2020年8月30日日曜日

【ウエルネススポーツクラブ】保育園プール実施の報告

　横浜中央YMCAウエルネススポーツクラブでは、夏季講習会を無事に終えて、年間クラスがスタートしました。通常のクラスの他に、YMCA東かながわ保育園の園児を対象としたプールの活動もサポートしております。

YMCA東かながわ保育園年長ぞう組さん

潜ることも出来るよ！

また、プールの安全をサポートするリーダー（指導者）として、横浜YMCAスポーツ専門学校の実習生もお手伝い。園児たちは、大きなプールで潜ったり、ジャンプしたり、泳いだり楽しく遊ぶことが出来ました。

高いところからもジャンプ！

深い場所もリーダーがいるから安心だね！

気持ちのよいプールでみんな元気に体を動かして、暑い夏を乗り越えようね。

横浜中央YMCAウエルネススポーツクラブでは、スイミングスクールの他にも器械体操、トランポリン、新体操、チアダンス、キッズモダンダンス、バスケットボール、サッカー（屋外・室内）、空手、アートと様々なプログラムを用意しております。体験も受付中ですので、お気軽にお問い合わせください。リーダー一同お待ちしております！

【年間プログラム・イベントはこちら】

【横浜YMCAウォーターセーフティ（着衣泳・心肺蘇生法）はこちら】

【感染予防対策はこちら】

横浜中央YMCAウエルネススポーツクラブスタッフ一同

2020年8月29日土曜日

【英語学校】第2回Global Citizenship Programを開催しました！

Hello, everyone！

本日、第2回オンラインプログラム「Global Citizenship Program（GCP)」を実施し、5人の小学生のお友だちが参加してくれました。

このプログラムは、子どもたちが、世界のことを身近に感じ、いろいろな文化があることを、見て、聞いて、感じてもらう機会です。

今回は2人のリーダーが「中国」と「オーストラリア」について、日本語と英語で紹介をしてくれました！

りょんリーダーからは、子どもたちにディズニーキャラクタークイズが出されました。

中国語で書かれた漢字と読み方をヒントに、どのキャラクターを表しているのかを当てるゲームです。

知っている漢字から意味を予測して、みんな真剣に考えてくれました。

日本語ではカタカナで表すキャラクターの名前も、中国語だと文字に意味があって、読み方も日本と全然違っていて面白いですね。

そうまリーダーからのオーストラリアの紹介では、みんなが大好きな動物とリーダーが昔オーストラリアで住んでいた家を写真で見せてくれました。

オーストラリアに、上の写真のようなプールやお庭つきの家が多い理由は、動物の存在が関係していたとは驚きでした！

最後に参加者のみなさんからたくさんの質問をもらいました。興味を持って聞いてくれて嬉しかったです。

「楽しかったし、いろいろ学べてよかった」という感想も聞かれました。

これからも、様々なことに関心を持って、自分の世界を広げていきましょう！

横浜中央YMCA英語学校　諏訪　小百合（ももリーダー）

2020年8月21日金曜日

【英語学校】【英語学校】英和小アフタースクール　夏の英語プログラム最終日

最終日の今日も、様々なアクティビティを楽しみました！

5日間、一緒に過ごしたRyomaリーダーから子どもたちの成長を報告します。

Today was the 5^th and final day of the summer program. The theme was about “sports.”

We started class with a quick show-and-tell where each student presented their drawings of their favorite sports in front of the whole class. As always, I was stunned to see everyone’s drawings. They were incredible! I was also surprised when one student said her favorite sport was cycling.

After the show-and-tell, we played a gesture game where the students acted out their favorite sports. It was nice to see everyone engaging in the activity with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Their acting skills were on point.

Then, as a class, we played sports basket. The rules were the same as the old-fashioned fruits basket game except each student was assigned their own sports instead of a fruit.

I could clearly tell the students were thoroughly enjoying the game. It was a nice game to play on the last day to have a little fun as a whole class.

Lastly, we played bingo. The game was irrelevant to the initial theme, but the students learned and practiced how to use basic phrases like, “Do you have…?” and “Yes, I do/No, I don’t.” The students went around interviewing different people about what they “have” using these key phrases. It was the perfect activity to conclude the program.

I had a blast with the students throughout the duration of this program! Although the program only lasted for 5 days, I think it was a great learning experience for both the students and the leaders. It gave me some basic insights on how I can engage with young children and be a role model to them.

It was a lot of fun so thank you!

記事：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　Ryoma leader

担当：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　諏訪小百合（ももリーダー）

【英語学校】英和小アフタースクール　夏の英語プログラム4日目

今日は、以前オーストラリアに住んでいたSomaリーダーとRyomaリーダーから、スペシャルクイズがありました！Somaリーダーからのレポートをご覧ください。

Today we explored the theme of nature and animals.

To start off, the teacher showed us pictures of different types of nature and the students tried to name them all. Most of the students already knew all the different types of nature so we were able to zoom through this activity.

Next, we finished off the bingo game from yesterday where we practiced asking “Do you like …?” and receiving either “Yes I do” or “No I don’t” as a response. Today luck was on our side as the students were able to get a bingo very quickly. As a reward, the students received a very cute sticker of a cat.

