Certificate Ceremony

A certificate ceremony was held from 2:30 to 3:30 today--the final activity of the program. 

There was a bit of karaoke singing, too. 

Presentations by JIU students at UA

All JIU students gave presentations from 9:30 to 12:00 today. The presentations were about all the provinces in Canada and they all did a good job!

Art Gallery on Sunday

Having a break on the 3rd floor.

The building.

On the way to the gallery. 

The Old Strathcona Farmers Market

I met a potter. 

Delicious black berries. 

Celery root. 

King Edward on Friday

We had a very nice visit to King Edward School on Friday.

On a yellow bus for the first time.

Teaching kindness is one of the educational objectives. 

Teaching origami.

A special Q&A session with the Principal.  

Royal Aberta Museum

• We visited the Royal Alberta Museum after classes on Thursday. This big mammoth is by the entrance. There was a special exhibition on the Vikings that day.

Nice art by the Museum Shop.

It was finally a sunny and warm day (20 degrees in the afternoon).

Canada: Edmonton Harry Ainley High School on September 11

A warm welcome by the vice-principal

Teaching "kanji" in Ito-sensei's class

Practicing Japanese in the classroom with 2nd-year students 

More from Canada: Legislature

Legislature Visit on Tuesday

University of Alberta, Canada

We arrived in Edmonton on Thursday via Vancouver. The flights were on time and not so long (compared to my two previous flights from Brazil to Narita in the end of August). All students met with their homestay families upon arrival and classes and activities started on Friday. 

Orientation on Friday.

One of the classrooms in Enterprise Square. 

Arrival at Edmonton.