Hello, this is Yuri Makada from the Hakusanroku Campus office. Today, I would like to write about the Halloween events held at Hakusanroku Campus.

 Every year when Halloween comes around, the Hakusanroku Campus is decorated with a festive Halloween theme by students and learning mentors. Students and Learning Mentors decorated the big stairs with Halloween decorations and attached plastic bags with pictures drawn on them to the air conditioner vents blowing air out from the floor. The plastic bags were decorated with pictures such as Moo deng (หมูเด้ง), the adorable baby hippo from Thailand beloved on social media, along with other animated characters and cute ghosts. The bags would sway like little ghosts in the breeze, bringing delight to teachers and staff! Additionally, a "Making Jack-o'-Lanterns" event was held, led by Ian Stevenson sensei.

 On Friday, October 25th, 2024, during the optional Learning Session, a game of hide and seek was held. The game consisted of four rounds. The students who were hiding took cover inside the school building, while the seekers had 5 minutes in the first round and 10 minutes in rounds 2 to 4 to find the hidden students. The number of seekers ranged from 3 to 6 students per round, and the goal was to find all the hidden students within the time limit. 

 The dark, quiet atmosphere of the school added an extra thrill to the game, and the students seemed to have a lot of fun. Initially, only 3 rounds of hide and seek were planned, but the excitement was so high that an additional round was added. Students who weren’t found within the time limit were rewarded with a snack by learning mentors.

The Learning Mentors created a video trailer for Hide and Seek👻

@ictkanazawa

ラーニングメンターからハロウィンにちなんだ動画をもらいました🎃今後、校内で「ハロウィン隠れんぼ」が開催されるそうです👻楽しみですね🎃👻👻 #国際高専 #白山麓キャンパス #ict #寮生活 #hakusanrokucampus #dormlife #schoollife #halloween #hideandseek

♬ オリジナル楽曲 - 【公式】国際高等専門学校 - 【公式】国際高等専門学校

The day of hide-and-seek👻

@ictkanazawa

2024年10月25日（金）のラーニングセッション（夜の学校）オプショナルの日では、「校内隠れんぼ」が開催されました🎃👻 #国際高専 #ict #internationalcollegeoftechnology #ハロウィン #隠れんぼ #寮生活 #寮 #学生生活 #学校 #高専 #Halloween #hideandseek #schoollife #dorm #kosen #kosenjapan #technicalcollege #japan #school

♬ Pumpkins Dance Halloween - AF_Sounds

 On Thursday, October 31st, 2024, teachers and students dressed in Halloween costumes for classes, strengthening the Halloween atmosphere. Students wore costumes such as Pokémon characters and movie protagonists, while teachers appeared in unique outfits like maid costumes and hot dog suits, making for a uniquely styled day of classes.

 

 Additionally, a Halloween special lunch menu was offered. The selection included a cute ghost-shaped salad and seven varieties of freshly baked bread and cookies. Students cheerfully chose their favorite treats and had a lot of fun!

 After classes, a Halloween Costume Parade was held. Students and teachers walked the stage, striking poses and performing skits they had created. Among the highlights were 1st year students Ayane Ito, Madoka Nakazawa, and Kotori Mae, who wore matching costumes from the movie Mr. Vampire and performed a dance to the music, drawing cheers of "So cute!" from the audience. Another memorable moment came when 1st year student Lapananrat Pantawat who had not worn a costume during class, surprised everyone just before the parade by appearing in a giant dinosaur costume, bringing laughter and delight to the crowd. Following the costume parade, a contest was then held to determine the most creative, scariest, cutest and funniest costumes.

 The last event was the piñata event. In this popular Mexican tradition, blindfolded students swung a stick at a piñata. They were guided by the voices around them until they hit piñata and it burst, scattering candy. Cheers erupted as treats rained down, adding excitement to the celebration.

 In October, Hakusanroku Campus was fully immersed in a Halloween atmosphere, creating a fun and lively environment. This unique Halloween event, characteristic of ICT, surely made for a memorable time for the students.

