2024 Hakuba English camp

We went to Hakuba this year as well. 14 students from our school participated. I’m going to show you how the camp is.

1st day

Departed from Nagoya Station at 8:00 a.m.
This time, not only our school but also other two school members went to Hakuba together from Nagoya!
On the train, students became fast friends!

電車移動時間は長くて大変。だけど!これがとても良い時間。キャンプ現地入り前からいろいろな子たちと仲良くなれる!リラックスして現地入り☆

The native staff members were the same as last year.
Almost all of the Sunny English students attending this year’s camp had attended last year’s camp and strongly wanted to see the staff members again! The students were delighted to see them again!

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いよいよ開始!の緊張の雰囲気はあったけれど、Sunnyは昨年参加の子も多いので、緊張よりはワクワクかも?

Self-introduction time!
Students changed groups several times so they had many opportunities to introduce themselves!
Unlike the self-introduction presentations we do in the classroom, this was a situation where they really introduce themselves. This was the great experience of actually using English.

とても落ち着いて自己紹介をする子供たち!英語を話したい!と気合を入れてきていたので、その気持ち感じました!

Group Activity
During the camp, students were divided into six groups.

Each group discussed and decided on a group name and a group leader.
It takes courage to be a leader and share own opinions.
This is the kind of opportunity that they can experience in the camp.
After lunch, the students went outside for the activities.

右下)教室で使用しているリーディング教材に登場するpotate sack race!実際やる機会があるなんて思ってもみませんでした!外国っぽい!
Scavenger Hunt! 制限時間内に、指定されたものを見つけます。外国人に会ってインタビュー!4つ葉のクローバー!チームでたくさん協力する姿見られました!

After activities, there is a lot to do!
・Dinner time
・Announcement of the room assignment (This was probably the most interesting thing! )
・Bath time
Laying out a Japanese-style futon was difficult!

Time to reflect

Each student looked back at himself/herself and set goals for the next day.
・What I was able to do and what I was not able to do
・What I want to do tomorrow?

Of course, they also had this reflection time on the second night.
Time to sort out the feelings is very important.

楽しい!だけで終わってしまわない。自分に向き合って真剣に考える子供たちの姿が印象的です。がんばろう!と決めたことを翌朝から早速実践する子多いです!
活動の合間の時間はみんなで集まってにぎやか。普段みかけない遊びに興味あり!外国人スタッフの近くに集まってとっても楽しそう。

2nd day

Wake-up time was 6:30.
Probably everyone got up earlier than that time, but they kept the rule that they must not get out of the room before 6:30 and no one did so! Great!

オシャレな朝食♡みんなもりもり食べてました!

Lake activity

For most of the students, this was definitely the most exciting activity!
They had so much fun on the boat!
From the lakeside, it was hard to see what everyone was doing, but when I saw the happy smiles on everyone’s faces when they came back to the lakeside, I knew they had a great time.
Some of the students jumped off the boat into the lake! They said to me, “It was a little scary, but a lot of fun!” Thye had big smile on their faces.

湖の活動では、新たに数人の外国人スタッフも参加。英語を話す機会も増えました!
左下)ボートが勝手に進んで行ってしまい・・・・焦る!!!そして一生懸命追いかける!日本人にはないこの状況!乗り越えて頑張って進む子供たちかっこよかった!
遠くから眺めていると‥‥1人また1人と湖に飛びこみ姿が見えました。「勇気出して飛び込んだら最高だった!!!!」って笑顔の子供たちがまぶしい!!

Lunch time
The menu was different from what we Japanese usually eat! The taste was a little strange, but that’s what makes it interesting!

ここのスタッフさんたちは、いろんな日本人学生さんのキャンプをサポートしている人たち。今回の子供たちの様子を見て「丁寧な態度、言葉遣い!」とコメントいただきました!
他の地域の誰かと過ごす機会はあまりないから、こうした率直なコメントがとてもうれしい!
ステキな1枚☆

Activity: Get 21!(should be‥‥)

This is a game which each group have to think of a ranking of a certain theme and score 21 points!
‥‥Sorry for the poor explanation.
Anyway, it is an exciting game! It is a good opportunity to strengthen teamwork!

