GLOBALTIMESVOLUME 1 • ISSUE NO. 1

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march 2020

Issue 1

Volume 1

what's inside this issue

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editor's note

speechcontest

globalprogrAm

wainuiomata
rugby Team visit

Guest
speakers

sdg's

ThailandExchange
Exchange Program Students

globalchallenge

study abroad
Experiences

EDITOR'S
NOTE

Welcome to the first issue of the Global Times.
My name is Suzune Kato and I am the editor. I joined the Global program from April 2019.
During this year, I spent a lot of time with our native English teacher, Natasha.
Because of the many opportunities to converse with not only her but our exchange students, myEnglish has improved greatly.
This magazine was made with the hope that everyone can learn about the Global program.
Our goal is that when you read this magazine, you will become interested in English, exchange
programs and the Global program.
Happy reading!

- Suzune Kato
PAGE THREE | GLOBAL TIMESENCHANTED BY
GLOBAL PROGRAMSBY MASAKO YAMAMOTO
Hi readers! Are you interested in English?

Today, I would like tointroduce you to the Global Program. There are 11 Japanese students
and 4 exchange students in our program. We’re usually active every
week from 5:40 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. We always do vocabulary tests andsometimes do listening tests, too. Also, we play English games usingiPads.
We not only learn English but do many educational activities.

For

example, you can study abroad! If you’re in the 1st grade, you can go
to South-east Asia for ten days. If you’re in the 2nd grade you can go
to New Zealand from one month to three months. It’s good for us tostudy abroad, because we can learn English from native people. Also,
we can know about Japan objectively.

As well, you have a chance tolisten to presentations by people from other countries, such as
American people, German people, and so on. So, you’ll develop aninterest in foreign countries and become familiar with a number ofcultures. Additionally, we think about what we can do for the world
through SDG ‘s. We can also interact with junior high school students
through the Global Challenge using English.
Lastly, you’ll be able to overcome your insecurities towards the English
language. You’ll realize that it is okay to make mistakes, and that you
are able to use and understand the language.

We have a lot ofinteresting events in which you can have a good time.
If you’re interested in the Global Program, why don’t you take part in itwith us?

PAGE FOUR| GLOBAL TIMESADULTS ACTIVE
IN THE WORLD

This boy was going to die because he wasmalnourished. But Mr. Shota saved this boy’s life.
Johnny and Saumya talked about what they were
doing in Japan. They came from Portland, Oregon.
They help build town layout.

BY YUTO IMAHASHI

Nancy Yanagita talked about the difference between
Our school has a global education program. During
this program, four people came to our school andspoke about their international story. First, Mr. MarkJapan and Germany. In Germany, if you say「 matane 」 ,you must meet soon. But if you say「matane」in Japan, you don't have to meet soon.

Kato came to our school. He told us about SiliconMr. Mark Kato’s story was very interesting, and weValley. Next, Mr. Shota came to our school. He told

could gain a lot of knowledge from him. Changing

us about SDGs. Next, Johnny and Saumya came toour perspective can help to discover new things. Iour school. They told us about their experiences inthinkJapan. Finally, Nancy Yanagita came to our school.

perspectives.

She told us about the differences between Japan andMr. Shota’s story was very severe, so it made me

Germany.

think more about the world. We can know a lot ofMr. Mark Kato came from Silicon Valley. He taught

things by spreading a field of vision. The things areus that the English keyboard is more useful than thenot only good but also sad, when people are inJapanese keyboard, because using an English

distress.

keyboard helps us learn English.

He said Silicon

Johnny and Saumya can speak Japanese well.

Valley’s technology develops more than Japanese

They are from a foreign country, but they work heretechnology.

in Japan. I respect them very much.

itisvery

importanttohavedifferent

SDGs wasNancy Yanagita’s story was very interesting. I

developed by the International Federation in 2015.

learned about the difference between Japan and

He went to Malawi in South Africa and he did his

Germany, which has inspired me to learn more

best to help a boy.

about other foreign countries.

Mr. Shota taught us about SDGs.

