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Music Session / Reflection
Movie
Thank you Tsunejiro
Antou Elementary School (Tsu
Municipal school in Mie prefecture)
Aya Chikusa, Eri Hiramatsu, Kouhei Yamamoto, Miyu Yamamoto, Rika Kawabe, Masanori
Kihira,
Naoko Daito, Yoshiya Chikusa, Shiho Nakano, Miyuki Hatakeyama, Kako Moriwaki,
Kaho Ikeda,
Mai Kawabe, Yoshimi Tatematsu, Mai Chikusa,
Mayu Mizuno, Hikari Yoshida, Aiju Ito, Nanami Ogawa, Miyu Kihira,
Fumiya Hatakeyama, Shinka Kihira, Maki Mimatsu
Antou Elementary
School is a public elementary school located in Tsu City. It stands in a rice
field, and there are no tall buildings around it. It has a total number of 164
students. It is known to many local people for education in the practice of
rice agriculture, and also, for a sister school exchange program with Kamifuranonishi
Elementary School in Hokkaido.
Thanks to the generosity of a local farmer who lends a rice field to the school
at no cost, the students can experience the full cycle of rice horticulture,
from planting and nurturing to harvesting.
This
is the third time consecutively since 2003 for our students to join the World
Youth meeting.
Since last year, Antou Elementary School has been registered as a special school
for the promotion of English Programs by the Tsu Municipal government. We have
started a special program providing students with regular, weekly English classes.
We have clearly noticed that students need opportunities that motivate them
to think things such as, 'I'd like to tell them this and that,' or 'Iwant to
talk with this or that person.'
The World Youth Meeting is a great occasion for them to express the feeling
that 'I want to tell them this and that" and "I want to talk to them
more." 23 pupils, from the 1st grade to the 6th grade, are going to join
the World Youth Meeting this year. All of them are modest and shy, having been
brought up in a quiet environment. But we have trained them and they know that
they should talk to you cheerfully, briskly and in a clearly audible voice.
They really want to tell you 'We have a local hero, Tsunejiro Tanaka. Thanks
to him, we have many friends.' We are sure they will do well and you will enjoy
their presentation.
Michiyo Kato
Supervisor of Special English Program at Antou Elementary School |
Kaori Hayashi, Kaoruko Hori
Teachers of Special English Program at Antou Elementary School |