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Visit by Students from Abroad
School visit by Lake Joondalup Baptist College, our sister school in Australia
On December 10th 2018, 18 high school students and 2 teachers from Lake Joondalup Baptist College, our sister school in Australia visited Hanazono High School. They arrived in the afternoon, and our students spoke to them in groups. Some of our students had done a homestay for 2 weeks back in 2017, so the students and the homestay families had a joyful reunion.
After the opening speeches from the LJBC and the welcoming performance by the Hanazono Dance Club, the LJBC students did their self-introductions both in Japanese and in English.
After that the LJBC students enjoyed a tour of Hanazono High School, then some parents helped to dress the LJBC students in summer kimono called "yukata". Later an exchange student from Canada showed the Australian students how to drink "Maccha", which is Japanese green tea. The Australian students tried Japanese calligraphy and played with Japanese traditional children's toys. They also watched some club activities, and they were especially interested in the martial arts called "Judo".
We only spent half a day together, but we strengthened the friendship between LJBC and Hanazono High School.
School visit by Jeonbuk Foreign Language High School in Korea
Between November 16th and November 18th 2018, Jeonbuk Foreign Language High School students spent time with Hanazono students for three days. Twenty-nine students and 2 teachers came to our annual event in November.
They arrived on November 16th, and soon after their arrival the students divided into three groups, and the students participated in Hanazono's English lessons in 3 different classrooms. All the classes had quiz competitions both in English and in Japanese, and we all had a great time.
After the classes, we had a welcome reception in the school gymnasium. The MC was a Hanazono student who learned Korean as an elective course. The Korean students enjoyed the reception party with dance performance, the Korean dance and drum performance by the Korean culture club members as well as a Judo performance. The Hanazono students enjoyed the videos of Jeonbuk Foreign Language High School and the dancing by Korean students.
After school, some parents helped to dress the Korean students in summer kimono called "yukata", Japanese summer kimono, on the LJBC students and they had a tea ceremony held by the club members. The Korean students tried Japanese calligraphy and played with Japanese traditional children's toys. They also watched some other club activities.
The next day, Jeonbuk students and their host families went to Nara together. They walked around Nara Park and visited Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga Shrine. They spent a lovely day together and bonded over their experiences.
On November 18th, they returned back to their country.
School visit by Munhyeon High School in Korea
On December 20th 2017, fourteen students and 2 teachers from Munhyeon High School came to Hanazono from Seoul, Korea. After they saw the school facilities, they joined Class 2-3's English class. Each school made 6 groups, and they did mutual self-introduction. They answered many general knowledge questions in English. Some of the categories were nature, sports, language, animation, food, society, and culture. It was an exciting group competition and everyone tried very hard to get the correct answers.
School visit by Chu Van An Senior High School in Viet Nam
On July 12th 2017, twenty-eight students, 2 teachers and 2 parents from Chu Van An Senior High School visited Hanazono from Hanoi, Viet Nam.
The Vietnamese students and Hanazono students talked in the library in English. Hanazono students showed them how to play Japanese traditional games, like origami, paper folding, and Ken-dama. The students also shared cultural songs with the visiting students. The Hanazono students also took their Vietnamese counterparts on a school tour.