Hanlim Art & Design High School
School Profile
| School Name | Balmoral State High School |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia (Oceania) |
A high school with a wide range of sporting, academic and cultural programs including the Boeing Enterprise Team, Football Academy and Music Academy. Situated on a beautiful campus approximately 6 km from Brisbane CBD, Balmoral State High School welcomes a significant number of overseas students each year as part of our successful International Student Program.
Outline
| Length of Travel | 13 days, 12 nights |
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| Locations Visited | Tokyo, Hyogo, Hiroshima, Kyoto |
| Time of Travel | November 2023 |
| Age of Participating Students | 13-15 years old / 16-18 years old |
| Number of Participants |
31 people 28 students and 3 teachers |
Locations Visited
Day 1
Arrival at Haneda Airport
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Tokyo (hotel)
Day 2
Morning
Flew to Itami Airport from Haneda Airport
Met host family at Itami Airport
Met host family at Itami Airport
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Homestay
Day 3
Homestay
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Homestay
Day 4
Morning
School exchange with Itami Municipal High School
Afternoon
Traveled from Itami to Hiroshima
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Hiroshima City (Ryokan inn)
Day 5
Visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Castle, tried okonomiyaki
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Hiroshima City (Ryokan inn)
Day 6
Sightseeing around Miyajima
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Hiroshima City (Ryokan inn)
Day 7
Morning
Traveled from Hiroshima to Nara
Afternoon
Visited Todaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple, and Kyoto Station building
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Kyoto (hotel)
Day 8
Visited Kinkakuji Temple, Gion, Yasaka Shrine, Kiyomizu Temple, Sanjusangendo Temple
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Kyoto (hotel)
Day 9
Morning
Visited Fushimi Inari Shrine, Nishi Honganji Temple, and Higashi Honganji Temple
Afternoon
Traveled from Kyoto to Tokyo
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Tokyo (hotel)
Day 10
Morning
Visited TeamLab
Afternoon
Sightseeing in Tokyo
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Tokyo (hotel)
Day 11
Tokyo Disneyland
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Tokyo (hotel)
Day 12
Morning
Visited Tokyo Sky Tree and Tokyo Solamachi, sightseeing around Asakusa and Ueno
Evening
Departure from Haneda Airport
Host School (School Exchange)
location_cityHost School
| Location | Hyogo |
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| School Name | Itami Municipal High School |
| Age of Participating Students | 15-18 years old |
| Number of Participants | 742 people (692 students and 50 teachers) |
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Students from both schools arrived at the school together prior to class and spent time in the classroom. |
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| 1st period |
1st year, class 1 Exchange with students of the Global Communication Course (All the students gathered at the terrace for a greeting ceremony during break time)  |
| 2nd period |
2nd year, class 1 Exchange with students of the Global Communication Course  |
| 3rd period |
Participated in calligraphy class  |
| 4th period |
Tried on hakama/yukata (traditional Japanese garments) |
| Lunch break |
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| 5th period |
Social event at the gymnasium, with exchanges between each class  |
| 6th period |
Joined regular classes  |
| 7th period |
3rd year, class 1 Exchange with students of the Global Communication Course |
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Closing ceremony |
Reviews
location_cityFaculty feedback and advice for success
This exchange also gave us teachers a sense of fulfillment, happiness, and hope for the future.
The goal of this exchange was to have as many students as possible experience the joy of delving into an unfamiliar world. As I observed students from both schools enjoying the exchange, I talked with a teacher from Balmoral High School about how we would be happy if these interactions inspire the next generation of high school students in Japan and Australia to take action. This exchange also gave us teachers a sense of fulfillment, happiness, and hope for the future.
location_city Reviews from Students
This exchange has made me want to go abroad and make international friends in the future.
Spending a day with the visiting international students made me realize how if I could learn to speak English better, I would be able to talk about all kinds of things with them. Previously, I did not have much interest in foreign countries, but this exchange has made me want to go abroad and make international friends in the future.
Finding the middle ground like that and seeing how the world is globalizing left me feeling fascinated.
In order to communicate, we had to learn and speak languages that were not our native tongue. Finding the middle ground like that and seeing how the world is globalizing left me feeling fascinated.
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