Thank You and Farewell Party

On 12 Jun, the children started the day with a calligraphy class. After some practising, all our children had to write in Kanji the word for friend. After that, they interacted with kids from the lower elementary classes. Mr Yeo presented Mr Hamabe with tokens of appreciation from our school. It was then lunch time and we had bento boxed lunches. A short rest later, our children practised their performance items for the thank you and farewell party at night. By then, it was in the evening and the children changed into their traditional ethnic costumes. The party was a grand affair with Mr Kado, Mayor for Awaji City; Mr Kobayashi, President of the Hyogo Prefecture Children's Association; Mr Takahashi, Chairman of Awaji Island and other officials all present. After the official speeches, Mr Yeo presented plaques to members of the organising committee. It was then time for our children to thank their host families. The dinner began and after eating, our children put up their performance items including songs and a dance. We were also pleasantly surprised by some dance items our hosts had arranged for us. It was a very memorable last night in Awaji, before we depart for Singapore the next morning.