School Profile

School Name Kolej Yayasan Saad Melaka
Location Malaysia (Asia)

Outline

Locations Visited Chiba Prefecture
Time of Travel December 2022
Age of Participating Students Others
14-17 years old
Number of Participants 44 people
42 students and 2 teachers
Purpose Cross-cultural exchange and international exchange

Locations Visited

Day1

Narita City, Exchange with Matsuo Senior High School
hotel Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

Day2

Kamogawa City
hotel Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture

Day3

Tokyo Disneyland
hotel Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

Day4

Sightseeing in Tokyo (Asakusa)
hotel Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

Host School (School Exchange)

location_cityHost School

Location Chiba
School Name Chiba Prefectural Matsuo Senior High School
Number of Participants 47 people (40 students and 7 teachers)

location_cityProgram

14:00

Arrive at school

14:35~15:45

Welcome ceremony

  • Brass band welcome performance (5 min.)
  • Greeting by Matsuo Senior High School principal (3 min.)
  • Greeting by representative of Malaysia faculty (3 min.)
  • Brass band performance (15 min.)
  • Dance club performance (15 min.)
  • Greeting by Matsuo Senior High School student representative (2 min.)
  • Greeting by Malaysian student representative (2 min.)
  • Video introducing Malaysian school (5 min.)
  • Performance by Malaysian students (10 min.)
15:50

Hands-on activity

  • Calligraphy
  • Kyudo (Japanese archery)
  • Paper crane making

*Students rotate after set period of time

16:30

Closing ceremony

  • Student view exchange
  • Exchange of commemorative gifts between students
  • Commemorative photo
16:50

End

17:00

Depart school

Reviews

location_cityFaculty feedback and advice for success

Thoughts from Faculty

I hope to continue supporting this kind of international exchange between members of the young generation
I felt that accepting educational travels to Japan is a wonderful opportunity for Japanese students to actively communicate with students from other countries in a foreign language. I hope to continue supporting this kind of international exchange between members of the young generation.

Advice for success

Precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Wore masks, monitored health of Malaysian students

location_city Reviews from Students

I felt happy that we were able to understand each other’s feelings
Initially, I was nervous about interacting with students of the same generation from overseas for the first time ever, but as we communicated in English, I felt happy that we were able to understand each other’s feelings. It was very interesting to observe the worship service of Malaysian students.

A valuable experience that I would not have had in my normal school life
Teaching Japanese culture (calligraphy) to Malaysian students in English was a valuable experience that I would not have had in my normal school life. Interacting with Malaysian students helped me to realize just how important English is.

Highlights