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Last week Grade 5 students had Global English Camp. It's an overnight camp where students use English and learn about cultures from around the world. Days 1 and 2 were at Mominoki Shinrin Park and day 3 was back at school. The 4 goals of the camp were "Have a Global Mind - グローバルマインド", "Be Independent - 自主", "Cooperate with Others - 協力" and "Give Thanks - 感謝". The grade 5 students learned many things and used a lot of English over the 3-day camp.

Students enjoyed many activities such as movie making, making s'mores over a fire, and the American sports; "Ultimate Frisbee" and "Steal the bacon". At the end of day 1, students experienced meditation in English and were able to relax before sleeping. On day 3, they went to culture sessions where they learned about 2 foreign cultures. Finally we all got together for "Showtime", where we ate popcorn and enjoyed watching all the students' excellent movies. We learned about the cultures that the students researched through their movies. It was 3 days full of learning while having fun, thinking globally, and speaking English.