Shodo: An Old and New Form of Self-Expression
The dreams of young baseball players all over Japan focus on the Koshien stadium, where Japan's National High School Baseball Championship is held every summer. The stories of high school baseball players' personal growth through their training for the Koshien championships have always been a great source of drama and inspiration. As we will see in this article, high school students in Japan compete in national tournaments in many other fields as well.
Sharing the Fun and Fascination of Shodo
Aika

Let's think what you can do for the enviornment! ( Junior )
Let's think what you can do for the enviornment! ( Senior )
Students read the beginner level version of "大学生のかんきょう活動" and explore Japanese young people's involvement in activities that help the environment. As an introductory activity, students complete quizzes with visual stimulus. Then students explore the interview though various activities, which include creating an overview of the interview, matching key expressions, completing multiple choice, comparing and reflecting how people help the environment in Japan and student's local area, creating a poster or a short play which illustrates their activities. Through studying this interview, students are encouraged to reflect and discuss what they are already doing and further explore ideas that help the environment.