Speaking of cats, following the bingo game, we learned about different animals. The teacher started off by showing us pictures of common animals such as a dog, cat and cow.

After we looked at common animals, Ryoma leader and I introduced animals from Australia through a quick game of “What’s in the bag?” and a short presentation. We were able to hug cute Koalas, Kangaroos and Wombats.

We also learned that animals with pockets, like kangaroos, are called “Marsupials”. Although it was a difficult word, the students pronounced it very well.

To wrap up the day, we did a short show and tell of our favorite animals and went shopping for our favorite animals.

We got used to using the phrases “My favorite animal is…” and “I want …, How much is it?”.

As it was the fourth day, some of the students who were a little shy over the past few days seemed be coming out of their shell. More students were answering the teacher’s questions with energy and enthusiasm. It’s sad that tomorrow is our last day but let’s have a lot of fun!

横浜YMCA英語学校のホームページの中で、Somaリーダーのオーストラリアの動物紹介動画をご覧いただけます。

https://language.yokohamaymca.org/english/gct-vol17/

記事：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　Soma leader

担当：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　諏訪小百合（ももリーダー）

2020年8月20日木曜日

【英語学校】英和小アフタースクール　夏の英語プログラム3日目

Ryomaリーダーは、子どもたちにとって、頼れるお兄さんのような存在です。

今日も子どもたちの様子を書いてくれました。

Day three of the summer program. Today’s theme was about “toys.”

We started off with a quick show-and-tell, where the students were shown all different kinds of toys and had to guess the names of each of them. It was a nice activity to start off the class and I could tell that the students thoroughly enjoyed it.

After the show-and-tell, we drew out our favorite toys and presented it in front of the whole class. Again, I was stunned to see how well everyone could draw. We learned new phrases like “my favorite toy is…” and “I like…” to talk about our favorite toys. Throughout, it was nice to see the students cooperating with each other whenever they were unsure about something or they needed help.

Finally, we played a quick, but fun shopping game. The leaders set up three stores selling toys varying from robots and puppets to video games and soccer balls. The students were given $10 each to spend and went around shopping toys using phrases like “I want…” and “How much is this?” It was a nice activity for the students to use their newly acquired English skills in a real-life, simulated situation. After the activity, one student commented, “I was so nervous that I began sweating during the activity.” Clearly, it was a great learning experience for the students.

As always, I had a blast with the students!

記事：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　Ryoma leader

担当：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　諏訪小百合（ももリーダー）

2020年8月18日火曜日

【英語学校】英和小アフタースクール　夏の英語プログラム2日目

先週のプログラムにもリーダーとして参加してくれたSomaリーダーが、本日もブログを書いてくれました！

Today, was the 2^nd day of the program.

We focused on the weather, emotions and moods.

We started our lesson by learning types of weather ranging from the most relevant sunny to snowy.

We all looked outside and tried to determine the weather. It was a little difficult because it was sunny but we were able to see some clouds in the sky. However, some students were able to think of creative names for this kind of weather like “partly cloudy”.

Afterwards, we all drew our own sun using red, orange or yellow coloring pencils. We practiced writing and saying the phrase “My sun is red/orange/yellow”. Some suns had a big, bright smile.

Once we had brightened our mood through drawing suns, we learned about a wider range of emotions and moods.

The teacher drew faces while the students tried guessing what each face was feeling. Many of the students were able to identify the emotions that the faces were showing. Some students challenged themselves by drawing faces that expressed emotions that were difficult to draw like “full” and “scared”.

To finish off the lesson, we played two games of bingo using the emotions and moods we learned. Students were rewarded with a sticker for every bingo they got. Surprisingly, many students got 3, 4, 5 bingos, so many ended up with many stickers on their sticker card.

Throughout the program, most of the students were participating with energy and enthusiasm which helped brighten the mood of the classroom. This hunger towards learning English will help the students improve their English skills.

記事：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　Soma leader

担当：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　諏訪小百合（ももリーダー）

【英語学校】英和小アフタースクール　夏の英語プログラム1日目

本日はリーダーとして参加し、様々なサポートをしてくれているRyomaリーダーが、英語でブログを書いてくれました！

Today’s theme was “food”. Since it was the first day of the summer program, we stated off the class with a quick icebreaker activity where we learned how to pronounce different types of food. I was surprised to see how quickly all the students got used to the classroom.

After the icebreaker activity, we engaged in activities where we learned how to pronounce our favorite foods. Here, we practiced how to use key phrases like, “I like…” and “my favorite food is…” to talk about our favorite foods. It was really nice to see everyone involved in all the activities and their energy brought a lot of light to the classroom.

Leaning towards the end of class, we tried drawing out our favorite foods. I was blown away to see how well everyone could draw! Their artistic skills were far superior to mine!

First day of class went much better than expected and it was a lot of fun getting to know everyone! I had a real blast participating in all the different types of activities and I look forward to spending the next 5 days with everyone!

記事：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　Ryoma leader

担当：横浜中央YMCA英語学校　諏訪小百合（ももリーダー）