One of the opportu
nities I had this month was visiting the Japanese school of Natsuki, one of my English students. It was so neat. Rebekah and I stayed Thursday night at Owada-san's (Natsuki's mother)house and then went to school with her and her mother in the morning. I also teach Owada-san English in my adult class so she stayed with me to help translate. The school was very nice. There were some interesting differences though, one of which was the rows of shoes. Japanese children wear special indoor shoes for 
school. The school was very beautiful and very large for an elementary school. It had a huge outdoor area for the children to play. All the classrooms have the same layout, but are decorated by the different classes. They hang their latest artwork in the hall for everyone to see. Some of the projects were very neat. The day I came was a special day for the children because Macha, the Asian Champion for jump roping was performing and then teaching the children how to jump rope. He actually is a senior at Tsukuba University, the next town over, and is studying to be a teacher. It was amazing the different things he could do. I got to talk to Macha after he performed for a bit, but then had to run off to teach Natsuki's class a Amer
ican jump rope rhyme, so I taught them "Teddy bear, Teddy bear." Rebekah helped model the actions for me. Lunch was very different. They eat in the classroom, but have hot lunch brought to them, then the children take turns serving each other. It was so cute to see everyone using chopsticks. After lunch all the children brush their teeth, an idea we should use in America. Every Friday afternoon, the students clean. It is the students who take care of the school. hey clean their classroom, the halls, and also the school grounds. The kids all wear the cutest matching yellow hats so the teachers can easily see their students. I had such an interesting experience and the teacher invited me to come back when they have a more normal day! If you want to see more pictures click the following link: http://ghdunn.smugmug.com/gallery/3969728#230680972.
nities I had this month was visiting the Japanese school of Natsuki, one of my English students. It was so neat. Rebekah and I stayed Thursday night at Owada-san's (Natsuki's mother)house and then went to school with her and her mother in the morning. I also teach Owada-san English in my adult class so she stayed with me to help translate. The school was very nice. There were some interesting differences though, one of which was the rows of shoes. Japanese children wear special indoor shoes for school. The school was very beautiful and very large for an elementary school. It had a huge outdoor area for the children to play. All the classrooms have the same layout, but are decorated by the different classes. They hang their latest artwork in the hall for everyone to see. Some of the projects were very neat. The day I came was a special day for the children because Macha, the Asian Champion for jump roping was performing and then teaching the children how to jump rope. He actually is a senior at Tsukuba University, the next town over, and is studying to be a teacher. It was amazing the different things he could do. I got to talk to Macha after he performed for a bit, but then had to run off to teach Natsuki's class a Amer
ican jump rope rhyme, so I taught them "Teddy bear, Teddy bear." Rebekah helped model the actions for me. Lunch was very different. They eat in the classroom, but have hot lunch brought to them, then the children take turns serving each other. It was so cute to see everyone using chopsticks. After lunch all the children brush their teeth, an idea we should use in America. Every Friday afternoon, the students clean. It is the students who take care of the school. hey clean their classroom, the halls, and also the school grounds. The kids all wear the cutest matching yellow hats so the teachers can easily see their students. I had such an interesting experience and the teacher invited me to come back when they have a more normal day! If you want to see more pictures click the following link: http://ghdunn.smugmug.com/gallery/3969728#230680972.
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Great work.
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