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　6月17日(月)にアメリカ・ロサンゼルスより2人のアメリカ人留学生が桜丘高校を訪れました。こちらの生徒たちは2年9組に在籍している生徒宅にてホームステイをしており、「日本の高校生活を体験してみたい！」ということで桜丘に来てくれました。

　今回の訪問では、顔合わせ、制服の試着と、桜丘内を案内しました。「名前はCharlesとChazです。よろしくお願いします」と日本語で挨拶をされ、流ちょうな日本語に驚きました。制服の試着をした際には、身長が高く脚の長いCharles君に合うスラックスがなくChaz君と笑い合っていました。それでも初めて日本の制服を着た彼らはとても満足そうでした。

　桜丘を案内した際には、2年生の授業にお邪魔させてもらい、簡単な自己紹介を行いました。目の青い金髪の西洋人を見て生徒は大はしゃぎ。その後も職員室や柔道場を案内しました。「アメリカの高校ではこのような職員室がないので驚きました」と初めての日本の高校に目を輝かせていました。

　今回の訪問では顔合わせや学校見学のみでしたが、次回は実際に桜丘高校の生徒と共に授業を受けてもらいます。いわゆる普通の授業ではなく「桜丘らしさ」溢れる授業を計画しています。次回の記事もお楽しみに。                                                                                   (文責: 竹之越)

 

              On June 17^th, 2 American students from Los Angeles, California visited Sakuragaoaka High School (hereinafter, referred to as “SHS”). They were hosted by a SHS student’s family and their host mother told me that they wanted to experience what it is like to be a high school student in Japan. We accepted their offer and they came to SHS.

               We first went to a guest room and introduced ourselves to each other. I was amazed that they introduced themselves in Japanese fluently. After our self-introduction, we went to the nurse’s office at school to try on our school uniform. They seemed really excited to wear it. Since Charles, one of the American students, is about 6’1 tall, the pants that we had were small and they both laughed at it. After that, we went to classrooms. As it was the first time for most of the students at SHS to see someone with blue eyes and blond hair in person, they all leaned forward to see them closely. After Charles and Chaz introduced themselves, the students applauded their fluent Japanese. We also went to the teachers’ office and the Judo hall. They seemed interested in the teachers’ office and said, “We don’t have this kind of room where teachers work altogether. In America, each teacher has their own room and students go to a classroom based on a subject they study, but it’s the opposite here, and it’s interesting!” As it was their first time to visit a Japanese high school, they seemed interested and excited about everything they saw.

              They are going to come here again on July 3^rd, and take classes. We have been planning out fun activities for them and hope they will have a good time at SHS.

(Masato Takenokoshi)