Even though the Immersion Camp faced constraints with the recent surge of COVID-19, great precautions were made to allow the camp to proceed this year. Our goals are always to build a sense of Kokusai spirit, create an immersive space for the students to think and speak in English, and to create a space where first and second year students can interact and build rapport. After two days of activities, we are happy to say that it was a big success. On the first day the students are divided into 8 different groups with a mix of first and second year students, over the two days the students take part in a variety of activities to achieve the goals of the event. Some of the highlights of this year’s camps were a 5 minute skit written and acted out by each team.
Another highlight was the mini research seminar where the second year students do poster presentations of their research carried out in their presentation class. This year showcased some of the best research ever seen in the immersion camp with research topics including invasive species, the future of nuclear energy in Japan, and endangered species. Debates were also a highlight of this year year’s immersion camp, where different teams have to debate various social topics with teams awarded points based on the critical thinking, evidence and English used.
Finally, this year we were fortunate enough to have a guest lecturer, Dr Subir Kumar Biswas from Kyoto University who gave a scintillating lecture on his research into sustainable technology. The second year students found this an insightful lecture that exemplified real world challenges facing world-class research into achieving sustainable solutions. All the teachers had a great time being involved in the organization of the event and are very proud of the achievements of all the students. The teachers are already looking forward to the planning of next year’s Immersion Camp!
GSSサークルで日本舞踊体験会を実施
7月7日、本校の英語サークルであるGlobal Scholar Society (GSS)サークルでは、京舞篠塚流の篠塚 瑞桜(しのづか ずいおう)先生を講師にお迎えして、「英語で日本舞踊を楽しむ」ワークショップを開催しました。篠塚先生は、日本舞踊教室を主催されている他、国内外での公演、ワークショップ開催、オペラ所作指導など多彩にご活躍されています。
7月10日土曜日、高校第1学年国際コースの授業KOA Global Studies Iでは、NPO法人 TABLE FOR TWO International (TFT) の村田 亜希子氏によるオンライン講義を受け、先進国に生きる私たちと開発途上国の子どもたちが食事を分け合うというTFTのコンセプトや活動内容についてお話しいただきました。