Eighth-grader Matthew Kaung writes on the Middle School Student Service Leadership Team’s (SSLT) yearly trip to Tohoku as part of the Tohoku Virtual English Classroom (TVEC) program in support of victims of the 3/11 earthquake. Continue reading
Tag: 3/11
The Middle School Student Service Leadership Team Teaches English in Iwate
Libi Savion (Grade 6) reflects on the Middle School Student Leadership Team’s (SSLT) recent trip to teach in Ofunato City, an area still feeling the impact of the 2011 earthquake subsequent tsunami. Continue reading
From Web to Iwate: The Tohoku Virtual English Class Trip
Kaitlyn Wu (Grade 10) reflects on the Tohoku Virtual English Class’ (TVEC) October 13-15 trip to Iwate, where they met with and taught their students in person. Continue reading
Tohoku Service Trips and Virtual Classrooms
With the start of the new Japanese school year, the Middle School Student Service Leadership Team (MSSSLT) members held their first Tohoku Virtual English Class with the new sixth graders at Ikawa Elementary School in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture. The Tohoku Virtual English Classes are an ongoing project in which our students create a fun environment where Japanese elementary school students can learn to enjoy English through Skype video sessions. During this first lesson, they learned each others’ names, ages and interests. Continue reading
Remembering the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
On September 29, both the Middle School and the High School welcomed visitors to speak on topics related to the Fukushima disaster. Continue reading
