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Japanese Immersion Program
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Spring Festival--Great Falls, VA--May 2011 Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Japan Table at yesterday's Spring Festival in Great Falls. A good time (and a lot of origami) was had by all! We introduced new people to the GFES Japanese Immersion Program (and the Japanese Language Programs at Cooper and Langley), raised an additional $131.74 for Japanese relief efforts. |
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Japanese Garden Dedication On Friday, October 15th, 2010 a Dedication Ceremony was held for our new Japanese Garden. The garden is based on the Japanese folktale “Tanabata” and incorporates local and state features. |
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| Japanese Sister School Visits Great Falls Elementary... Forty-five students from our sister school, Hiroshima Kake Educational Institution in Fukuyama, Japan, visited Great Falls Elementary on March 23rd. There was a Welcome Assembly for the whole school the afternoon of their arrival. The event included a performance from the Taiko Drum team, remarks from Superintendent Jack Dale and Cluster 1 Assistant Superintendent Audra Sydnor, and the exchange of gifts by both schools. |
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Japanese Sister School announced... On Friday, March 3, 2006, Great Falls Elementary officially welcomed their sister school from Japan, Hiroshima Kake Educational Institution. The signing ceremony was celebrated during a special all-school assembly. In addition to the formal signing, the one hour event featured all 100 Japanese Immersion students. The 6th grade class had the opportunity to show off their Japanese language skills by introducing the Japanese dignitaries, while the 2nd through 5th grade classes - dressed in traditional Japanese Hopi coats - performed a dance to Tokyo Ondo, a traditional Japanese song. The 1st graders lead the school in a Japanese version of head, shoulders, knees and toes. The purpose of the sister school program is to promote cultural understanding, educational development international cooperation and most of all friendship. Click here for pictures from this event. IN THE NEWS... |
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