It was our first day at school - and there were a few nerves as we met before the welcome ceremony. A very formal occasion, the whole school gathered in the gym. The principal Mr Maeda spoke as did Mr Lilly. On behalf of the Brentwood students, Nicole and Jacqui gave a speech in both English and Japanese. They did a wonderful job speaking in front of nearly 1000 people. After the welcome ceremony, we were interviewed by Kobe Newspaper for an article about our visit.
Brentwood students then went to regular classes with their hosts and participated in a variety of classes including PE, English, maths and science. After lunch all Brentwood students joined with a second year (Year 11) PE class for a range of activities. There were some challenging tasks based around sumo and judo training exercises. Everyone tried really hard and had a lot of fun!
At the end of the day, it was off to ESS - English Speaking Society - for the first taste of club activities. Clubs run from about 3:30 to 6pm every day. At ESS a range of English games were played to work on speaking skills, finishing off with a game of Mafia - dominated by Allison and Sheryl!
Brentwood students then went to regular classes with their hosts and participated in a variety of classes including PE, English, maths and science. After lunch all Brentwood students joined with a second year (Year 11) PE class for a range of activities. There were some challenging tasks based around sumo and judo training exercises. Everyone tried really hard and had a lot of fun!
At the end of the day, it was off to ESS - English Speaking Society - for the first taste of club activities. Clubs run from about 3:30 to 6pm every day. At ESS a range of English games were played to work on speaking skills, finishing off with a game of Mafia - dominated by Allison and Sheryl!
