kanji is used to express “Coca Cola”, “Mc’donald”, and “Doraemon”. How was the pupils’ response?

Bangladeshi

Details of Bangladeshi were introduced as follows. The land area is 0.4 times as large as Japan. Bangladeshi has a population of 130 million (as large as Japan has) putting it in seventh place in the world. The population density of Bangladeshi is the largest in the world. Bangladeshi is one of the pro-Japanese states. The nation’s capital is Dacca. The principal religion is Islamic (90%). The educational system is comprised of 5 years of elementary school, 4 years of junior high school and 2 years of senior high school.

Turkey

The lecturer is from Istanbul and obtained a doctor’s degree in environment engineering in Okayama University. So he is very familiar with Japan. Turkish food, economy and history were introduced. The pupils were impressed to know that most of Turk is pro-Japanese.

Malaysia

Showing the map, the lecturer introduced Malaysian culture, language, and industry. She explained that the weather of Malaysia was mild all the year, and there were a lot of Japan’s overseas enterprises in Malaysia. After the introduction, the pupils studied some greeting expressions and sang a familiar song in chorus in Malaysian language.

Mexico

The lecturer introduced Mexican culture, food and the weather of Mexico. The land area is 5 times as large as Japan, and the population is 0.85 times as large as Japan. The pupils were surprised to hear that many Mexican children quit school before graduation because of the severity in school life and promotion. And they were glad to hear that Mexican children were very fond of Japanese animation.

Pakistan

Pakistan has a population of 173 million and the land area is 2 times as large as Japan. The nation’s capital is Islamabad. Most of Pakistani is Islamic and does not have meals in the day time of Ramadan. After Ramadan people enjoy Eid ul-Adha. About four hundred of Japanese stay in the biggest city, Karachi. Most of them have been transferred from Japanese company. Pakistani is proud that mango in Pakistan is the most delicious in the world.

Russia

The lecturer wears vivid Russian costume. Showing the calendar, she introduced the seasons and scenery in Russia. Russia is the largest country in the world and the land area is 45 times as large as Japan. The pupils were surprised to hear that the low temperature, -20~-30℃ was common in Russia.　

Hong Kong

The lecturer wears Hong Kong’s native costume. Hong Kong was returned from UK to China 15 years ago. Hong Kong has a population of seven million and is an important position of Southeastern transportation. Do you know the meaning of “one country, two systems”? The pupils just marveled at the lecturer’s lots of explanations. Trying on Hong Kong’s costume and playing Hong Kong’s children’s play, the pupils had a pleasant time.

Brazil

Brazil has a population of 190 million and the land area is 23 times as large as Japan. Brazilian consists of many races such as the white, the Indio, the black, and the Japanese. Many Japanese-Brazilian live in this country. Children of Brazilian living in Japan have to study at school while they learn Japanese language. That may be hard.


After the class, the pupils became friendly with the lecturers and had lunch together.

The 14 th World Meeting that was carried out by all the members (lecturers, pupils and teachers) would be a very good learning by experience.

After the World Meeting, the talks were held between about 30 teachers in Nanbu elementary school and NIA staffs for about one hour.
The following questions were asked by teachers.

The following questions were asked by teachers.
1. How do you appoint Japanese language teacher? What qualification is needed?
2. How do I participate in foreign language course?
3. What is the balance of number between student and host family in the home stay program?
4. Where can I get information on rice-cake making event and Kimchi making class? How do I apply for?
5. We would like to know the data on foreign children living in Noda.

Field Activity (Japanese language class, Sunday course)

Field Activity (Japanese language class, Sunday course)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

buildings & Ueno zoo　

We went on a bus trip to Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) buildings and Ueno zoo on Sunday, November 6. The bus left Noda city hall at 8.15. The weather was cloudy. The schedule was: 10.00~11.30 at TMG buildings and 12.00~15.30 at Ueno zoo. Forty-eight people (25 adults, 3 junior high school students, 3 primary school students, 4 infants and 13 NIA staffs) joined.

【Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) buildings】
TMG buildings were completed at the total cost of 156.4 billion yen on December, 1990. The TMG buildings consist of three buildings (main building No.1, main building No.2 and Metropolitan Assembly building). There is Tokyo citizens plaza between main buildings and the assembly building. The main building No.1 is 243 meters (797 ft) high with forty-eight stories above and three stories below ground.

A view of Tokyo from the observatory (45 th floor) was not clear because of cloudy weather, but we could find that Tokyo was great.

In front of the elevator bound for the observatory

【Ueno zoo】

Established in 1882, Ueno Zoo is the oldest zoo in Japan. More than 500 kinds of animals are raised. The number of visitors per year is 3.5 million. It has grown over the years, expanded its area, and been a forerunner in the Japanese zoo world. Located amid the downtown Tokyo, Ueno Zoo not only provides recreation, but also plays an essential role in wildlife conservation and public education.

We arrived at Ueno zoo just at noon and had lunch before looking around.

After lunch we freely looked around in the zoo to see our favorite and interesting animals. We were very pleased to ride on a mono-rail train and take photos.

Although it was cloudy and started to sprinkle, we enjoyed seeing many animals such as panda, lion, giraffe and chimpanzee.
Thank you very　much for joining us.

International Friendship Festa 2011

International Friendship

Festa 2011

The International Friendship Festa 2011 was held on Sunday, October 30, at Noda Civic Hall.
The places for the festa were a quiet Japanese-style residence and a green Japanese garden.

Many people visited, joined and enjoyed various interesting programs.
The following programs were given there.
(1) Japanese speeches by learners in Japanese language class of NIA
(2) English conversation salon
(3) Attractions such as folk dancing and singing songs
(4) Tasting counters for various countries’ foods
(5) Free trials of the seal engravings
(6) Japanese tea ceremony
(7) Trying on Kimono and ethnic costumes

Opening ceremony

Left : Greeting by Mr. Higashihara, the president of NIA
Right : Master of ceremonies, Ms. Shimogawara

Left : Greeting by Mr. Nemoto, the Mayer of Noda city
Right : Greeting by Mr. Miyauchi, the Chairman of Noda Education Board

Japanese Speeches by Foreign People

Mr. Inam Ulq (Pakistan) Ms. Choi Jae Hee (Korea) Ms. Pra Savoy (Cambodia)

Mr. Huan Van (Vietnam) Ms. Juspine Sharon (Malaysia) Mr. Lee Kou (China)

They made admirable speeches about “the difference of custom between their home country and Japan”, “a good point of Japan” , “the troubles of life in Japan”, and so on.

Chinese songs by learners of Chinese language class



“When will you return?” “Night-fragrant flower” “Seven-year-old child”
“My hometown”


Japanese drums

Free trials of the seal engravings

Trying on Kimono

Fortune-telling by a palmist

Japanese tea ceremony

English conversation salon




Flower arrangement

Tasting counters for various countries’ foods
Mexican, Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese food are served.
Every food was nice.

Free trials of Japanese rice cracker grilling　

Rice-cake making

Attractions

Folk dancing from Guinea

Folk dancing from East Europe
(Chiba university, Folk dancing circle) .

Juggling (Tokyo University of Science)

Volunteer staffs of the Festa 2011

It was wonderful that we could promote the intercultural communications among various foreign people, enjoy attractions such as dancing and singing songs, taste unique and delicious foods, and try on kimono and ethnic costumes.
Thank you very much for joining us.