Halloween day🎃

@ictkanazawa

ハッピーハロウィン🎃👻👻👻 10月31日（木）、白山麓キャンパスの1、2年生と教職員は仮装をして1日過ごしました。夜にはハロウィンコスチュームパレードなども開催されて賑やかな1日となりました🎃🧁🧡🧡 #国際高専 #高専 #石川県 #白山麓キャンパス #ict #internationalcollegeoftechnology #kosen #kosenjapan #japan #ハロウィン #仮装 #パレード #Halloween #costume #funevent #event

♬ APT. - ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

👻Costume contest video🎃

@ictkanazawa

2024年10月31日（木）の放課後、白山麓キャンパス（1、2年生）では、ハロウィンコスチュームパレードが開催されました🎉🎃👻 学生と教員たちはステージでダンスをしたり、自分たちで考えた演劇などを披露したりして、思い思いの仮装をアピールしました🕺🏻💕🎃 #国際高専 #白山麓キャンパス #ハロウィン #ict #halloween #高専 #internationalcollegeoftechnology #party #仮装 #パレード #costume #funevent

♬ Happy Halloween - Junky

Costume Contest
🏆The Funniest Award🏆

🏆The Scariest Award🏆

🏆The Cutest Award🏆

🏆The Most Creative Award🏆

Piñata

 

Yuri Makada

Hello, I am Ian Stevenson, an English teacher here at Hakusanroku Campus.
 On Thursday, October 24th, 2024, in what has become an annual tradition at ICT, students made jack-o'-lantern. This year, because of weather and monkeys, I was not able to grow any pumpkins in my garden. All the jack-o'-lanterns this year are made from paper mache. 

If you’re interested in making paper mache see the link below for the recipe.
Hakusanroku Journal: November 19, 2022 Making Jack-o’-lantern

 1st year students Kotori Mae, Madoka Nakazawa, Ayane Ito and Takeshi Murayama, as well as Learning Mentor Sade Moore sensei, all made jack-o'-lanterns, put lights in the jack-o'-lanterns’ mouths and hung them so they could look across the road at Sena Roadside Station. Madoka cut a fanged and star eyed monster from her paper mache pumpkin, Sade sensei made a Cinnamoroll Roll jack-o-lantern, Kotori’s jack-o'-lantern had green hair, Ayane created an original pumpkin character called “Kabo Kabo” and Takeshi turned his paper mache pumpkin into a bat. 

 

 

 Hello everyone! The 1st year homeroom and STEM class teacher, Brandon Wohlfarth, here to tell you about our trip with the 1st and 2nd year students on the Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road on Friday September 20th, 2024. For those who do not know, Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road is a famous sightseeing spot in the HAKUSANROKU (Foothills of Mt. Hakusan) area during the fall and summer. It is a beautiful stretch of road with various scenic photo spots where you can experience the wonderful expanse of nature, go hiking, or just enjoy a casual drive through nature. The original plan was to go for a hike through the woods along the White Road; however, due to the chance of rain that was forecasted for that day, we adjusted our plan to be a bus tour along the road instead. Even though we had planned for rain, it ended up being a beautiful, extremely hot day. 

 Our first stop along the White Road was a lookout point at the top of a mountain that separated Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures. There, students could walk around the viewing area, take pictures on a swing that overlooked Gifu, or enjoy a snack or drink at a local shop. Seeing the students chatting, enjoying nature, and taking pictures of the spectacular view was wonderful.

 After this, we returned to the bus and traveled to a waterfall along the road. Here we took class pictures! This was only a brief stop just to see the waterfall, and we then continued to our last stop, the Chugu Onsen Visitor Center. Here, some students looked at the nature of HAKUSAN (Foothills of Mt. Hakusan) exhibits, while others went to the nearby river to play and skip stones. The students here really enjoyed the time they spent outside and playing by the river. Phillip Cadzow sensei even convinced some students to wade into the water with him. After that, the students returned to the bus, and we returned to ICT. I hope that the students were able to have some fun and enjoy their morning in nature, that we get to experience every day here at the Hakusanroku Campus.

Brandon Wohlfarth

Hello, This is Yuri Makada from the Hakusanroku Office.
 From Tuesday, August 6th, 2024, to Thursday, August 8th, 2024, the Summer Camp 2024 was held at the Hakusanroku Campus. A total of 29 junior high school students, ranging from 1st to 3rd year, participated in the 3-day, 2-night camp. The participants worked on a single project, from brainstorming ideas to prototyping and giving presentations. They learned in English through Engineering Design and STEAM Education, which is implemented by ICT using Design Thinking.

