Costume Design - Service

I joined in the Costume design club because I Love fashion and I am also interested in creating it. We created the costumes for 9 to 11 grade drama play, which was a service to the school.
We did this every wednesday after school for an hour and a half about (usually longer).

Reflection:

This was a new challenge because I have never made clothes before but it was fun! I was being open minded because and caring towards others and communicated my ideas. I was curious about clothes designing and so this helped my curiousity.

Dates: 29/09 - 6/10 - 13/10 - 20/10 - 10/11 - 17/11 - 24/11 - 30/11 (more than 2 hours) - 1/12

16 hours

international day - service

Aim: To advertise Japanese culture and traditon.
Site: ISP, my friends house (to preparing the poster).
Supervisor: Mr.Anderson






According to prepare the International day (17/12/2010). We had Japanese students meeting to discuss about what we can show or serve to foreign people at the International day.


We decided to make some japanese foods and also japanese game which is called "wanage" (ringtoss) and "shageki"(shooting).


First, I needed to buy the materials to make the gun which is made by japanese wood chopsticks. Therefore, I went to buy 100 chopsticks at japanese shop near my house. and also I learnt the skill of how to use the machine that makes "Cotton candy" from Satoshi Kosugi (G12 student) at his house.


At the moment of International day, I sold our cotton candies for everyone by free. and also I helped G9 japanese students to attract people to join Japanese games.








Reflection:


Through this actibity, I learnt the importance of considering our Japanese traditions and spread around it to people who dont know our culture that much. Also, I really could enjoy to helping my friends in my grade and other grades such as G10, G9 and G8. In other words, I can say that interdeopence created the force that makes us move deeply from bottom of our heart.
I was also curious about the ethic idea of bringing part of my country to ISP.






(Service: Total 8 hours)

Japanese fisherman dance - Soranbushi - Action

Aim: To show our Japanese dance spirits during at International day talent show.
Site: ISP gym (talent show stage), my friends house (to practice our dance)
Supervisor: Mr. Anderson





All japanese in grade 11 practiced traditional japanese dance which is called "Soran-bushi" (fisherman dance) at school and our houses every week as we perform it for International day's talent show. The total hours of we spent for this action is 20 hours. I've practiced this dance at home and sometimes with my friends at their house. Also we had time to practice in school, so we did a lot of effort to finish our dance. I hope that our Japanese dance tradition can inspire a lot of people in ISP.



Reflection:
I spent a lot of time to learn this Japanese traditional dance. G12 girls taught us how to dance during lunch time and afterschool every week before the International day. I couldnt dance very well at the beginning, therefore I made trouble for everyone in my grade. As I felt really ashamed, I had practiced every night for 30 minutes in front of the mirror.
Through this activity, I could understand how fun is to make an effort to achieve difficult problems (such as dancing) and I can cooperate with my friends at the end. Im really thanks to all my japanese friends in my grade who gave me some advices and provided the place to practice our dance in their house.
I persevere with this activity and was aware of my own strength and weakness for dancing.

(Action: Total 20 hours)

Iaido demonstration - service

Aim: To help japanese traditonal "Iai" demonstration at the CLAIR in Paris.
Site: Japan France Cultural Center
Supervisor: Mrs. Inazuka





I helped to prepare the chair and lead the guest who came to watch the 'Iaidou demonstration'
it was pretty hard work to set up all chairs and lead french people inside of the hall (I needed to use my french skill to explain). I've spent about 5 hours for this service activity.

Fortunately, i could make my new English friend at the 'Iaido demonstration' he was the youngest boy who performed the 'Iaido demonstration'

Reflection: I could know one of the Japanese traditonal martial art demonstration which I have never seen it even in Japan. It was very precious moment to have the experience that I could learn more about my own culture. And Im so surprised at knowing many Europeen people admire Japanese martial arts. Im really proud of country's traditon and culture through this activity.
It increased my awareness of my own culture and made me more knowledgeable and open minded. I did not plan this event, but I volunteered for the helping.

(Service: Total 5 hours)

Helping Japanese School Festival- Service

Aim: To help Japanese school festival.
Site: Japanese school (Saint-Quentin-en-Yveline)
Supervisor: Mr. Nagasawa (principal of Japanese school)

In September18. We (Japanese students in G11) went to japanese school for helping the cafe during the festival. We created our own original poster to advertise the cafe and also we prepared the drink and food before the festival in school. I deliveried the newspaper to parents or guests who visited the festival. Through this experience, I learned how to serve a customers and how hard it is. Also it was really difficult to settle the accounts.

Reflection: this was the first time of my service activity in my life. It was difficult to organize the time to work for preparing the poster to advertise the place where we sell japanese food. Also, walked around in school to sell the news papar for japanese student's parents.

Through this activity I ve got the skill of how to advertise our booth and the technique to sell the products (as a businessman). Also, all this was a new challenge, and I now know more about my self. I had to be a communicator and I worked with others to make it a good day.

(Service: Total 10 hours)

JGTS (Junior Global Training School in Aomori)- Service

Aim: To help International exchange program among primary school students of 3 different countries ( Japan, South Korea and USA)

Site: Shinoda school in Aomori city in Japan.

Supervisor: Mr. Ken Kudo

There were International exchange program in Aomori (24/07/2010〜03/08/2010).

I needed to sleep over in school for during 2 days and a half (60 hours) to take care of Japanese, Korean and American children as I was one of the 100 volunteers staff. We had 2 days of meeting to discuss about the program at the office in Aomori-center for 6 hours and 4 hours for shopping to buy the materials that we needed to use during this program (such as lunch tools, stationeries, snacks, drinks, BBQ materials...etc).

My job was to take care of children to lead them to communicate among foreign people. And also I needed to watch them to save from a danger. For example, when we walk the street in the city I had to watch children that they dont seperate from the line and do not to slip out from our group. We they are going to the beach, I had to swim in the sea with children together as I needed to watch them not to drown. The hardest moment was at mid-night, because most of little children are trying to get out from the room and going outside of school for adventure. Therefore, I had to be awake mostly for whole night to watch them...

Reflection:

This program was very interesting and it gave me a lot of good experiences that how to contact with little children. And also I learnt the importance of the responsibility of adults (We had to be always accurately; to respect the time, rules and manners in front of children).

Through this activity, I felt that I was still immature to be adult. Therefore I learnt what kind of efforts I need to continue for graduating high school to be a grown-up. I could contribute to promote International exchange of youth.

This was a global important activity because I was working with children as a n international exchange program. This was a new challenge and I organised some of games for the children on my own. I was also working and communicating with others, the volunteers and the children, and hope I was fair and principled to everyone.

(Service: Total over 50 hours)