【Event】School Trip①

Students in grades 3 to 5 took part in an overnight camp. As in the previous year, they stayed at the Aizu Youth Nature House. Their first stop was Commutan Fukushima in Miharu Town, where they learned about radiation and the future of our environment.

Using a device called a cloud chamber, the students were able to observe the invisible paths of radiation. They were amazed, saying things like “Wow!” and “It looks like white smoke!” At the end of the visit, they watched a film in the 360-degree theater—one of only two in Japan, located in Tokyo and Fukushima—about recovery efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake and hopes for the future. The experience was both fascinating and educational, deepening their understanding.

Upon arriving at the Aizu Youth Nature House, the students began the “Space Mission” activity. In this program, they imagined themselves on a space journey, searching for clues and completing challenges while exploring the surrounding forest and hills in groups. During the two-and-a-half-hour adventure, they faced moments of exhaustion and difficulty, but they worked together and supported one another until the end.

They worked together to prepare for the evening Candle Fire ceremony.

The long-awaited dinner was a buffet! The children were thrilled with the hamburg steak, yakisoba, and eclairs for dessert. The drink bar was especially popular — many went back for refills of cola and melon soda.

The indoor candle fire event was filled with excitement as fifth grade led games they had planned themselves. Everyone enjoyed playing “Telephone Game,” “Fruit Basket Turnover,” and “Red Light, Green Light,” spending a fun evening together. The fifth graders who took charge of hosting the event were truly dependable and impressive.