このリラックスした雰囲気が私は大好き!日本ではない空気感! 好きなスタイルでいること、みんなと自由に意見交換すること、いいなあって思います。

Activity: Who am I!?

This is a game someone pretends to be something (stapler, gorilla, ice cream, whatever).

I pretended to be a table tennis racket.
I got lots of questions from the students.
Q: How big?
Q: Where do you live?
Q: What color are you?
and so on.

It was fun to see their puzzled faces!

答えにたどり着くために、本当にたっくさんの質問をしなくてはならない!そして、知っている知識をフルで使う必要もある!グループメンバーとの協力で答えにたどり着いたときの大興奮の様子!本当に最高!!

BBQ

When Japanese people think of BBQ, they probably imagine something different from these pictures.
But this hamburger is what BBQ is in other countries.

An unexpected experience that we have never had is truly wonderful! And it will be a great memory for them.

うまく言えないけれど‥‥私はいろいろ気にしすぎなんだと気づく時間をもらえていると思う!子供たちが今何を考えているかなとか、大丈夫かなとか‥‥。余計なお世話なんだろうなって思うくらい、
子どもたちは自分の心地よい空間を自然と見つけてゆったりと過ごしている!私のほうが学ぶことが本当に多いんです。みんなに感謝。
時間をともに過ごすと‥‥一緒にいるメンバーもいろいろな変化があると気づく。決まったメンバーにこだわることなく、近くにいる人と自然と触れ合う空気感、いいなあって思う!

Talent Show

This is another really big and exciting event in this camp!
Not everyone has to show something. Just those who want to show something go in front of everyone and show something!

1年前のキャンプで、「来年のキャンプで何かしたい!」と決めていた子!
今やらなかったら、絶対後悔する!と勇気を出した子!
いろいろです。1人1人に想いがある!一歩出たその勇気!絶対に次につながる!感動すぎです。

Movie night

Time to watch a movie in English!
We all discussed and chose a movie together.
And this time we watched “Minion!”

お菓子とジュースを楽しみながら、友達と観る英語!最高!!!ですよね。子供たちの心境考えるとそれだけで私もたのしい!

The last day

2nd day was a hard day!
I know it was hard for some students to get up on time on the last day!
But…
The day started!
Last day of the camp!
It was presentation day!

Preparation time!

Prepare presentation drafts with group members.

最終プレゼンに向けてグループみんなで協力!超勉強モード!?英語でなんて言うの?どんなふうに発表する?グループの力を合わせる!

Presentation!!

It’s nothing special for Sunny students because they experience speeches like that all the time!
Even so, I know that presenting in front of a large audience is a challenge for them! Everyone did their best!

I was especially happy to see that the students who participated last year were clearly more relaxed in their presentations than last year!

各グループ、工夫を凝らした発表!昨年キャンプを経験した子たちがグループをうまく率いてくれているのが分かる!一年の成長を感じる!!!

Award time

・ Group award
・ Individual award

発表後の表彰式。3日間を通してのグループ順位発表。どのグループももちろんステキだった!その中で点数を獲得したチームには、やはりなにか理由はあると思う。だから、それは何か?を考えてみるのも良い機会。運だけとは思えない。たまたま同じチームになったメンバーだけど、その1人1人に大事な役割があったと思う!たった3日、されど‥‥。


Message exchange

This is also my favorite time!
They handed friends message cards with their feelings written on them.
They all became really good friends through this camp

出会えたみんなとのメッセージ交換タイム。また会いたい!あなたのこんなところがステキだった!相手を思って書いた素直な気持ちを書いたメッセージはきちんと届く!
この時間を迎えられてうれしい!!!今年も本当にみんなに感動。みんなに感謝!!!

During this camp, we saw many children enjoying conversation with the foreign staff!

キャンプを振り返って・・・・・決められた活動内ではなく、いろんなふとした場面で子供たちが積極的にネイティブスタッフに話しかけに行って交流している場面を見ました。それがとてもうれしかった!!!

I had a very nice time with everyone this year too! Everyone is really nice! Thank you!