Tokai UK 2015
DOING New Things! MEETING New People! MAKING New Friends! USING Real English! HAVING GREAT FUN!
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Famous!
An article about the boys has appeared in the Marlborough Gazette and Herald paper. To read the article, please click here.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Looking Back Two Weeks
It is hard to believe the boys arrived in the U.K. Only two weeks ago. Thanks to Hikaru's family for this picture and blog post. When he left, this little girl said she wanted him to stay for a whole year.
Hikaru's arrivalAfter a very long journey we welcomed Hikaru into our home, expecting him to be very tired and quiet.But we were wrong, he arrived with plenty of energy and we had lots of conversation with him over dinner.Hikaru gave us some lovely gifts from Japan. Henry loves the xylophone and Emily's rabbit repeats everything she says, so it quickly became her favorite toy!We were also treated to an origami lesson and made swans, which Emily proudly took into nursery to show her class the next day.
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Good Bye And Thank You
Friday, July 31, 2015
In the Classroom
This week, thee were fewer students taking English in the mornings. They shared a class with students of many nationalities.
The Spinnaker in Portsmouth
Ryo was taken to visit The Spinnaker with his host family. It is a tall building overlooking Portsmouth on the south coast. What a great view!
Wall Climbing
The Teenage Outdoors group spent an afternoon on the climbing wall, learning to rock-climb. They did really well!
Bouncing Boys
Thanks to their homestay family, Yuichi and Tsuyoshi had such fun at a Trampoline and Parkour centre.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
The Tea Ceremony
Part of the purpose of studying abroad is to spread knowledge of Japanese culture. We were very happy to get this lovely message today from Hayami's family:
How wonderful!
We are delighted to have Hayami staying with us and it will be really sad to see him leave on Saturday.Today he treated us and some of our friends to a Japanese tea ceremony and we all enjoyed it so much. He also brought over some special Japanese red bean cookies to eaten with the matcha tea.
How wonderful!
Bouncy Castles!
Last night, the evening activity was playing on bouncy castles. Even though they are teenagers, everybody enjoyed themselves.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
New Activities
After a busy weekend the boys were still excited to start their new activities. Some of them are still doing English classes in the morning but many are doing new activities in the morning and the afternoon. Some of the boys did teenage outdoor activities and had to get through an obstacle course. They made some friends from Italy along the way. Others did clay pigeon shooting and others played squash with each other and with some of their international friends. It's great to see that so many boys are eager to speak English and meet new people.
After a busy weekend the boys were still excited to start their new activities. Some of them are still doing English classes in the morning but many are doing new activities in the morning and the afternoon. Some of the boys did teenage outdoor activities and had to get through an obstacle course. They made some friends from Italy along the way. Others did clay pigeon shooting and others played squash with each other and with some of their international friends. It's great to see that so many boys are eager to speak English and meet new people
The Life of Yuichi and Tsuyoshi
Some lovely pictures from the life of Yuichi and Tsuyoshi. Like all the boys in Marlborough, they are now fully settled into their homes and very much enjoying life. They will be sad to leave in four days time. The family took them on a trip to Bath, the historic Roman town. They had a great day out.
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