2014年派遣の10名で記念撮影をしました。 | バーストー校で課題研究についての プレゼンテーションを行いました。 |
同校の広報誌 The Barstow School Magazine (FALL 2014)の BARSTOW AROUND THE WORLD
GLOBAL EDUCATION THE BARSTOW WAY において,本校との交流が記事となっています。
倉敷天城高校との交流はバーストー校の歴史の中で最も古いグローバルプログラムであり,
日本の家庭にホームステイできることは,ごく希であり栄誉なことであるなどと紹介されています。
(http://issuu.com/thebarstowschool/docs/magazine_fall2014_issuu)
Barstow’s relationship with Amaki High
School in Kurashiki is the oldest global program in Barstow’s history with more
than a decade of exchange visits to date. Amaki students visit Kansas City each
fall and Barstow students and faculty travel to Kurashiki every other school
year. As this magazine goes to press, eight students and two faculty are in
Japan. In addition to attending classes, their visit consisted of touring five
United Nations World Heritage sites including Genbaku Dome, the Hiroshima Peace
Memorial, the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic
bomb exploded in 1945. Students also had the unique opportunity
to experience a home stay. Todd Nelson, assistant head of lower school and
former trip chaperone, explained, “It is incredibly uncommon for Japanese
families to open their homes to outsiders. On this trip, our students
experience something a very small number of people in the world will ever
experience. It is a rare honor and privilege to be welcomed and embraced by
those families in this way.” Traveling abroad also presents
opportunities to engage in activities that would be out of the ordinary in one’s
day to day routine. Nelson shared, “One of our students who probably would not
have taken a Japanese flower arranging class on his own, not only tried the
class, but his arrangement was deemed the best out of the entire group
including the adults.” When reflecting upon his experience in
Kurashiki, Nelson said, “Anytime we can open ourselves to other cultures we are
richer.” International experience builds character, confidence and
understanding. This is what we value and teach at Barstow every day.” |