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We are the Team, Minna no Global Classroom
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant shift towards online education. Taking advantage of this development, we engage in activities where Japanese english leaners and Japanese learners together as classmates through online means. We aim to provide opportunities like these to people of disorders and backgrounds for whom direct interaction is often challenging. Through a shared commitment to language learning, we hope to promote global understanding and awareness.
Our activities therefore develop, promote, and nurture multiculturalism, which consequently leads to peace.
コロナパンデミックによる「人との交流」を止めないため２０２２年２月から始めたオンラインによる国際交流をメインに活動しています。日本語と英語を学ぶ方々とをつなぎ、言語を学ぶ者同士だからこそある共通項を大事にしています。”ともだち”つくりは平和につながると信じたくさんの人たちがつながり、知り合い、笑って話ができるそんな交流会を運営しています。
運営者は元中学校英語教師（２５年）と現役英語講師、現役通訳など、それぞれが日本で英語を苦労して学んできた大人です。私たちだからこそ私たちはみなさんの背中をおしてあげられるのではないか？ 実は私たちも参加者たちに触れ、たくさんのことを学んでいます。学校で学ぶことのない友だち同士の会話の延長線上に国際交流があってほしい。学生だって、大人だってまだまだ知らない世界をしってみたい、そんな思いを私たちはつなぎます。
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Director in USA
Motoko Ishihara
Woman of tradition and contemporary
Native of Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, and currently resides in Texas, USA. She has worked as an English teacher at Kurashiki City Junior High School for 25 years. Through the spirit of Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), she has honed her skills and actively engaged in cultural exchange activities worldwide. Embracing "learning from the past to create the future," she has been passionate about online ikebana classes and Japan-US exchange meetings, among other educational and exchange projects that connect people globally, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Motoko learned valuable lessons during her overseas travels, emphasizing the importance of each individual becoming a diplomat and cherishing the value of peace. With love for people and flowers, she acts as a bridge between two cultures and represents MOTOKO JAPAN LLC, dedicated to promoting cultural exchange.
「世界を旅して世界中に友達を作りたい！」これが英語を学んでいる動機、日本文化を紹介している理由
日本では 英語教師 25年、教え子は6000人以上 海外旅行、英国留学を経験する
ダラス移住後 日本語教師・日本文化コンサルタント生け花を３０００人以上に教授するパワーウーマン！
一人ひとりが外交官 世界に貢献する生徒の育成が夢
学習者の「わかった！できた！」笑顔が原動力
オンラインなら世界中の人と交流できる！ついにやってきた自宅にいながら夢が実現する時代にワクワク
何もしないより失敗する方が楽しい。大人しかった幼少の頃からは想像できない還暦のチャレンジャー
Director in Japan
Akari Waseguri
Originally from Yamagata, currently in Hiroshima City. After getting married and relocating to the United States, Ohio and Alabama. During her time abroad, she volunteered at elementary schools where her children attended, allowing her to experience the American education system and contemplate "learning." Through her activities on the ground, she gained knowledge about educational disparities, diversity, and the role of schools in supporting children with special needs. To apply this knowledge to the education system in Japan, after she returned to japan. She founded the non-profit organization Minna no Global Classroom "Cool Kids Across the Pacific" . She works alongside Motoko Ishihara, who resides in Texas, to organize international exchange events focusing on "meaningful learning."
山形出身、広島市在住、通訳、英語講師。夫の転勤でアメリカへ移住。駐在中、子供の通う現地小学校や日本語補習校の理事を勤めるなどでアメリカの教育現場にふれ”学び”について考える。教育格差、多様性、スペシャルケアの必要な子供たちへの学校の在り方など現地での活動で得た知識を日本の教育に生かしたいと考える。
