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Hiroshima Orientation Trip Held !

投稿日時 : 2019/05/09  校長 
On April 23 and 24, the 234 first grade students went out for their orientation trip at "Tsuneishi Shimanami Village" in Hiroshima, and they experienced a lot of things to create their great teamwork for their three-year high school days at Yamasaki Senior High School. Our staff writer, Mr.Philip Wilby, here reports how the event was carried out and what the students learned form this opportunity.       

At the beginning of the new school year, first grade students from Yamasaki Senior High School, learn about comradery and team work by going on an overnight orientation training camp in Hiroshima Prefecture. Hiroshima is approximately 3 hours by bus from Yamasaki Senior High School, and the training facility offers an extensive range of facilities for the students to enjoy.

   

In the morning the students left Yamasaki, and took the bus to the training camp in Hiroshima. There they first got to experience the meditation practice of “Zazen.” From the Zen Buddhist tradition, where the students sit and let their mind rest in calmness. If students chose to, they could also experience “Keisaku,” which is the practice of being struck on the shoulders with a long stick from a monk, to reinvigorate and awaken them.

  

After relaxing the mind, the students then energized their bodies, participating in drill practice, which helped unify the students, teaching them self discipline. After the exercise the students could relax, enjoying a delicious BBQ together !

  

The next day the students from each of the six classes were divided in two, to make 12 teams, and they got to experience clipper boat rowing. After practicing, the teams raced, and a team from class 1-1 won the competition !

  
  

With all the activities complete, the students returned in the afternoon to Yamasaki, having had a wonderful time !