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Girls from Sharjah, UAE, practices writing "friendship" with a brush and ink. |
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UAE KWN Students Experience Japanese Culture
Students of Al Manar Girls School from Sharjah, the winner of UAE KWN contest, visited Mikawa Junior High School in Okazaki in central Japan. The Sharjah students visited classes, tried Japanese calligraphy, Shodo, and showed their video. The Japanese students reciprocated by showing their film. As part of the KWN activities, a UAE KWN school visits Japan every year to experience and learn a different culture through interactions with Japanese KWN schools. |
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Spanish students in front of Panasonic Center Tokyo |
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Winner of Spanish KWN Contest Visits Tokyo
Students of IES Castell d’Estele, the national winner of the KWN contest in Spain, visited Japan. The school, located in a town north of Barcelona, has been actively involved in the KWN program since 2002. They visited the Panasonic Center Tokyo, Eco & UD House and METEC recycling factory to learn about the environment. Afterwards, they went to tourist spots in Osaka City and Kyoto, an ancient Japanese capital, seeing the most modern and traditional sides of Japan. |
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KWN Global Contest 2008 Awards Ceremony held in Tokyo
Panasonic honored the winners of the KWN Global Contest 2008 at the Awards Ceremony held on June 19 at the Panasonic Center Tokyo. Students and teachers representing the US, UK, Poland, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan introduced their video productions themselves during the Ceremony. They advanced to the final stage after being selected from among the entries from 24 countries and region. Currently 626 schools participate in the KWN program around the world. After the video screening, the winner of each of the six categories as well as Web and Grand Prix awards were announced. The Grand Prix for Environment went to “Water Flowing around the World? produced by Tobu Junior High School of Nagano City, Japan and the Grand Prix for Communications to “My Grandpa’s Letters? by Kowloon Tong School of Hong Kong.
During the Winners? Week highlighted by the Awards Ceremony, the students participated in various activities to explore and experience Japanese culture. Through them, the students formed a bond among themselves beyond national and language barriers.
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