Record of Our Activities

On November 3rd, all the second year students participated in sessions to learn what it is like to be a member of the society.  The guests working in twelve different fields of occupation were invited to give lectures.

On November 3rd, all the first year students participated in sessions with university students to learn presentation skills.  The guest speakers were all graduates of our school and they gave lectures on how to give an effective presentation by using PowerPoint slides showing their school life in each of their universities.

On October 13th, 37 first-year and second-year students participated in a lecture given by a graduate student from Kyoto University majoring in Studies of Asian and African Regions.  The topic of the lecture was “Names”.  The students were able to learn about the differences between Japan and the country of Uganda through this lecture.

[the participants’ comments]
＊It was surprising to learn that in Uganda there are names that originated from words like “Poor” and “Rich”.

＊It was hard to understand the culture of Uganda at first, but I realized that the life I’m living today is not the standard compared to the life around the world.

On September 15th, four students who studied abroad using “トビタテ留学JAPAN” had the chance to talk about their experiences abroad.  30 students participated in it, and learned what it means to study abroad, and got the image of life and education in foreign countries.

From August 20th to 26th, an event called “AEON 1% Club – Asian Youth Leaders” was held in Tokyo.  Three students from the second-year SG course participated.  The topic of conference this year was “Food & Health”.  High school students from six Asian countries gathered to have discussions on the topic.
[the participants’ comments]
＊I became friends with people from foreign countries.  I was able to understand the differences in religions and cultures.
＊Thanks to this program, I understood that the world I knew was just a portion of it.