All the International English Department staff and first-year students got together for some fun and games on Saturday, April 15, courtesy of the wonderful student Orientation Camp leaders. The main aim of the day was for new students (including our international students from Korea and the USA) to get to know not only each other, but also some of their seniors and their teachers.
(4月15日にオリエンテーション・キャンプを実施しました。国際英語学科の1年生と学科教員が、リーダー役の上級生(オリキャンリーダー)たちが企画したゲームを楽しみました。また、韓国とアメリカから現在本学に留学している学生の2人も参加しました。)

Students and teachers from around the world getting to know each other

In the morning, after a truth-or-lies introduction game, we warmed up with a few fun activities in the Macauley Gym. Winning teams were justly rewarded with snacks aplenty, but the laughter and smiles were equally shared among all teams.
(午前中は教員の自己紹介の後、賞品獲得をめざしてスポーツ大会を行いました。皆、笑顔で体を動かし、楽しんでいました。)

Teachers and students in action during the morning session!

After a lovely, healthy bento (and a much needed rest for some of the older teachers) it was time to exercise our brains and put our artistic creativity to the test with a variety of fun games played in English.
(ランチと休憩の後は、今度は頭の体操です。リーダーたちが考えた英語を使った難問!?に知恵を出し合って取り組みました。)

The English language flowed amongst the laughter in the afternoon session

We all had a lot of fun together, and thanks to the magnificent efforts of the Orientation Camp leaders, we all went home happy in the knowledge we now knew each other that much better.
(リーダーたちの心配りと工夫のおかげで、ゲームを楽しむだけではなく、学生や教員がたくさん話をする機会があり、1年生も教員も互いを知ることができました。そして何より楽しい1日を過ごすことができました。)

All smiles - 1st-year students, international students, teachers and the Orientation Camp leaders