Malcolm Swanson on July 25th, 2010

This month we ran a survey about use of our website and email services by students and staff. Our thanks go to the 64 students and staff who responded. Below are the results of the survey questions. Click the images to see a larger version.

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Malcolm Swanson on July 17th, 2010

On July 15, we were privileged to enjoy Mr. Rio Imamura’s lecture entitled “Dear Miss Breed” [see info]. He spoke about the work of Clara Breed, in particular focusing on her support for the Japanese-American children who were placed in internment camps during World War II.

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Malcolm Swanson on July 2nd, 2010

We occasionally hold social gatherings for the international students who are on campus. Currently we have students from England, China, and Korea with us. Last night’s party featured introductions, games, singing, and LOTS of snack food. Here are some parties…

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Malcolm Swanson on May 23rd, 2010

Every year at English Camp, all 8 classes prepare and perform skits. This year’s theme was “Movies,” and we had a wide range of wonderful performances by the students. We also had a special treat… a performance of “Titanic” by our 4 Winchester University students. At the end of the evening, our panel of judges selected what [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on May 23rd, 2010

On May 21-22, we held our annual English Camp for 1st and 2nd Year students. This year, we traveled to Greenpia Yame – a resort in the mountains in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. We spent our time there on English activities, a symposium on Campus Life, and our popular skit performances. On our return, we stopped in Yanagawa for [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on May 23rd, 2010

Here are some photos from our first lecture for 2010 by Ayako Tasaka

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Malcolm Swanson on April 9th, 2010

On April 8, we held our annual Hanami Event – a chance for students and staff to get to know each other. Once again, Ken Gibson came along to lead the event, and he ran a warm activity on “Happiness.” Following that, we moved into groups to sing a song with Mr Woolbright, eat snacks, [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on April 7th, 2010

Our first group of English Department students graduated from Seinan Jo on March 24. A very sad day to say goodbye, but exciting for them as they begin their new lives!

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At ceremony

Receiving certificates

Receiving certificates

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Nishioka zemi

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Malcolm Swanson on January 22nd, 2010

On January 21, 2010, we held our final English Lecture for this year. We called it “A Festival of English” because of the variety of activities it covered.
We started with our Zion Cup winner of the 1st Year competition, Kanako Mine, who presented her speech on “Learning from the Past.” That was followed by a [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on January 9th, 2010

On December 19, we held our annual Christmas Intensive for our 1st-year students… a whole day of Christmas activities, lunch together, then a visit from Santa. Lots of fun, and a chance to use our English! If you’d like to see photos from the day, please visit our Photo Gallery.
Santa comes to visit

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