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HELLO Village Week II Day5 Part II内容は自分の好きなこと、社会問題、部活動、言語学習,大切な人についてなど多岐にわたっていましたが、どれも大変説得力があり、頷いたり、時には涙を誘われたり、ユーモアに笑わされたりと、どのスピーチにもそれぞれの良さがあり、個性が出ていて、心を動かされました。母語ではない言語で文章を考え、練習し、そして人前で披露することは大変難しく,勇気がいることですが,一人一人が英語村の舞台でそれを立派にやり遂げたことを誇りに思います。 今回のHELLO Village Week のテーマ『Crossing Borders』でした。この言葉にはクラス,学年,バックグラウンド,世代などの異なる様々な人々と交流しながら,生徒たちに何かに挑戦してほしいという意味が込められていました。思ったより上手くできなかったなど様々な気持ちがあると思いますが、それも含めて今日はそれぞれが果敢にもスピーチに挑戦してくれたことを嬉しく思います。 コンテスト結果 1年の部 1位 番留よしきこうじ「What I Think About Japan」 2位 木原琉翔「Solution to Your Worries」 3位 原れいな「Why?」 特別賞 野木隼「Amerikan Jokes」 2年の部 1位 若林 芽「What Changed My Life」 2位 葛城 千佳「Event that Changed Me」 3位 下西 彩葉「The Reason Why I'm Standing Here」 特別賞 松田 野乃実「Why I Love English」 On Nov. 16th, as the final event of HELLO Village Week II Day 5, 7th KRIS CUP Hiyoshigaoka Speech Contest was held at HELLO Village. We had 6 first-graders, 8 second-graders, and 3 exchange students as participants this time. We were amazed by their expressive speeches because we could tell how much efforts they made in order to give such great speeches. The themes of their speeches were from what they like, social problems, club activities, language learning, to previous persons for them. All the speeches expressed what they are. The audience laughed by their humor and was moved by their stories. It is quite tough to think in non-native languages and make a speech in public, so we are proud of our courageous students. We had ‘Crossing Borders’ as the theme of HELLO Village Week II. We chose this word because we want students to challenge themselves in a situation where they interact with other students from different classes, people with different backgrounds or from a different generation. In thier challenges, some students might think ‘I couldn’t express myself well’, but that’s okay. We are really glad that students challenged themselves by making a speech in KRIS CUP. Result: The First-Grade Gold Prize: Yoshikikoji Bantome ‘What I Think About Japan’ Silver Prize: Ryuto Kihara ‘Solution to Your Worries’ Bronze Prize: Reina Hara ‘Why?’ Special Prize: Hayato Nogi ‘Amerikan Jokes’ The Second-Grade Gold Prize: Mei Wakabayashi ‘What Changed My Life’ Silver Prize: Chika Katsuragi ‘Event that Changed Me’ Bronze Prize: Ayaha Shimonishi ‘The Reason Why I'm Standing Here’ Special Prize: Nonomi Matsuda ‘Why I Love English’ HELLO Village Week II Day5 Part I今回出題された問題は、碁盤の目のように並んだアルファベットから野菜の名前を探し出す「Word Search」,FIFAワールドカップに出場する国を出場回数が多い順に並べる「Picture Round」,「Something you can buy at a 100yen shop」や「A famous sports clothing brand」といった質問に対して他のチームの解答を予測して同じ答えや唯一の答えを導き出す「Common Answer」と「One of a Kind」でした。生徒たちは頭を抱えながらも,協力して正解を導き出していました。 On Nov. 16th, the last day of HELLO Village Week II, we had the lunchtime event ‘Pub Quiz’. About 40 students joined this event and faced Kris’ challenge. The students worked together with other team-members for solving the following quizzes: ‘Word Search’ (finding vegetables names from letters arranged in a grid-like way), ‘Picture Round’ (putting countries in 2022 FIFA World Cup in a right order), ‘Common Answers’ (guessing the same answer shared by the other teams), and ‘One of a Kind’ (guessing a unique answer not shared by the other teams). While students struggled to meet the challenges, they finally reached the correct answers with other teammates. HELLO Village Week II Day4 Part IIOn Nov. 15th, as the second event of HELLO Village Week II Day4, we had ‘Romania Online Zoom’ after school. In the first part, a Hiyoshi graduate gave a talk about visiting a sister school in Cluj-Napoca in 2019. Students listened to the presentation with increasing interest and learned some basic expressions in Romanian. In the second part, we had a Zoom meeting with