The 19th Hyogo Prefecture Senior High School English Debate Contest was held at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies on February 1, 2026. The Akashi-Nishi debate team from the 2nd-year DGA participated in the contest. There were three preliminary rounds in the morning. In the first round, the Akashi-Nishi team debated against the seeded Kobe Senior High School and lost with a score of 0-3. In the second round, our team debated against Mukogawa Women’s University Senior High School and won with a score of 3-0. In the third round, the Akashi-Nishi debate team defeated Himeji Nishi Senior High School with a score of 2-1. Ultimately, the team was unable to advance to the semi-finals, finishing in 12th place among 22 teams. The debate team members and supporters did their best. They came in third place in terms of the ‘English Communication Point,’ which reflected how clear and understandable the English of our debate team was.

無事、日本に帰ってきました。羽田空港から伊丹空港、そして明石に向かいます。

生徒たちは代え難い経験をし、またやり残したことに気づき、次に海外に行ったときはこれをしたいという夢や目標や野望を持ったことと思います。

この旅行の企画から実施までご尽力いただきました、保護者、旅行社、教員の皆様方に深く感謝いたします。ありがとうございました。

全員元気です。ロンドンへの名残りを残しながら、朝早く空港へ向かい、今から日本へ向け搭乗します。約12時間のフライトです。

大英博物館を見学後、学生ガイドとともに半日のツアー。早速打ち解けていました。ロンドン最後の夜は、パブでフィッシュ&チップスです。

全員元気です。天気と気候も良子です。昨日の観劇は迫力満点で、最後のスタンディングオベーションにも参加して満喫しました。これから大英博物館を見学し、現地学生ガイドとともにテーマに応じて街を散策します。英語をたくさんしゃべりましょう。

今年はタワーブリッジを実際に歩いてみました。ロンドン塔を見学後、ピカデリーでランチとショッピング、そしてナショナルギャラリーで絵画を鑑賞します。リアム君とはここでお別れ、夜は中華の後、「オペラ座の怪人」を観劇です。

全員元気です。地下鉄に乗り、タワーブリッジに来ました。今からロンドン塔に入ります。ここまで、全行程が晴れ。普通科の沖縄同様、とてもラッキーです。

ロンドン市内に入りました。ネイティブのガイドの英語を聞きながら、歴史ある街並みを回ります。反応がいいので、ガイドさんもノリノリで説明してくれました。夜はイタリアンです。去年まで留学で来ていたリアム君がノルウェーから合流してくれました！

昨日から一泊、ホームステイでファミリーと過ごしました。たくさん英語を話せたことと思います。今から３時間かけて、バスでロンドン市内に向かいます。

コッツウォルズ地方へ。美しい田舎町の風景を見ながら、ランチや買い物をします。スコーンと紅茶のクリームティーが人気です。

全員元気です。初めてのイングリッシュブレックファーストを楽しみ、シェイクスピアゆかりの町を散歩、生家を見学します。

オックスフォードで３時間のフリータイムを満喫し、クライストチャーチを見学、その後ストラトフォードのホテルへ。夕食後、時差ぼけ解消のためすぐ就寝です。

大学街オックスフォードに来ました。現地ガイドのナタリーさんの英語を聞きながら、街を周ります。

ロンドン、ヒースロー空港に到着しました。全員元気です。機内食は和食が選べました。

まだ羽田です。深夜のラウンジでな夕食です。ゴージャスな雰囲気。

出発しました。まだ伊丹空港ですが、気分はもうイギリスです。

On the morning of December 22, 2025,　Mr. Lukas LEDO visited Hyogo Prefectural Akashi Nishi Senior High School. Lukas studied at Akashi Nishi Senior High School in Japan from September 2023 to July 2024. This time, he returned to the school after two years and reunited with the students from DGA Class 1-8 (now Class 3-8). He also participated in English and physical education classes.

In January 2025, Lukas had already reunited with the current DGA 3-8 class students (who were 2nd-year students at the time) in London during their UK study trip. Lukas is Italian and is currently studying French at a high school in France. This time, he came to Japan with his mother and visited Akashi Nishi Senior High School. Afterward, he plans to visit Hiroshima and Kyoto, staying in Japan for about two weeks until January 3, 2026. He expressed his desire to come back to Japan again when he becomes a university student.

On the morning of December 18, 2025 (Thursday), first-year students from the Department of Awareness (DGA) at Hyogo Prefectural Akashi Nishi High School visited the University of Hyogo. First, Mr. Jeremy September from the Global Business Course (GBC) of School of Economics and Management gave a lecture about his home country, South Africa. Following that,  the students had an exchange meeting with Akashi Nishi High School graduate, Ms. Kawasaki, a second-year student, who shared stories about her high school days and current university life.

In the afternoon, the students visited Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. They first had lunch in the cafeteria. Then, there was a university overview presentation by staff, and we watched a mock class video. Finally, we had a campus tour and discussion session with student participants. Akashi Nishi High School graduates who participated included Ms. Nishimura (first-year), Ms. Onishi (second-year), Mr. Kitamura (third-year), and Mr. Hirose.

On the morning of November 27, 2025 (Thursday), 1st-year students at Akashi Nishi Senior High School visited Kobe University. First, we toured the Kobe University campus. We enjoyed the view from the top floor of the Tsurukabuto Second Campus and visited other campuses guided by Mr. Okamoto, a fourth-year student at Kobe University and graduate of our school.

Next, Professor Koichi Yamashita from the Faculty of International Human Sciences gave a mock lecture titled "Interaction between Globalization and Education - Social Development and Individual Growth". Afterwards, he introduced the Faculty of International Human Sciences at Kobe University.

In the afternoon, we visited JICA Kansai located in HAT Kobe. First, Ms. Horai spoke to us about JICA. Then, we listened to the experiences of Ms. Emiko Morita, who worked as a JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteer in Zambia. It was a fulfilling day.

      On November 7, 2025, the English Recitation Contest for the 1st-year students of the DGA was held in the 5th period at School Alumni Hall (Kisho Kaikan). Finalists and guest speakers including an international student from Belgium, Loic, made wonderful speeches. The students who won the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places were awarded on November 21 at the principal's room.

1st prize                 2   UEDA Yuki          　　  　I Have a Dream

1st prize               33   YOSHIDA Miyu                I Have a Dream

3rd prize               14   SUGAHARA Kokoro        I Have a Dream

4th(Honorable)      32   YAMAMOTO Kokomi      I Have a Dream