The Maasai region and Tosa town have become friends across 10,000 km! "When you went to preschool for the first time, were you scared? Or were you excited?"
- EN-TRY運営
- 4月22日
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EN-TRY World Exchange is an online international exchange program that connects nurseries and preschools around the world. On July 20th, Mitsuba preschool in Tosa-cho, Kochi Prefecture, and CHETI preschool the Masai region of Tanzania held an online international exchange!
We will introduce how children who live more than 10,000 km apart deepened their exchange online, as well as a message from a teacher at CHETI.
Do you know what the Maasai region of Tanzania is like?
The capital, Nairobi, is a big city with many skyscrapers, but Maasai is located a little distance from Nairobi.
For many years, the Maasai people have lived in this region without a permanent settlement. However, their lifestyle seems to be gradually changing. Mr. Zuma, a chief director of CHETI school, sent us a video introducing his CHETI school district. There are eight branch schools, and he is working hard to ensure that many students can receive an education. Although each home does not have infrastructure such as electricity or gas, he said that life in Tanzania is happy.
These photos show the school district of CHETI School, the houses, and the town. Each branch school is different in size, but there are many beautiful school buildings.
CHETI School
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This time, the Tanzanian students interacted with Mitsuba preschool.
It is a mountain town located in the current Yoshino River basin in Tosa Town, Kochi Prefecture. Although it is a small town with a population of just under 4,000 people, it is enthusiastic about education, and is working with the town hall and board of education to "create an environment where people can have high-quality education and learning opportunities regardless of where they were born or their environment," focusing on efforts at Mitsuba preschool, the town's only preschool.
Past articles about Mitsuba Preschool can be found here.
We'd like to show you some of the exchange that took place.
At the beginning, everyone was thrilled when their overseas friends appeared on the monitor! They played games together and took part in a gesture quiz.
This was the Q&A section, where the children asked each other questions they'd thought up themselves!
The children's eyes lit up as they asked each other questions they'd thought up themselves, such as, "When you came to preschool for the first time, were you scared or excited?"
The teachers had also been looking forward to this opportunity, and had been cooperating enthusiastically since the preparation period.
Here is an email sent by Ms. BARNABA, a teacher at CHETI school, to Magoo, the fish who guided the exchange.
Dear Magoo🐟,
With immense joy and gratitude, we extend our sincerest thanks to you for coordinating the incredibly successful cultural exchange program between CHETI school and Mitsuba Preschool.
Your dedication, hard work, and attention to detail ensured that the event ran smoothly, creating a seamless platform for the students to connect and learn from each other. Your support and guidance throughout the process were truly invaluable.
The children from CHETI school were captivated by the cultural insights and heartwarming interactions with their friends from Mitsuba Preschool. The exchange provided a unique opportunity for both schools to bridge the distance and explore each other's cultures.
We are deeply appreciative of the efforts made by you and ThinkAlot Japan in making this program possible. Your passion for fostering global connections and cultural understanding has left a lasting impact on our students and staff.
We eagerly anticipate future collaborations and more enriching exchanges under your exceptional coordination. Your dedication to promoting cultural awareness and international friendship is truly commendable.
Please find attached pictures of the exchange session.
Once again, thank you for orchestrating this meaningful event. We cherish the memories created and look forward to many more adventures in the future.
With heartfelt gratitude,
BARNABA
She also answered some questions in our interview!
●Please tell us why you decided to introduce this program and what you hoped for.
To let the children know that the world is big and that they can connect with it through technology. We had high hopes of learning new things about different countries and cultures while fostering global connections.
●Please tell us the changes you have seen in the children.
After the exchange, Rujaina Mohammed went to her parents and told them that she had made a friend from Japan during the live session. She said that she wanted to move to Japan to spend time with her new friends and study at Mitsuba preschool. It is so nice to see the children building true connections through this exchange.
️●Any other thoughts from your perspective as a teacher?
The impact of the cultural exchange program on the participating children, teachers, and staff is enormous.
Getting to know each other has increased global awareness, broadened the horizons of all involved, and fostered curiosity about the world. The CHETI children were genuinely interested and excited to learn about Japanese culture and build new friendships. It was a program that fostered tolerance, empathy, and respect for cultural diversity. I am sure that the lessons learned and beautiful memories from this live cultural exchange will leave a lasting impact on the children's lives.
We at EN-TRY are also very happy to have been able to support this opportunity. Encouraged by such wonderful comments, we will continue to strive to create more opportunities to expand the world of more children!
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