Visited The Big-Up Ishinomaki’s Cosmos House to meet the Taylor’s 911 chorus people. It was a wonderful reunion. Mr. Japon (meaning Japan in Spanish) happened to be in Ishinomaki on the same day as part of their own official event. He was at the NY911 concert as well. What a coincidence, thank you Taylor! Mr. Yutaka Harada runs this Big-Up NGO and supports the community on the grassroots level. When I ran into the vice-principal of Kama elementary last Saturday morning, he said he was going to meet Harada-san on that afternoon. He volunteered to fix the school’s children shoe boxes.
続きを読むVisited Ishinomaki Nishi (West) High School on Nov. 12. The student council president made an impressive speech. The school anti-disaster club members actively speak their own harsh experience as a Kataribe guide to others from non-disaster area. A girl who sung a Taylor song at the NY911 concert and a girl who went to Richmond through YMCA homestay this summer made English speeches. We are so proud of young men and women students who strongly move forward with full of energy.
続きを読むVisited Ishinomaki Nishi (West) High School on Nov. 12. The student council president made an impressive speech. The school anti-disaster club members actively speak their own harsh experience as a Kataribe guide to others from non-disaster area. A girl who sung a Taylor song at the NY911 concert and a girl who went to Richmond through YMCA homestay this summer made English speeches. We are so proud of young men and women students who strongly move forward with full of energy.
続きを読むVisited Ishinomaki Senshu University, which has an exchange program with Taylor’s Randolph Macon College in VA with the support of TOMODACHI. The 9th Taylor Reader’s is installed to this school.
続きを読むJean and Andy read Taylor book at Kazuma elementary in Ishinomaki with Taylor’s friend, Ms. Kyoko Sasaki! http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201511/20151113_13018.html
続きを読むSteve Gardner’s Rambling Tree workshop was held at Inai Kindergarten in Ishinomaki on November 12. It was so great. Kids and teachers couldn’t stop dancing with Steve’s music. Steve and friends read a picture book both in English and Japanese. Kids expressed with their bodies what they learned in the story. Kids enjoyed drawing any happy expression, which was turned into a badge. So, peaceful and wonderful time.
続きを読むImpressive students at Ishinomaki Nishi High School! The student body president gave an inspiring speech about how they are preparing to lead in the future, the English Club told us about their tsunami wave damage prevention research and two students who participated in our exchange programs (YMCA chaperoned trip to DC and Richmond with the help of YMCA of Greater Richmond and one who was in the Ishinomaki choir that went to New York for the 911 Circlewind concert) gave English speeches about their experiences in America.
続きを読むIshinomaki Senshu University students reported what was before and after the 311 disaster in English as part of their TOMODACHI exchange program. Students made an energetic and enthusiastic presentation.
続きを読むSports Onigokko Tag at NHK Sports Cup. Team “Taylor Anderson Ishinomaki” won one game and lost one. We couldn’t advance to the final, but we really enjoyed it. It was briefly aired by NHK.
続きを読むThank you to over 90 JETs from Nagano for their 177,600 yen donation to TAMF from their charity auction and screening of LIVE YOUR DREAM!
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