Kawama Elementary School, International Education Program

Kawama Elementary School

International Education Program

The 1st International Education Pragram in Kawama elementary school was held on February 10 (Tue), 2009.
Forty eight 5th graders were separated into 4 classes, and 4 lectures (a Malaysian, a Korean, a British and a Peruvian) took charge of one class each.

An opening address

It was the first time for schoolchildren and teachers to have
an international education plogram like this.
All the members learnt by experience fruitfully.

Malaysia

Introduction of the national flag of Malaysia and Malaysian culture
The schoolchildren tried on a native costume and grinned.
They got excited to have an unexpected experience. “Wow! That’s great!”
Last of all, they sang together in chorus in Malaysian language.
It was an enjoyable education.

Korea

The neighboring country “Korea”
The lecturer gently introduced Korea to the schoolchildren.
“Wow! I want to go there.”
The lecturer gently told;
“In Korea, people write their own name like this.”
“I’d like you to study Japanese hard.”

Peru

Showing the map, the lecturer introduced Peru to the schoolchildren.
“Peru is in South America. The Andes runs in the country. We have a lot of World Heritage in our country.”
The schoolchildren have gotten interested in Peruvian native instrument, everything to listen and to look at. They want to know many things about Peru.

The United Kingdom (UK)

The lecturer explains the origin of the Union Jack (the national flag of UK).
Although the schoolchildren felt tense due to the first experience, they said “good bye” and tightly shook hands with the lecturer after the class.
It was a very friendly education.

Nanakohdai Elementary School, Internaional Education Program

Nanakohdai Elementary School

International Education Program

The international education program in Nanakohdai elementary school was held on February 3 (Tue), 2009.
Eighty six 6th graders were separated into 4 classes,
and 4 lectures (an American, a Canadian, a Chinese and a Thai)
took charge of one class each.

Introduction of the lecturers

The 6th international education program in this school
The participants got used to the international education program
soon and the class was a success.

China

Introduction of Chinese character
The schoolchildren learned that in China some kanji
may be read in different way from Japan.
They discovered something new in familiar kanji
and were listening to the lecturer attentively

Thai

Introduction of the national flag of Thai and how to hoist it
All the schoolchildren expressed their surprise
when they listened to the lecturer.
“That’s great”
They learnt what the schoolwork in Thai is like,
and said “that’s hard”.
Let’s try our best!

The United States of America (USA)

The schoolchildren were listening
to the native English interestingly.
Japanese food culture
They burst into laughter when they heard some Japanese words
such as TAKOYAKI and YAKITORI in the speech in English.
The lecture went together with gesture and the class was full of laugh and cheers.

Canada

Two groups of the schoolchildren competed in JANKEN
(rock, paper, scissors) game using the panel.
“We wish we could have such class”
The burst of laughter echoed in and outside of the classroom.

Kimchi (Korean pickles) Cooking Class

Kimchi (Korean pickles)

Cooking Class

A Kimchi Cooking Class was held on Jan. 17 th(13 o’clock~) and 18 th(9 o’clock~)
at Hokubu Public Hall.
Twenty nine people excluding NIA members attended the class.
The lecturer was Ms. Suzumi Kasai.
The special guest, Ms. Bonfa Pak who is a colleague of Ms. Kasai and a reporter of KBS ( Korean Broadcasting System) came here to observe the class.

NIA staff along with Ms. Kasai and Ms. Pak prepared for cooking.

Chinese cabbages were preserved in salt from yesterday afternoon.
(Salt has to be spread on both faces of a leaf.)

Ingredients for 4 bulbs of Chinese cabbage

4 bulbs of Chinese cabbage, 1 Japanese radish, 3 Welsh onions, 4 apples, 3 carrots, a bundle of Japanese parsley, 3 bundles of leek, 2 bulbs of ginger plant, a cup of salted opossum shrimp, a half cup of sesame, a cup of fish sauce, 3 and a half cups of chili powder, 2 bulbs of garlic, salt 200g, a cup of water, 3 cups of hot water

Ms. Kasai began to give us instructions.　
We were listening to her instructions interestingly.
Q: May we use salted cuttlefish?
A: It is important for you to make your own Kimchi.
I have no idea if salted cuttlefish is good for Kimchi.

We started working after Ms. Kasai’s instruction.
Kimchi cooking was going on this table, too.
The cooking room was bustling with attendants.

Please spread the Kimchi ingredients on all over the leaves of Chinese cabbage.
The chili powder can absorb water

Now, this is the finished products.　

This is a good souvenir.　
The Kimchi becomes tasty after about 2 weeks because of the fermentation.

Ms. Kasai gave us last comments on Kimchi cooking.
We heard her comments while we have Korean tea.

We should make Kimchi passionately, slowly and enjoyably.
We make Kimchi with our families.
We make Kimchi with our neighbors.
It is fun to share my own Kimchi among us.

Japanese Language Class (Sunday Course) New Year’s Party

Japanese Language Class (Sunday Course)

New Year’s Party

A new year 2009 has started.
The Japanese language class (Sunday course) held a new year’s party on Jan. 18(Sun.).
We very much enjoyed playing games, dancing and playing the harmonica.
About 50 people (volunteer staff, learners and their family) attended the party.
Foreign attendants were from Philippines, Thai, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Romania and Peru.

Hukuwarai game (a funny face game) that we put a white bag over head and draw a picture of the face.

Which group could draw the picture best, I wonder?

The next is a soccer play with Janken (the game of ‘paper, stone and scissors’).

Playing tunes on the harmonica…tunes of spring in Japan,
‘Kawanonagarenoyouni’ and so on.

The harmonica play moved our heart.
We sang songs in chorus to the harmonica accompaniment.

Dance performance by Filipina & Filipino learners and their friends

Not only dancers but also we all were getting into the rhythm.

Finally, we played bingo and exchanged our presents.
It was a very enjoyable party, wasn’t it?
Let’s study all together Japanese language this year, too.

Japanese Language Class (Monday Course) Year-End Party

Japanese Language Class (Monday Course)

Year-End Party

A year-end party was held on Dec. 15th (Mon.), 10.30 a.m. thru 2.00 p.m.
at NPO Support Center.
In total, 49 people (15 volunteer staff, 26 learners and 8 children) attended the party.

The Japanese language class (Monday course) held an annual year-end party.
Foreign attendants were 4 Koreans, 2 Peruvians, 15 Filipinas, 2 Taiwanese,
6 Thai, 2 French, a Myanmar woman and a Chinese (8 countries in total).

We each brought a-la-carte dish and
tasted them in a friendly atmosphere, telling the recipe for each dish.

After lunch, the foreign learners studied how to write a New Year’s card in Japanese.

They wrote the card in the “from top to bottom” style and
addressed it to their friend, a learner, or a volunteer staff.

Finally, we played bingo and exchanged our presents.
It was a very happy and cheerful party.