Facilitator Training Sessions and Pangaea Activity Held in Mie
Today, we got 11 new facilitators in Mie, Japan. They attended our two-day facilitator training session held at Mie University. Yesterday was our first day of the training session; and we started our second day at 9 AM this morning. It might be a tough schedule for the attendees, but they could complete the training session.
After the training session, the Pangaea Activity at Mie University took place for the first time in this school year, having started in April. During the activity, our volunteers, including the brand-new facilitators, and 24 energetic children enjoyed playing together. Some of the children were forth-year participants. I was amazed at their maturity gained by attending our program.
At the beginning of the activity, I was anxious about the new facilitators because they appeared to be a bit jumpy. There were a few reasons why they became nervous: new experience, new participants, and new term... However, I was really impressed by the new facilitators: they demonstrated their ability to effortlessly interact with children. After the activity, they were given a certificate of completion issued by Pangaea.
Over all, we had a good start to the 2009/2010 school year. I’d like to thank all of our supporters who have been working with Pangaea in Mie: Tsu City Board of Education, Mie University, local schools, private corporations, and our volunteers. The Pangaea Project in Mie had started with support from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. By the end of the 2008/2009 school year, Tsu City decided to take over the Pangaea Project. Now our project is being run by Tsu City as a new city program. I deeply appreciate our supporters who contributed their energy, time, endorsement, resources, and passion to kick off our new term at the Mie University activity site.
I also want to thank Mr. Takashi Togami, aka Spike, for his hard work as a facilitator leader. He is a graduate student at Mie University and dependable volunteer for Pangaea. Today, he was assigned many tasks, such as introducing the Pangaea Project and PangaeaNet to new members, so as to assist in running our activity. Because some tasks were new to him, he might feel overwhelmed with responsibilities. Nevertheless, he successfully accomplished his tasks. I was very proud of his achievement.
We will continue to work with our supporters in order to provide our children with an environment where they can feel a sense of connection with others.
Takekazu Hanada a.k.a Hana-pooh
Chief Administrative Officer
After the training session, the Pangaea Activity at Mie University took place for the first time in this school year, having started in April. During the activity, our volunteers, including the brand-new facilitators, and 24 energetic children enjoyed playing together. Some of the children were forth-year participants. I was amazed at their maturity gained by attending our program.
At the beginning of the activity, I was anxious about the new facilitators because they appeared to be a bit jumpy. There were a few reasons why they became nervous: new experience, new participants, and new term... However, I was really impressed by the new facilitators: they demonstrated their ability to effortlessly interact with children. After the activity, they were given a certificate of completion issued by Pangaea.
Over all, we had a good start to the 2009/2010 school year. I’d like to thank all of our supporters who have been working with Pangaea in Mie: Tsu City Board of Education, Mie University, local schools, private corporations, and our volunteers. The Pangaea Project in Mie had started with support from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. By the end of the 2008/2009 school year, Tsu City decided to take over the Pangaea Project. Now our project is being run by Tsu City as a new city program. I deeply appreciate our supporters who contributed their energy, time, endorsement, resources, and passion to kick off our new term at the Mie University activity site.
I also want to thank Mr. Takashi Togami, aka Spike, for his hard work as a facilitator leader. He is a graduate student at Mie University and dependable volunteer for Pangaea. Today, he was assigned many tasks, such as introducing the Pangaea Project and PangaeaNet to new members, so as to assist in running our activity. Because some tasks were new to him, he might feel overwhelmed with responsibilities. Nevertheless, he successfully accomplished his tasks. I was very proud of his achievement.
We will continue to work with our supporters in order to provide our children with an environment where they can feel a sense of connection with others.
Takekazu Hanada a.k.a Hana-pooh
Chief Administrative Officer
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