Innovation at its Finest

I was really impressed with how creative some of the students were. This boy asked if he could make 2 houses, and later he added a fire using Pocky sticks. Perhaps an architect in the making?

"Gingerbread" and Mikan: A Weekend of Excess

December 11th 2005
This weekend, I visited my friend Heather in Innoshima, an island that's a 2-hour bus ride from Hiroshima City, as we both taught at an International School Day in the neighbouring town of Setoda on Saturday. The purpose of the day was to introduce elementary and junior-high school students to "international" culture with lessons conducted in English, that could be about anything but the subj ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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