京都府立鳥羽高等学校

We had an international exchange program with 24 students at St. Augustine's College in Australia on April 15(M). In the second period, we offered a tour of school buildings of our school, so that Australian students would see what our school is like. In the third period, the second year Global Course students (Class 2-7 and 2-8) provided Australian delegation with a welcoming ceremony, in which Mr. Yamano, School Principal, gave a welcome speech; we exchanged commemorative gifts as a token of our friendship; after that, the representatives from each school provided a brief presentation about each school.

Following the ceremony, all the students were divided into small groups and talked about themselves, taking part in several games together. In the fourth period, the second year Sports Course students (Class 2-1 and 2-2) had an exchange program through jumping rope, called "Oh-Nawatobi," in which two people spin a very long rope while many people jump the rope at the same time, trying their best to jump the rope as many times as possible. They made 9 jumps at the end.

More Toba students joined the Australian students during the lunch break, and enjoyed conversing with each other while eating lunch together. This exchange program undoubtedly gave a good opportunity to be exposed to something unknown through which they experienced and learned the importance of positive attitude for good communication.