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From July 30th until August 1st, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program hosted students from Furukawa High School and Shiroishi High School for a 3-day International Camp (IC). During the first two days, the students got to know the international IB teachers and other Nika students, and they took part in various fun English-based activities together with their teammates.
The first day of the camp was devoted to fostering a positive atmosphere where students were encouraged to talk confidently about themselves in English, and learn as much as possible about their partners through activities such as speed-friending and human bingo. In the second part of the day, the students practiced giving a short group introduction demonstrating what they have learned about each other. This session finished with students learning about SDGs in English.
During the second day, the students took part in various creative activities such as drama role-play in English, learning about positive thinking, and preparing group presentations about Japanese culture in English. The highlight of the day was the scavenger hunt throughout the whole school where students received hints in English in the form of riddles and had to use their detective skills to solve those riddles as a team. This activity helped bring Nika students and guest students closer together, giving them a chance to experience a fun tour of Nika High School through the English lens.
On the last day of the English camp, Japanese students had the chance to meet students from Beşiktaş Sakıp Sabancı Anadolu Lisesi school in Turkey and participate in an online cross-cultural exchange. During a video call, the students introduced Japanese culture and their everyday life as a student in Japan to their international partners, and in exchange learned new information about Turkey and its customs. Both Japanese students and Turkish students were truly enthusiastic about making new international friends, their excited voices echoing throughout the classroom.
We hope that this experience showed the IC participants the power of English as a global language that opens doors into new worlds and brings people from various cultures together!
