The Last day of classes at St. Clare!

  Today was the last day of classes. 
  In my class, we had a quiz competition in which all classmates solved quizzes that each group had prepared before. 


The quiz was based on the theme of “teenagers,” and the countries and outlines were created freely. This quiz competition was a great opportunity to learn not only about the United Kingdom, which I visited as an exchange student, and my home country of Japan, but also about various other countries.


 Classes ended in the morning, and the Leaving Ceremony was held in the afternoon. At the Leaving Ceremony, each class teacher handed over the grade reports of the study period to the international students. The prize-winning students also received sweets and other prizes. Among our Hiroo Gakuen Koishikawa students, Koharu and Yuka received awards.
  It is a wonderful thing and I am very proud of it as a student of the same school. 　
 After dinner, “STAFF vs STUDENTS” was held as a final opportunity for exchange between study abroad staff and international students. Through these various events, I gradually realized that this study abroad program was coming to an end, and I felt a sense of accomplishment that I had done it all, and a little sad that this was the end. 　
 On Saturday, we are encouraged to go to bed early as we have to catch the 5:00 a.m. bus, but as it is our last day in England, some of us will probably stay up late. 　It has been a long but fleeting two weeks. I would like to bring back to Japan all the things I have learned, all the joys I have experienced, and all the thanks I have received from so many people during this study abroad experience, and I would like to keep them in my heart so that I will never forget them.      <H.S>

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