Thursday, April 2, 2020

India Lockdown! BNC holds online class on Zoom! for JLPT N1, N2, N3

インド・ロックダウン、Zoomでオンライン授業!日本語能力試験N3・N2・N1受験準備クラス

India Lockdown! BNC holds online class on Zoom! 
for JLPT N1, N2, N3
インド・ロックダウン(全土封鎖)中、
ブッダガヤ日本語教室は教室を閉鎖し、
オンラインの授業に切り替えました。
During India's Lockdown, 
Bodhgaya Nihongo Class closed the class rooms
and is holding online classes instead.


各クラスのレッスンビデオは以前ブログでご紹介しました。
I introduced about the lesson videos of each class in the previous blog.

今回はZoomアプリを使ってのビデオ会議の授業をご紹介します!
This time, I am going to show you the online classes by using Zoom application!

日本語能力試験(JLPT)のN3受験準備クラスから。
Starting with JLPT N3 preparation class.

N3に合格すれば、インドにある日系企業の工場で
通訳として就職出来ます。
If a person passes N3, he can work as an interpreter 
in Japanese company's factory in India.

日常会話には困りません。
He can communicate sufficiently while having daily conversation.

N3(A)

N3(B)



N2に合格すれば、かなり難しい言葉も理解出来、
読める漢字も増えます。

If a student passes N2, then he/she can understand 
very difficult words and the amount of Kanji he/she can read also increases.

N2(A)



N1に合格すれば、能力次第では、
通訳として日本の会社に就職することも可能です。
If a student passes N1, although depending on his ability, 
he is able to work in a Japanese company in Japan.

高校生レベルの文章が理解出来ます。
新聞も読めます。
He can understand the high school level sentences.
He can also read newspaper in Japanese.

N1


7月に予定されている日本語能力試験、
果たして開催されるのかどうか・・・・
I'm not sure whether JLPT exam in July will still be held or not....

4月6日に開催するかどうか発表されるそうです。
7月に試験があるかどうか、それに関係なく、
ブッダガヤ日本語教室の生徒たちは一生懸命勉強に励んでいます。
I heard that it will be announced if the JLPT exam will be held in July or not on 6th April.
Nevertheless, The students of BNC are studying very hard.


携帯電話のシグナルの強弱が、機種や地域によって様々で、
オンラインで授業が出来る生徒は一部ですが、
出来るだけ録画して生徒全員が学べるよう、
環境を整えて行きたいと思っています。
The strength of internet's signal depends on the type of phone the student's use 
and the area where they live,
so a very limited number of students can attend the online classes,
but, by recording videos of the lessons while teaching and sending it to all the students, we are trying to maintain their study environment.

ロックダウン中も、とても忙しいです。
頑張ります!
So I'm really busy like this even during the Lockdown.
but I will do my best!


Thursday, March 26, 2020

India Lock Down! Online Class by Bodhgaya Nihongo Class


インド・ロックダウン!オンラインで授業・ブッダガヤ日本語教室
India Lock Down! Online Class by Bodhgaya Nihongo Class


インド・ロックダウン(全国都市封鎖)二日目となりました。
It is the second day after India's Lock Down has started.

ロックダウンが始まる前、
ビハール州で教育機関の閉鎖命令が出てから、
ブッダガヤ日本語教室は自宅学習に切り替えました。

Before the lockdown started, 
Bihar State government ordered to close all educational organisations till March 31,
Due to that BNC(Bodhgaya Nihongo class) has
decided to close the classes and switched to online video lessons that the students can view at home and learn from, while practicing social distancing.


授業のビデオを撮影して、
生徒たちにワッツアップ(ラインのようなアプリ)で
リンクを共有して、自宅で学習してもらっています。
Teachers record the lessons 
and share the link on whatsapp (it's a lot like the LINE app), 
through which the students can study at home.


それぞれのクラスの担当教師が授業のビデオを作り、
可能なクラスはZoomを使ってビデオ会議で
質疑応答をしています。
Each teacher in charge makes video lessons,
hold Q&A session by Zoom if the class is possible.


ワッツアップのグループでそれぞれのクラス毎に
宿題も出しています。
The teachers give the homework to students 
in their respective whatsapp group.


ロックダウンで、自宅で何をして過ごそうかと考えている人もいるようですが、
ブッダガヤ日本語教室の教師たちは授業のビデオを撮影したり、
宿題のチェックをしたり、生徒の質問に答えたり、大忙しです。
Due to Lockdown, some people say they don't know what they should do at home,
but BNC teachers are very busy: recording lessons, checking homework, answering questions from the students.


ここに挙げているのはその一部です。
Here are some part of the lessons.

ロックダウン中の時間を有効に使って頑張って勉強しましょう!
Let's study hard by utilising lots of time during lockdown!

ロックダウンの前まで、N1の授業は5名だけ一緒に勉強していました。
Before lockdown, I taught N1 class to 5 students.

