Dance!

The dancers have been having great fun. Look at Ryoji! He is really a great dancer. Unfortunately Kazuki twisted his ankle and had to retire from dancing and change to the printmaking course which he also enjoyed Better to be on the safe side and he has now made a good recovery in time for Japan Corner tonight.

 

Rock School!

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed yesterday. The boys had another full day on their courses, and the sun was shining all day! After practicing their English in the morning or trying some rock climbing the boys headed off to have lunch outside in the sun. The afternoon consisted of the On Target activity, where the boys learn how to fire a bow and arrow. Some boys played Multi-Sports an activity where the boys have the opportunity to learn new sports with other teenagers. Mr Kiuchi and I dropped in on Satoshi’s rock school activity, which was extremely fun. He is performing in a band today in front of a big crowd, playing the guitar. In the evening a few boys were taken off to Oxford for a meal out by their homestays, to see the city. Most wanted to stay and play Jail Break, the favourite evening activity. The boys are split into teams with all the other children of the school of all ages and have to catch their tutors who are hiding all around the school, which is very entertaining to watch!

What a Wednesday!

The boys had an amazing time, back on the inflatables doing team building exercises with the other teenagers. It was great to see them start conversations and meet new people throughout the day! They were great representatives for Japan as they won most of the races, with Ryota being the best at an inflatable sweeper jump challenge! They had an excellent tea- time with all the boys enjoying scones and English tea especially Tomoki and Dai. The evening was very busy as the boys played three different activities. They played Capture the Flag, a traditional English game. A variation of handball, and rounded off the evening with the Slip and Slide. They all loved the waterslide but were a bit chilly by the end, and headed home to warm up! 

Adventure Swamp

Yesterday was another fun-filled day at Marlborough Summer School, despite the English weather. The boys really enjoyed their activities, some headed off to do dance in the morning. Others to EFL to improve their English further. The last group off to Outdoor Activities, where they entered the Adventure Swamp! They had to negotiate bogs and rivers, Reiji fell in the river and Justin fell in three times, which everyone found very funny. In the afternoon the majority of the boys played badminton which got very competitive. The boys were impressive ambassadors for Japan, finishing their sodoku first and helping others. They finished the day playing a variation of volleyball which the team leaders had created. That had everyone rushing around! 

Thank You, Mr. Kiuchi

A BIG THANK YOU to Mr. Kiuchi for leading the boys and being such a great role model for them. For those of you who don't know, Mr Kiuchi is a great expert on English history and culture as well as Baroque Music. He is full of enthusiasm as you can see from this interview done by Bella and Kai.

London Memories

Cornish Pasties

Ryoji is having a lovely time with his host family, the O'Reilly's. Here they are eating Cornish Pasties which they made themselves. Cornish Pasties are a type of meat pie popular in this part of England - a Meibutsu! Ryoji is lucky that his host family have young children. Of course they aren't shy and that's a great opportunity for him to learn English and also for the kids to learn about Japan.