 

Day 1: Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

 In the morning, after greetings from President Masaaki Shikada and Vice President Mamoru Mukai, Omihito Matsushita sensei gave an introduction in English about the unique features of ICT, such as STEAM Education and Engineering Design Education.
 After lunch, an icebreaker activity was held. First, the students asked each other questions about their hobbies and favorite colors. Then, they introduced themselves in front of everyone, and the other students had to judge whether the information was true or not, raising a “×” for false and a “✓” for true. Next, the students were divided into groups and played a game where they had to guide a ball into a designated area. One person was blindfolded, while the other three took on the role of giving instructions, helping to develop their teamwork skills.
 After that, the students returned to the classroom, where the project theme, "Imagineering a Dream Company Aimed at the Future We Want to See!!” was announced. In recent years, while the concept of a corporate purpose or vision statement is becoming more of a reason to choose to work at a particular company, many young students tend to be attracted to tangible factors like company names and salaries when choosing their careers. Therefore, this project involved a workshop aimed at helping students understand the importance of the role that companies should play in society. The workshop was divided into two main phases. During the first phase on the first day, students explored why certain everyday social issues are considered problems. They deepened their understanding of the core of these issues and used "Why" questions to investigate the root causes, ultimately identifying the real challenges. From there, they generated specific solutions to address these problems.
 In the evening, a Thai Kite Making activity was held together with the students from the Global Summer Camp, which was being held simultaneously at the Hakusanroku Campus. The students were divided into groups consisting of both Summer Camp and Global Summer Camp participants, and under the guidance of Lapananrat Pantawat, a 1st year student from Thailand, they used paper and bamboo to build kite. After designing the kites, they enjoyed flying them in the courtyard of the Hakusanroku Campus. Later, the students participated in a bouldering activity.

Day 2: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024

 In the morning, as part of the English activities, a game called Running Telephone was held. The first student in each group was given an English sentence, which they had to memorize and accurately pass on to the next person. The last student had to deliver the message exactly as it was first relayed to the teacher. The students’ ability to memorize the sentences perfectly was impressive. The smooth communication made everyone appreciate their focus and memory skills. 
 After that, an idea generation activity called My Worst Idea was conducted. Each group was given items such as boxing gloves, ab rollers, and jump ropes, and had to present the worst possible way to use these items.
 Afterwards, the project activities continued from the previous day. In the second phase of the workshop, the focus was on the companies that would implement the generated solution ideas. The students examined how these ideas could be applied to solve real-world social issues. They also delved deeper into the purpose (the reason for a company's existence in society) underlying the solutions. Additionally, to further clarify the company’s impact and significance in society, the students considered the company’s logo and slogan as well.
 After that, students conducted an experiment on crystals as part of the STEAM Science Experiment. First, the students played a game where they searched for mineral crystals, such as quartz, with distinctive appearances among a variety of stones. Following this, they attended a lecture on the structures of crystals found in everyday objects and chemical substances. Afterward, they observed recrystallized chemical substances under a microscope, examining the shapes of the crystals and how they sparkled with colors when viewed through a polarizing filter. Finally, using beads, the students created keychains inspired by the crystal structures of chemical substances. 

Day 3: Thursday, August 8th, 2024

 The first activity of the day was called Penguin Line, where students practiced communication using various methods. This activity aimed to strengthen team unity in preparation for the final presentations and rehearsals.
　In the final presentations, many parents gathered at the Hakusanroku Campus to witness the students' achievements. The students presented their ideas in English based on the theme “Imagineering a Dream Company Aimed at the Future We Want to See!!” Their presentations included the social issues they focused on, the challenges arising from these issues, an analysis of the causes, and two proposed solutions. In addition, students introduced the name of the company that would provide these solutions, the company’s purpose and mission, and its logo and slogan, offering concrete solutions to the social problems.
 After the presentations, the parents voted on the most outstanding team in a mock investment session. As a result, two teams were selected for an Excellence Award, and ICT Coins (certificates) were presented.

 The Summer Camp brought together participants from diverse backgrounds, differing in age, school, and hometown, allowing them to share ideas from various perspectives based on their unique knowledge and experiences. The thinking methods, processes for generating new value, and experiences of collaborative creation and storytelling will undoubtedly be valuable for the students in their future learning. I hope that many of them found this experience inspiring and that it will lead them to consider enrolling in ICT.

Yuri Makada

 Hello! I am Philip Cadzow, one of the Physical Education Teachers on ICT’s Hakusanroku campus.