しかし、ロックダウンということで、すぐ隣の建物で寮生活している彼らですが、
Zoomの授業に切り替えました。

However, due to lockdown, although they live quite nearby in the hostel, 
I changed the class into Online lesson using Zoom,


その様子は次のブログでお伝えします。
I will tell you about the situation of N1 Zoom class next time!



N2


N3

N4

N4

N4


N5

N5


N5

N5


Sunday, March 8, 2020

Volunteer teacher at NGO in India! Angel Aid Tour 2020 Day2

 


Volunteer teacher at NGO in India! Angel Aid Tour 2020 Day2

Second day also, they had classes at Surya Bharti School as volunteer.

The first and the second grade students were together.

They had classes in which they didn't had on the day before the day.

So all the students got chance to have teaching from them!

Singing "If you happy and crap your hands" in Japanese,
folding air plane and balloon with Origami paper,
The students were so happy with them!

Enjoy and find their smiles on the video!

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Visiting students' villages Angel Aid Study Tour Day1 afternoon

Visiting students' villages Angel Aid Study Tour Day1 afternoon

In the morning of the first day of Angel Aid Study tour,
they had classes for the students in Surya Bharti School as volunteer.

And, they visited the students' villages in the afternoon.

Mrs.F teaches a student A who graduated from Surya Bharti school Japanese by skype.

She used to be a principal.

She could meet A's family in this tour!

And Ms.R teaches a student S by skype.

Sunil told her "Please come to India!"
so she came she said.

We visited his house too!

A student V passed JLPT N2.

He went to Japan in last December and 
he met Mrs.F and Ms.R there!

We visited his house too.

He played his drum for welcoming us!

And an ex-student D is a player of MMA(Mixed Martial Arts).

A few years ago, he asked me for his scholarship for the  wrestling academy.
It was so expensive and we couldn't give him scholarship.

Even though, he's never given up his dream, 
studying and working as part time job,
he continued to go to training gym.

His coach supported him for his talent,
he was able to win in 59 kg MMA championship over India.

He wasn't the AAA scholarship student,
but his house was very near to other students,
so we visited his house too.

Surprisingly, he made his training tools by himself in the house.

We were very pleased to see his efforts!


And ex-student C also studies Japanese language now.

He had leg fracture in a bike accident last year.

He continued study while he go in and out from 
the hospital repeatedly for the treatment,
he passed JLPT N5.

He couldn't pass N4 last time, but it was close,
he studies in N3 class now.

We found mustard seeds dried on his roof. 

Sunset view from the roof with whole village was so beautiful!

And we visited the houses of ex-student A who has target to enter IIT,
and M who studies Japanese now.
They are neighbours.

M had college exam on that day, he came back home late,
so we visited A's house while waiting M.

A got very excellent marks in JEE-Mains held in January.

And he will challenge JEE-Adbance too!


Ms.Y is skype lesson teacher of M.

She could meet M's family!

It was the first day of the study tour,
starting from teaching in the school,
visiting 7 students' houses, so it was very busy day.

Actually, it was not the end of the day...!

In the night, we went to attend a wedding party 
of ex-students of Bodhgaya Nihongo Class...!

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Teaching at NGO in India as volunteer Angel Aid Study Tour Day 1

Teaching at NGO in India as volunteer  Angel Aid Study Tour Day 1

On 5th Feb. 2020, 6 Japanese came to Bodhgaya,
and they taught the students as volunteer at Surya Bharti School. 

It was Study Tour of Angel Aid Association.

The representative of AAA, Tomato mama came to Bodhgaya for 6 times.

This time, former principal and college students participated in the tour.

Please watch and enjoy the video!

You can find lots of smiles!

Angel Aid Association supports the ex-students of 
Surya Bharti School for higher education.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Constructing a library hall in Bodhgaya, 4 days miracle!

2018年8月12日日曜日

Constructing a library hall in Bodhgaya, 4 days miracle!

Library Hall was constructed and donated to Surya Bharti School in Bodhgaya, India!

Mugen Foundation and Ishin group Japan donated the library.

Carpenters from Japan came to build the library!

The students and, the ex-students, and their guardians also helped the work as volunteers. 

<Library Hall 4 days of Miracles!>

Day 1 2 hours in the evening, the base of the pillars completed.

Day 2 constructing pillars and walls. Celebration.

Day 3 Roof of the library completed! Wooden walls completed! Starting brick work.

Day 4 Finishing construction!

It was rainy season in northern India, they have been working in intermittent rain.

Wooden parts and metal parts were shipped from Japan!

About the parts of the base, local carpenters built it.

They built the base by local way.

This is the video local carpenters built the base.

Wooden parts were transported by 3 trucks from the port of Kolkata.

The trucks arrived Bodhgaya after 24 hours.

We used crane to lifts the things down from the truck.

This is the video of the crane


Roof construction completed!

August 2019,
School roof construction completed!


The roof construction completed in Surya Bharti School!

