Record of Our Activities

Five schools designated as New Super High Schools (known as NSH), Izumigaoka, Nanao, Sakuragaoka, Nisui and Komatsu, gathered at Ishikawa Industrial Promotion Center.  The highlight was the presentations by the selected teams of each school and Suisei High School, which was invited as a special guest presenter.  We sent three groups from Class 22 and 23, which were chosen on Presentation Day in December, to the event.  One student from our school said, “I learned how to organize the content well from Suisei’s presentation.  I found it important to look at the topic from various points of view. ” Another pointed out, “Critical thinking is key in this kind of research project.”  Comments from others who are the same age seem to be helpful as well as stimulating to them.

The students in both SG and SS courses made presentations on January 25th with an audience of about 70 teachers from all over and outside of Ishikawa.  The day started with the presentations of the representative teams from each course, which was followed by heated arguments with pointed questions and good answers.  In the afternoon, poster sessions were held (with SGH in Students’ Hall and SSH in Keisen Auditorium).  This event was a great opportunity for them to think about how they should do further research.

(Voices from students)
When we looked at the poster we made, we were impressed because in April and May, we hadn’t been expecting to achieve this much. I am thankful for other group members, who are hardworking and supportive.  We worked hard even after school and had a hard time, but we feel very satisfied. This is not the end of our research.  The advice we received today was specific and unexpected, so we have found that there is much left to be improved in our research project. 

Three high schools (Kanazawa university High School, Kanazawa Nisui High School and Kanazawa Izumigaoka High school) met in the gym of Kanazawa University H.S. on January 12th.  SG-course students and two groups from Class 22 made presentations on what they had worked on for the past year.

Fifteen Izumigaoka students participated in an empowerment Program, where they enjoyed discussions with exchange students in English for three days. Some students from Kanazawa University High School also joined in the program.  The participants looked nervous on the first day, but they talked about their dreams very proudly in the presentations on the last day.

Twenty three Princeton High school students visited us on November 6th and experienced the high school life of Japanese students for two days, after traveling in Kyoto and Hiroshima. On the first day of their visit, they played games and enjoyed chatting with Izumigaoka students.  The performance of Calligraphy Club students also impressed them.  On the second day, they joined the classes that their host buddies are taking, such as calligraphy, and experienced what Japanese high school life is like. They spent two nights with the families that volunteered.