 On the 22nd of June, our sports festival for 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th year students was held at the Hakusanroku campus for the first time. In previous years, we have had 1st and 2nd year students’ sports events at the Hakusanroku Campus (residential), but our main sports day has always been held at the bigger venue of the Kanazawa campus. This year, however, it was a nice chance to have the non-residential 4th and 5th years (the 3rd year students are busy studying in New Zealand) return to our beautiful mountain campus and enjoy sports with the 1st and 2nd year students. I was initially worried that the one basketball court and 3 badminton courts wouldn't be enough for the nearly 50 students to all get a chance to play. However, the student council did a wonderful job of planning the day so that the space was used effectively and everyone got to play.

 The day started off with a basketball game inside, and because it was a bright and shining day to chase students around a grass field, the teachers and students played a game of tag outside. Although I was part of the outside teacher team who was ‘in,’ the students did get revenge in the next game when they were ‘in’. While we were running around outside, there was fierce competition going on inside the gym with the basketball games. Even though I only got to see the latter half of the games, they looked intense, and it was good to see the younger years putting up a challenge against their senpai.

 The next was the badminton game, which is always a favorite of mine. It felt like this year’s badminton tournament was more intense than other years, with many students in the 1st and 2nd year having put in a lot of afterschool practice recently. The afterschool training really paid off as these students proved stronger than the 4th and 5th years

 The final volleyball game went by quickly, and the teacher’s team played the last game against the winning student team. I am glad the 3rd years are still in New Zealand because they love Volleyball. The 3rd year students had a training session with the KIT volleyball team last year, in which they learned a lot. Even without the third-year students, however, I think the students won. But I think the teachers won the game in spirit, judging by the number of smiles on their faces.

 Well done to the student council, which organized a great sports festival, and also, to the students who tried their best in a safe manner. I am looking forward to the Ekiden race later on in the year!

Philip Cadzow

グループショット

　こんにちは！白山麓キャンパスで保健・体育科目を担当しているフィリップ・ケザウです。

　2024年6月22日（土）、1、2、4、5年生合同の「スポーツフェスティバル」が初めて白山麓キャンパスで開催されました。昨年度までは、白山麓キャンパスに在住している１、2年生のみのスポーツフェスティバルは白山麓キャンパスで開催されましたが、全学年ではより大きな会場の金沢キャンパスで開催されていました。4、5年生は金沢キャンパスで学んでいますので白山麓キャンパスに在住していませんが、以前の学び舎である自然豊かな白山麓キャンパスに戻り、1、2年生と共にスポーツフェスティバルを楽しむことができました（３年生は現在留学先のニュージーランドで勉学に励んでいます）。開催にあたり、50人近くの全学生が競技するにはバスケットボールコート1面とバドミントンコート3面ではスペースが不十分でないかという心配がありました。しかし学生会が素晴らしい計画を立ててくれたので、スペースを有効に活用し、全員が競技をすることができました。

 　そして迎えた当日、屋内バスケットボールと、屋外鬼ごっこ（教員チーム対学生チーム）の開始と共にスポーツフェスティバルが開幕しました。屋外鬼ごっこ日和となったこの日、私は鬼として芝生の上で学生たちを追いかけ、次の試合では鬼になった学生たちにリベンジを果たされました。私たちが外で走り回っている間、体育館の中ではバスケットボールの試合で熱戦が繰り広げられていました。私は試合の後半しか見ることができませんでしたが、若い世代が先輩チームを相手に挑戦を挑む姿が見れたことはとてもよかったです。

 　次の種目は、私の大好きなバドミントンです。今年のバドミントンは、1年生と2年生の多くが最近放課後の練習に力を入れたこともあり、例年よりも白熱したように感じました。練習の成果は実を結び、彼らは4年生や5年生よりも強くなったことが証明されました。

 　最後の種目のバレーボールはあっという間に決着がつき、教員チームは優勝した学生チームと最後に戦うことになりました。3年生はバレーボールが大好きで昨年金沢工業大学のバレーボール部との特訓で腕を磨いたので、彼らが現在ニュージーランドへ留学中なことが救いだったのですが、３年生が不在にもかかわらず、学生チームが勝利を収めました。しかし負けてしまった教員チームは、闘志と笑顔の数の判定では勝っていたはずです。

 　企画してくれた学生会と、安全ルールを守りながらベストを尽くした学生たちのおかげで、素晴らしいスポーツフェスティバルを行うことができました。お疲れ様でした！次は今年度後学期に予定されている駅伝を楽しみにしています！

フィリップ・ケザウ