Kyoto City High Schools

2024.11.12

 

Halloween Event

10月30日（水）の放課後、3時半～6時半、英語村にてハロウィンイベントが開催されました。参加者はモンスター、魔女や人気キャラクターなどに仮装し英語村に集合しました。最初はALTの先生方それぞれのゲームスタンドを回りハロウィンにちなんだミッションをこなしていきました。

その後、ハロウィンの起源についてALTの先生方のプレゼンテーションで学び、ハロウィン・ミニ・クイズを楽しみました。そろそろ暗くなってきてからは「マーダー・マンション」という推理ゲームで盛り上がりました。

次は、いよいよ、お楽しみのジャッコウランタン作りです。7つのグループに分かれて、まずは直径30センチほどもあるオレンジ色のかぼちゃにデザインを描き、専用の道具で削っていきました。作品の中にはろうそくが灯され、本来は恐ろしいはずなのですが、７つの神秘的で美しい作品に仕上がりました。

このようにして、生の英語に触れ、本場のハロウィンを楽しみながら文化的な側面も学び、ハロウィン仕様のスィーツ、ケーキやパイを味わいました。生徒たちはとても短く感じられる3時間を過ごし、次のイベント
「HELLO Village Week ２」（11月14日～11月20日）への期待をつのらせました。

On October 30th after school from 3:30 to 6:30, a Halloween
event was held at HELLO Village. Students and teachers who
participated dressed up in costumes: Some were disguised as
monsters, witches, and some as popular manga characters. The
event started with students visiting different activity booths created by our ALTs and Mayor Kris.

Next, students learned about the origins of Halloween from a
presentation which also included a Halloween mini quiz. When it
got dark, they all had a good time playing a mystery game called “Murder Mansion,” where they had to determine who the killer was from a series of clues.

Now, the traditional fun time – “Carving pumpkins into a Jack-O’
-Lantern”! Students separated into 7 groups and each group was
supplied with a pumpkin 30cm in diameter. First, they drew their
designs on their pumpkins, and they started carving with tools
specialized for this activity. In each completed Jack-O’-Lantern, a
small candle was put in and lit. They were supposed to be
frightening, but those seven lanterns somehow looked mysteriously beautiful.

Like this, students were exposed to authentic English, and at the
same time, they enjoyed learning about Halloween in Western
cultures. They also enjoyed eating Halloween related sweets,
cakes, and pies.

Everyone in HELLO Village had very pleasant 3 hours which passed by quickly and left everyone looking forward to the next event -
HELLO Village Week 2 from November 14th to 20th!