What’s the Multilingual Snow Camp?

OPENING/CLOSING

Sing! Along! Dance! Along! with 750 people!

Enjoy games and dances with music from all over the world.Open your mind!

At the closing
ceremony, each group
introduces what was funfor them.
First meeting with group members.
Let’s introduce yourselfin many languages.

GROUP ACTIVITY

Let`s share the day’s activities

Sledding, snowball fight—go wild!

First, let's make the group flag,
it will inspire teamwork!

After dinner, relax with your group.

Anytime, and anywhere:

Sing! along! Dance! along!♪

WONDER LAND

700 participants get together to have a bonfire!

000
Sumo wrestling on the snow,
caterpillar race etc…There
are many exciting games!
↑Every year igniting the bonfire offers an exciting challenge. What will it be like this year?

Participants from all over the world At present, 570 overseas partipants from 23 different countries have joined.
↑毎年恒例の雪の上で火起こし！
Spain Indonesia United States Thailand

South Korea Switzerland

Every year junior high and elementary students from Indonesia and China participate.

Czech Republic Taiwan

China

SwedenDenmark Germany

Italy

FranceBrazil

VietnamMalaysia

FinlandSingapore

IranMexico

CanadaRussia

What`s Hippo Family Club?
Hippo Family Club offers natural multilingual language acquisition activities under the theme of “human language.” Membersof all ages, from babies to senior citizens, comprise over 7,000 language clubs (known as “families”) located throughout
Japan. There, members utilize original Hippo multilingual CDs, dance to world music, and play games. All members, from adults
to children, families to single members, enjoy gathering together.
In this vein, Hippo cultivates enviornments where many langauges can be heard and all cultures and languages can be treatedwith fairness and respect. The purpose of Hippo Family Club is to foster human beings with minds open to diversity.

IMPRESSIONS AFTER 4 DAYS
“An unforgettable experience”“By changing myself, I was able to grow”
General participant (16 years old, Japan)

Overseas participant (14 years old, Indonesia)
When I came to the camp, I thought it was so nice when everyone
greeted me. The coolest things that I did were the snowball fight,and making ice cream, snowballs, and the thank you poster for thegroup leader and housekeeping. I also liked eating together. So much
was amazing. This camp is very fun, exciting and amazing because it
was the first time I could experience snow and come to Japan. On
the last day of camp, everybody had smiles on their faces. I will neverforget my memories of this camp.

This camp is my first time trying the Hippo activities, and I can't
speak English well. So I was nervous. But, I managed to communicate
with people from different nationalities. I used to run away easily
when things got even a little difficult, but here I was able to have fun
until the very end. Now this camp is my precious memory. Thanks tothe multilingual snow camp I was able to change myself and grow.

“Making friends with people from other cultures”
Hippo Family Club exchange student（16 years old, Germany）“My first sleepover”
Hippo Family Club member (9 years old, Japan)
This camp was my first overnight without my mom, so I was very
nervous. But I was able to comunicate with friends from countries
and make many friends in this camp. So I'm happy now!

I met many new people and talked a lot with them in the group!
There were not only Japanese particiapnts, but also those from
Russia and Indonesia. Of course, the snow activities were really funtoo. Many thanks to the host of the Minshuku. The meals were sodelicious!

DAY1

Typically members are responsible for their own transportation,
but we have prepared a shuttle bus so international partipantsand exchange students can join more easily. Please invite local
exchange students, trainees and overseas friends!

A.M.

DAY2

DAY3

DAY4

Break fast

Break fastBreak fastGroup Activity Group Activity

CLOSING

Lunch

Departure site：site： aroundaround thethe JR
JR OmiyaOmiya StationStationDeparture(※time andand otherother details will be communicated(※timecommunicated atataalaterlaterdate)
date)
For： Exchange
Exchange students
students living
living inin Japan,Japan, overseas
overseasFor：
participants (except(except thosethose coming
coming inin groups)
groups)participants
Capacity:
Cost:
Free50 (planned)
Cost: Free
Capacity:
50 (planned)
Capacity: 5※Japanese participants attending with the international
students may accompany the round-trip for 8,000 yen.

OPENING
P.M.

DinnerLunch

FINISHGroup Activity Wonder Land

DinnerDinnerGroup Activity Group Activity Group Activity

Scan the QR code or follow
the link below to see a slideshowof past Snow Camps.
https://youtu.be/IqXZ8GhWE8A