
Yeonam High School(Korea), Beijing Yuetan High School(China), King’s Baptist Grammar School(Australia), Chiayi County Jhuci Senior High School(Taiwan), SMK Aminuddin Baki National Junior & Senior High School(Malaysia)
Introducing the experiences of online school exchange of Taoyuan Junior High School from Taiwan.
School Name | Taoyuan Junior High School |
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Location | Taiwan |
Number of Participants | 29 people (26 students, 3 instructors) |
Age of Students | 13 - 14 years old |
Main Purpose of Exchange | Intercultural Exchange |
School Name | Kanmaki Junior High School, Kanmaki-Daini Junior High School |
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Location | Nara |
Number of Participants | 26 people (21 students, 5 instructors) |
Age of Students | 13 - 15 years old |
Date & Time | 14th December in 2022 |
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Program | Cultural Exchanges / Recent Status Report |
Tools used | Google Meet |
15:30~15:35 |
Opening Ceremony |
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15:40~16:00 |
Introduction of School Events (Kanmaki-Daini Junior High School) |
16:05~16:25 |
Introduction of Club and Committee Activities (Kanmaki Junior High School) |
16:30~16:50 |
Introduction of Classroom Activities |
16:50~17:00 |
Q&A |
17:00~17:05 |
Closing Ceremony |
Details behind the process involved in making the online exchange happen | Both Kanmaki Junior High School and Kanmaki-Daini Junior High School made a sister school agreement with Taoyuan Junior High School in 2019, and had been conducting in-person school exchanges since, however due to the COVID-19 outbreak, they decided to conduct an online exchange. |
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Advance Preparation (Faculty) | ・Preliminary meeting via e-mail ・Preparation for presentation ・Connection check and meeting via Google Meet the day before the exchange ・Translation of the students' presentations into English |
Advance Preparation (Students) | ・Preparation of Japanese manuscript for presentation while referring to the edited video ・Reading practice of the English translation manuscripts ・Overall rehearsal |
Role of the contact person at the local government | Although this exchange was between sister schools, it would be easier to plan for future exchanges if teachers (principals and staff in charge) had an opportunity to meet each other online prior to the exchange, even if it is the first time for the two schools to interact. Teacher-to-teacher exchange leading on to student-to-student exchange. We believe that our role is to first set up an opportunity for teacher-to-teacher exchanges. |