Proclamation

WELCOMING THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM

THE AMAKI SCHOOL OF KURASHIKI, JAPAN

WHEREAS, the student exchange program that exists between The Barstow School of Kansas City, Missouri and the Amaki School of Kurashiki, Japan benefits both schools and both cities; and

WHEREAS, for one week, from September 27, 2014 to October 5, 2014, ten students from the Amaki School visited The Barstow School; and

WHEREAS, the Amaki School of Kurashiki, Japan is designated as a “Super Science School” in Japan and receives significant funding from their government to enhance its excellent math and science programs; and

WHEREAS, the students who visited The Barstow School came to experience America and also to collaborate with Barstow students and faculty on a variety of projects; and

WHEREAS, this exchange fosters and encourages cultural awareness and explores and promotes new thought and ideas which benefit all involved; and

WHEREAS, the faculty and students from the Amaki School visiting The Brstow School are: faculty Ms. Miho Takenaka, administrator Ms. Yoshika Yamasaki and students Ms. Sayaka Kumazawa, Ms. Sato Shima, Ms. Yuka Yamamoto, Ms. Momo Sato, Mr. Ryuto Aoba, Mr. Kenta Uchida, Mr. Yusuke Kawai, Mr. Yasuaki Sadakane, Ms. Suzuka Okuyama, Ms. Yuika Hirata.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sylvester James, Mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, on behalf of the citizens of this great city and the City Council, do hereby welcome the visiting faculty and students from the Amaki School of Kurashiki, Japan to The Barstow School and to Kansas City, Missouri in the hopes that this experience enriches all participants’ lives.

                                        Sylvester “Sly” James Jr., Mayor

                                          City of Kansas City, Missouri