the sister school. We were glad that the teacher and graduates who took care of us three years ago were in good health as ever. In Romania, they usually do not wear masks and go abroad as a school trip as before the pandemic. If it’s possible, they want to come to Japan and visit us in 2023. We ended the Zoom meeting, expressing ‘Thank you’ and ‘See you again’ in Romania to them. HELLO Village Week II Day4 Part IOn Nov. 15th, as a lunchtime event of HELLO Village Week II Day4, we had ‘Globy Point Spree’. In this event, students get double Globy points when they complete the missions. Quite a few students visited HELLO Village and carried out their missions. These missions are designed for students to improve four English language skills. For example, one speaking mission is to talk about ‘Ekkyou Experience’ and what students learned from it, and one writing mission is to create a new event at Hiyoshigaoka and express what it looks like. Moreover, in order to get Globy points, students enjoyed doing extra missions such as looking at the photos and guessing what country it is in, and finding hidden Globy massages around the school. HELLO Village Week II Day3On Nov. 14th, as an event in HELLO Village Week II, there was ‘Ekkyo Poster Session’. We had 8 speakers, two ALTs, three exchange students, two Hiyoshi students, one graduate. They were divided into two groups and talked about their ‘Ekkyo’ experiences. Here are the topics in the poster session. Two ALTs gave a talk about the importance of traveling abroad and culture shock they have experienced in Japan. Three exchange students talked about their home states, Indiana, Maine, and California. Two Hiyoshi students spoke about the three-week experience of studying in Canada, and the fieldwork in Tsuno-cho in Miyazaki. One graduate gave a speech about her experience in Africa. Each poster session was popular and attended by many students who listened to the speakers with increasing interest and asked questions in Q&A section. We have two more days! Tomorrow, we will have two events ‘Globy Point Spree’ at lunch time and ‘Romania Zoom Session’ after school. 16th HIYOSHIGAOKA Recitation Contest参加者たちは発表が始まるまでは緊張した面持ちでしたが,一人一人が内容をしっかり解釈し、自分なりの思いを込めて、身振り手振りと共に素晴らしい暗唱を披露してくれました。クリス村長も述べていた通り,全ての発表がレベルが大変高く,また感情がこもっており,私たちの心に響きました。参加者の皆さん、大変印象的なレシテーションをありがとうございました。 レシテーション終了後は本校生徒ともに、英語のゲームを楽しみました。初めて出会う生徒同士でペアを組み、話し合いながらゲームを行うことで、それぞれがコミュニケーションの楽しさを感じてくれていたように思います。 参加者、スタッフ、一人一人の尽力により、無事に開催され、素晴らしい大会となりましたこと、心より御礼申し上げます。今後もHELLO Village では様々な越境体験を提供していければ思っています。 On Nov. 12th, the 16th Hiyoshigaoka Recitation Contest was held at HELLO Village. This time, 10 junior high school students who passed the screening process joined the final competition. The assignment this year was ‘Do the Small Things in a Big Way’ which tells us the importance of keeping doing small things little by little. Although all speakers first looked nervous, once they started their performances, they showed the clear understanding of the essay and made great performances with effective gestures. As Kris, the Mayor of HELLO Village, said, all the speeches were so nice and expressive that we were all touched by them. Thank you for your impressive speeches. When the judges had the serious problem deciding which speech was the best, Hiyoshi students presented ‘mini Pub Quiz’ for honoring the contestants. 10 junior high school students this time made teams and worked together, each enjoying communicating with other contestants in English. We are really glad that we had the recitation contest this year in this era of COVID-19. We hope HELLO Village keeps offering opportunities for various crossing-border experiences. HELLO Village Week II Day 2On Nov. 11th, HELLO Village Week Day 2 was held at HELLO Village. We had the afterschool event ‘Japanese Culture around the World’. In this event, our ALTs gave talks about Japanese cultures we find in the world. Students first discussed topics such as ‘What parts of Japanese culture do you think are popular in other countries?’ and then enjoyed listening to ALTs’ presentations. First, Jessica talked about how Japanese anime and comics have been accepted in US. According to her, Japanese anime is broadcasted every Saturday morning, and Japanese anime conventions are constantly held in US. Second, Harold gave a speech about famous Japanese video games (such as Pokemon) in the world. Based on his own experience, he explained how people in the world experience Japan through playing Japanese video games. Third, Aislinn gave a talk about Japanese fashion. In the talk, students were asked to discuss questions such as ‘What are famous Japanese fashion brands?’ and ‘Who are famous Japanese fashion designers in the world?’. Then, she explained why Japanese fashion is so popular in the world by using several concepts such as ‘wabi sabi’. Finally, Anastasiia talked about Maiko/Geiko in five Hanamachi in Kyoto. After the lesson about the differences between Maiko/Geiko, students tried to tell who are real and fake Maiko/Geiko on the slides. Students listened to ALT presentations with increasing interest, getting surprised and convinced. HELLO Village Week II Day 1さて,本日の放課後に行われた最初のイベントは「JICA Presentation」です。助産師としてアフリカのガーナで2年間青年海外協力隊として活動されたミーコさんにお越しいただき,病院も医療機器もなく医師もいない地域で,それまでに培ってきた経験と知識だけで助産師として働き,無力感を感じながらも出産を見守ってきた日々についてお話しいただきました。 生徒たちはミーコさんの興味深いお話しを聞いた後,Q&Aセクションで様々なことを質問していました。例えば「医療従事者としてガーナで働くとしたら,大学を卒業した後すぐに現地へ行く,日本で経験を積んだ後に現地に行く,このうちのどちらがいいですか」という生徒の質問に対して,ミーコさんは間違いなく後者だと回答され,経験を積まないうちに現地に行っても何もできないというのがその理由でした。生徒たちは,言語も文化も異なる場所で2年間助産師として働き,現地の人々と深く交流してきたからこその貴重な話を聞くことができ,自分の将来や進路などについて考えるいい機会を得ることができました。 HELLO Village Week IIは今日から来週の16日(水)まで一週間続きます。明日は放課後にALTたちによるプレゼンテーション「Japanese Culture around the World」が予定されています。 HELLO Village Week II started today! The theme this time is ‘Crossing Borders’. We chose this word because we want students to challenge themselves in a situation where they interact with other students from different classes, people with different backgrounds or from a different generation. In HELLO Village Week II, we will offer various events that enable students to have such experiences. Today, there was ‘JICA Presentation’ as the afterschool event. We welcomed Miko who was a member of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and worked as a midwife in Ghana for two years. She had to work in a region where there were no hospitals, no medical devices, no doctors, and felt helpless because the cutting-edge medical knowledge she had acquired in Japan had no use there. Although working in Ghana was the hardest time for her, she told that, in retrospect, that was also the most fulfilling and precious time. After Miko’s fascinating story, students asked many questions in Q&A section. One question from a student was ‘If we work as a medical staff in Ghana, which is better, (i) to start working there as soon as possible after graduating a medical school, or (ii) to work and get experience in Japan first and then work in Ghana?’ Miko’s answer was (ii) because a medical staff without any practical medical knowledge and experience can do nothing there. By listening to a real story only someone who worked in a different country and had deep interactions with people there can tell, students got a good opportunity to think about what they want to do in the future. HELLO Village Week II lasts for a week until 16 th. We are planning to have the second event ‘Japanese Culture around the World’ tomorrow afte rschool. |
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