PAGE FIVE| GLOBAL TIMESSDG'S HIDDEN IN EVERYDAY LIFE
BY FUKA HIRATA

I learned about SDG's as part of a social studies

The activities of the global course were tackledclass.

using this fruit. This activity was supported by theSDG's stands for Sustainable Development

Goals. We have set 17 goals for what we can do toconfectionery club.

make the world a sustainable place. For example,baobab fruit and sold the sweets at the school"Let's eliminate poverty" and "Peace and justice."

festival. And in the Global Course we made a video

The reason Mr. Shimada decided to work on SDG'spresentation about SDG’s and Baobab, which was

was to gain a global mindset as a member of theshown at the school festival.

world. Iizuka High School is a high school where

In this effort, my classmates said, "I felt closer to themany foreign students are enrolled. This is a chanceworld and wanted to volunteer." I think what we canto connect with the world. In addition, since Iizuka
City has become a campground for the Paralympic
Games, it seems that he decided to use SDG's tolearn about the world.
We had Mr. Kiyohito Shota give a special class todeepen our understanding when working on SDG's.
Mr. Shota talked about Malawi, the poorest country in

They made sweets using

do for the future is to know SDG's deeply and to getinterested in even small things. The activities of theglobal course helped greatly. The presentation at
the school festival made it possible for people who
do not usually hear about SDG's to learn about it.
This is the first step we take to gain a global mind!

the world. Malawi is a country in South Africa. In thisstory I learned about Baobab. Baobab is a plant fromMalawi that is very nutritious.

PAGE SIX | GLOBAL TIMESGROWING
GLOBAL LEADERS
BY HINATA TAKAKIWe learned various things with junior high school students at
the Global Challenge during the Summer vacation at theCommunity Center.

The Global Program invited junior highschool students to experience the global course. My hope wasthat junior high school students will become more interested inEnglish education by having them do things they do notnormally experience.

And on this occasion, I wanted to let

people know about Iizuka High School through the GlobalChallenge.
Working alongside junior high school students, we did various
team activities and fun quizzes. The quizzes and questions
were mostly in English. The teachers wanted junior high school
students to relax and enjoy. For example, it doesn't mean you
need to use English because it's global education. There is noneed to use English all of the time because global =international and this was a learning experience.
Next, we learned about SDGs so that junior high school
students can have a deeper understanding of what SDGs are.
We used the grammar and vocabulary that we had learned until
junior high and enjoyed our time with them.

In addition, weaimed to make activities that everyone could enjoy even if theirlevels of English were different.
It was fun to talk to junior high school students during the breakat the Global Challenge, and I was delighted to be able toparticipate. This Global Challenge was both an opportunity totest my English and to study more. Junior high school students
also solved many problems and were inspired to do more.

PAGE SEVEN | GLOBAL TIMESA WONDERFUL STAGEBY AKARI KOGA

In this article, I will talk about speech contests.

Aspeech contest is when you stand on the stage andpresent a speech in English for 3 minutes. The Iizuka
City Speech Contest was held on November 23rd,
2019. Four people from Iizuka High School took partin this contest and one of them won. The winner was
Masako Yamamoto. She spoke about SDG’s. Also,the Iizuka High School Speech Contest was held onFebruary 3rd, 2020. Global Program members took
part in the Iizuka High School Speech Contest.
Students competed in teams but overall the winningteam was Natasha’s team. This consisted of Hikaru
Takatsu, Mahiru Ito and myself.
I am not good at standing in public, but I decided totake part in an English speech contest which mademe feel anxious. I was confident with memorization,gestures, pronunciation and repeated practice, but I
was disappointed with my result at the Iizuka City
Speech Contest. However, I was very happy with theoutcome of the Iizuka High School Speech Contest. I
had improved a lot. Therefore, I know even if I can’t
do it at first, I can improve by gaining experience.
Also, it feels exciting when I can achieve something.
In this way, it is difficult to stand in public andcommunicate what you think.

But experience andcourage are important and there is always joy when
you achieve something.
help you grow.

Also, talking in public will

And after all, do you think thatspeaking English is cool? So, everyone let’s take partin the speech contest!