Please listen to the students' happy voice!

This video was recorded when the roof construction started.

2014, there was historical heavy rain disaster in Bihar state, and Surya Bharti School had also beg damage by heavy rain.

This was the damage.

Previous roof was old small tiles, and got damage not only heavy rain but also by the earthquake happened in Napal.

Therefore, we had stopped whenever it's heavy rain students had to put all the textbooks and notebooks away form desks because rain water powered down from the roof. 

Rainy season continues about 3 months.

Not everyday is raining, but it caused disturbing the classes.

The roof construction completed in July 2019.

New roof is made of concrete, the ceiling is high, it protects students not only from heavy rain but also from the heat in long summer season.





All the students and teachers of Surya Bharti School express great gratitude from our deepest heart to the support from El Cantare Foundation in Hawaii.


Friday, February 14, 2020

Nail extracting operation succeeded and the student is coming to school again!

Nail extracting operation succeeded and the student is coming to school again!
Karan came back to our school!

He has been absent from school since 1 and half month ago.

He got accident one and half year ago.
A track hit him when he was riding a bicycle going back home form school, and he got serious damage like comma,  full body bruise, and fracture of femur and hip bone.

He was hospitalised and had several operation putting metal inserts to fix the fractured bones of femur and hip bone in a hospital at Patna.

One year and a few months passed, the time had come to put the metal insets away, and he went back to the hospital in Patna.

Unfortunately, after the medical examine before the operation, the doctor said "the last operation of metal insets was fail. We have to fix the bones with more strong metal insets."

And the doctor told the cost of the operation will be a few more times of the metal extracting operation.

His parents were at a loss, and they searched another hospital.

They searched several hospitals and they found a clinic for surgical treatment in Gaya.

Then, the doctor saw the results, said "It's not fail. You can get the metal off from your body.  We can have the extracting operation."

And, the operation had done, Karan was in the clinic for 4 days, after that, he was at home for treatment.

January after winter vacation, Karan has come back to Surya Bharti School.

He as pain a little, but he can walk!

Before the extracting operation, he came to school by bicycle with metals inside his bones.

It's more then 5 kilo meters away from home to school.

His house in the other road which is in different route of the school bus.

Before this operation, he dropped tears.

He can't go to school after the operation for a few month.

I cheered him up, "You have operation on hip and legs, so you have head and hands free. You can bring textbooks, and study."

He is very enthusiastic student.

His future dream is to become a mechanical engineer. 

His father is a carpenter, so he is interested in making things.

Karan said, "Now, I can study as much as I can!"

Thanks for everyone who prayed for him during the operation!

↓ before the operation

交通事故で骨折した生徒の抜釘手術

Our ex-student got admission in Ramanujan Academy (famous in movie Super 30)

Our ex-students got admission in Ramanujan Academy (famous in the movie Super 30)Image result for super30 movie
Movie "Super 30" was released all over India on 12th July 2019. 

The hero of the movie is Hritik Roshan, 
and the original character of the hero is Anand sir.

My husband is actually a friend of Anand sir from a few years.

<Super 30 official trailer>

My husband is an Interpreter in Japanese language, 
and has been working with Tokyo TV "Miraiseiki Jipang",
it is through the shooting that he met Anand sir.

And they found that they are engaged in same line,
education for children who are facing economical problems.
They became friends soon after.

Fortunately, 2 students from our Surya Bharti School 
study in Ramanujan Academy which 
Anand sir and his brother Pranav sir run.

They got special admission to the institute by their economical situation.

We thank Anand sir and Pranav sir for their great kindness.

Karan who got admission in the academy, 
who graduated from our school in March 2019.
He could take photo with Anand sir at Teacher's day.

Photo with an actor as a student in the movie.


We also watched the movie "Super 30" together with the teachers of BNC.

Although, Anand sir's life story is very famous 
and I have heard his struggling life from my husband....

I was impressed by the movie so much and couldn't help crying!
Especially  what happened to Anand sir's father was.....!

Anand sir had been attacked by gun, and it was not fiction. 

My heart became hot by watching the movie 
because the students' back grounds are so similar to our students. 
They are overlapped in my eyes. 

And I thought that the actor Hritik Roshan 
made great efforts to master local language, 
(it was not so perfect, but we feel his great efforts!)
I love the balance of the gap between 
his face and the local language!)

When the movie will be released in Japan, I recommend to watch it! 

At Anand sir's house.

Center is Pranav sir.

At a wedding party of common friend's daughter's.

We went to Patna to see Anand sir and Pranav sir 
to congratulate the movie,
unfortunately my younger daughter got fever and 
we couldn't see.

So we conveyed them congratulations by phone.

Anand sir told us he will visit Surya Bharti School someday.

He is very very famous person flying over the world,
so we thank his words.

I hope that many poor children over India 
can know the importance of education by watching the movie,
and they can get chances to get education!

I wish Anand sir will get more and more success in the future!