Sutorenjaa In Japan

Jr High visits Sabae

Today the JHS stutents came to our school to check it out.
In case you didn't know, in Japan mandatory education is only up to middle school. After that, you have to apply to high schools. So, every year, JHS students come from all over the area to check out different high schools.
It was nice lieel change of pace from the normal go to class routine. We put up the posters the ni-nenseis (2nd years) made in my class. They were really cute posters. I'll be sure to get pictures of them sometime. The poster assignment was to write bits about the school, teachers, classes, an average day, etc. so that the JHS students could get an idea of Sabae high school. Of course they weren't really read by the JHS students (they were shuffled around from the moment they walked through the doors), but it was a good effort.
I 'taught' a sample class to some JHS students with another JTE (Japanese teacher of English). We put up pictures of American and Japanese celebrities and had the students pick a picture (in pairs) and describe the person and why they chose the picture. After that, the pair presented the picture and explanation to the class. It went well and I was really impressed with their English! It rivaled that of some of my second years!
Anyway, it was an easy day. Yay for Junior high schools!

posted by KidBach @ 9:00 AM