PAGE EIGHT | GLOBAL TIMESONETEAMBY HIKARU TAKATSU
Our sister school, Wainuiomata High School is well-In the calligraphy experience, students wrote theirknown for rugby. The Central part of England is thename with the calligraphy club in katakana. Also, I

birthplace of rugby. New Zealand’s rugby team isthink it was a very good experience writing in Kanji.

called the All Blacks.

The game with Chikushi High School was good for

New Zealand’s rugby teamranks second in the world.

All blacks areboth teams as they could discover their strengths andcharacterized by wearing a black jersey top andweaknesses. On the last day, the rugby teams andbottom.

everyone in the global class had a quiz while eating

The rugby team came to Iizuka High School onsweets. I think that it was a valuable experience after

October 7th. The rugby team played a game against

finishing the exchange with the Wainuiomata High

Chikushi High School, experienced calligraphy,attended a welcome concert with the brass band,and the rugby team presented the Haka at anassembly.

The welcome concert was held by thebrass band with presented the New Zealand nationalanthem, the Japanese national anthem and anime
masterpieces.

School rugby team.
At first, they were taller than I expected so that was alittle scary, but they were very kind, and it was fun tospeak with them and do a quiz together. Also, l will try
to learn a lot more English by the time of the global
exchange.

For many students, it was their first time seeing theHaka. The Haka is powerful and amazing.

PAGE NINE | GLOBAL TIMESTHE POSITIVES OFSTUDYING ABROAD
BY MISAKI TSUJIHARA
Do you know much about Thailand？I will now introduce youto Thailand. The climate is tropical, hot and humid. Also,
there is a rainy season and a dry season. The population isabout 69 million. The currency is Baht. One baht is aboutfour Japanese yen. The time difference between Thailand
and Japan is two hours. People in Thailand are very kind,and they can speak English very well.
─Visiting Thailand―
Three people including myself from Iizuka High School went
to Thailand from August 3rd-10th. I asked them what they
thought of going to Thailand. One person said, “It was goodto partake in this study abroad because I could learn more
about the world.”Also, another person said “The culture

difference from Japan was interesting. Also, my image haschanged because Thailand has many bright people. “―Coming to Japan―
Three international students came to Japan and visited Iizuka
High School from Thailand between October 26th-November
3rd. At school, we had many Japanese culture experiences
and listened to the performance of the brass band. Also, weaccepted a homestay for a few days. I asked them what they
thought of the activities together. One person said, “I wasglad that international students were interested in Japaneseculture.”Anotherperson

said,“Itwasdifficulttocommunicate.”
I asked the benefits of studying abroad through thisexperience. One person said, “We got a chance to speak alot of English, so we could improve our language skills.” Also,
another person said, “We aren't afraid to go abroad
anymore.” In this way, studying abroad has many positives.

PAGE TEN | GLOBAL TIMESAMUSING FRIENDSBY MAHIRU ITO

Hello, everyone. Do you want to study abroad?

Faith is the first Australian student who came toIizuka High School has a study abroad program.

our school.

She is very knowledgeable.

This exchange program allows students to study

characterquiet,

abroad for one month to three months. Exchange

understand things I didn’t understand.

students do a homestay in each other's home fromother hand, Talyse has a bright personality. She

July to October. They learn about the language

can speak Japanese very well. She had studied atand culture of that country.

Iizuka High School as an exchange student in theAs well, there areisbutshehelpedmeHertoOn theseveral New Zealand students that study in Japanpast.

for 1 year. They are gap year students.

Lastly, the study abroad program gives you theWade, an exchange student from Wainuiomata
High School seemed to like Japan more than otherforeign people in my opinion. This is because, healways wore a Japanese rugby team uniform and ahachimaki, that said konjyou, when he went out.
He could speak a little Japanese.

During my stayin New Zealand, I stayed with Wade’s family.
Everyone taught me how to greet and live in aopportunity to communicate with many foreignpeople.

At first, I could not speak English verywell. But as I got used to it, I started to become
more confident and talked a lot more.
Studying abroad was the best experience for me. Iwas able to learn more about New Zealand. It has
now inspired me to travel to other countries.

foreign country.

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you from reaching yourgoals and changing theworld.
- Global Class of 2019