Graham-Kapowsin High School

Introducing the experiences of online school exchange of Nantou Prefecture Shuangdong Elementary School from Taiwan.
School Name | Nantou Prefecture Shuangdong Elementary School |
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Location | Taiwan |
Number of Participants | 31 people (25 students, 6 instructors) |
Age of Students | 10 ~ 12 years old |
Main Purpose of Exchange | Intercultural Exchange |
School Name | Matsushima The Fifth Elementary School |
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Location | Miyagi |
Website | http://matsushima.ed.jp/matsu5es/ |
Number of Participants | 44 people (36 students, 8 instructors) |
Age of Students | 10 ~ 12 years old |
Date & Time | 27th April in 2022 |
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Program | Cultural Exchanges / Recent Status Report Recreation Activities |
Tools used | Google Meet |
10:40~10:45 |
Brief school introduction and self-introduction (self-intro in English) |
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10:45~10:55 |
Icebreaker (the weather and what has happened around students on that day) |
10:55~11:10 |
Learning, introduction of works, etc., and performance |
11:10~11:25 |
Questions (what students would like to know after watching video in advance) |
11:25~11:40 |
Message of thanks |
Advance Preparation (Faculty) | (1) Online exchange (introductions) between school principals (2) Online exchange between teachers in charge (introductions, discussion) (3) Plan/produce video, send to partner school (4) Rehearsal (22nd April) |
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Advance Preparation (Students) | ・Students who will be presenting prepare a manuscript and practice ・ Each grade practices school song, elementary school student council song, and the "Donguri koro-koro" (Rolling Acorn) song ・Prepare questions from own school and answers to questions from partner school |
Advance Preparation (Local Government Contact Person) | ・Selection of host school ・Schedule and participation in meetings for the implementation of exchange (including interpretation and preparation of agenda) |
Role of the contact person at the local government | ・Liaison between schools (including e-mails and translations between Japanese and Mandarin) ・Participation in meetings ・Translation of materials ・Press releases to the Prefectural Government Press Club ・Support such as interpretation during exchanges (International exchange person from Taiwan serves as an interpreter) |
When they reached out to the exchange school | 2nd December in 2021 |
When they engaged in meeting with the school | 8th February in 2022 |
When the date for the exchange was finalized | 6th January in 2022 |