No.211ー3
Part 3: Recitations from a collection of children’s poems “Road to the Future”
Ms.Yuki
Tachibana, impressed by a collection of children’s poems, recited some of them.
The performance was accompanied by music produced by Ms. Ikuko Suzuki and
played by Ms. Keiko Taniguchi on the piano. This involvement widened the circle
of friends contributing to the ceremony. The children of Higashine Elementary
School also co-operated with the performance.
Ms.
Tachibana is a renowned reciter for an NHK programme. Ms. Suzuki produced the
piano music which dovetailed so well with this recitation. Ms Tachibana’s quiet
way of reciting poems, with her deep understanding of children’s hearts,
resulted in the audience basking in an afterglow.
To
purchase a copy of the collection of children’s poems “Road to the Future”,
send a postcard or fax to the secretariat. It costs 1500 yen including postage.
(Payment: Bank transfer on receipt of goods)
UNESCO Lecture - current situation of the Serbia and Montenegro-World Heritage Site
Sponsored
by the Board of Education of Meguro City Managed by Meguro
UNESCO Association
Lecturer:
Mr. Slobodan Prosic, First Counselor of the Embassy of Serbia and Montenegro
Date: October 6 Wed.
18:30 / Place: Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan
French interpreter:
Michiyo Kurita (Meguro UNESCO Association member)
Several photos of monasteries built around the 13th and 14th century, and
wall paintings and sacred paintings decorated on their inside walls, were
projected on the screen. Spectators werethrilled at the beauty of the photos.
Mr. Slobodan Prosic carefully explained the special features of Kosovo’s
fine arts, a combination of Romanesque and Byzantine styles, using more
than 80 photographs. He also mentioned that some of the monasteries are
appointed as a World Heritage Site and that UNESCO is determined to restore
the heritage destroyed by the internal conflicts. Serbia and Montenegro
is currently in the world’s spotlight, so the audience had various questions.
Mr. Prosic answered carefully, sometimes in French and sometimes in English.
He added that the 13th century was the Kamakura period in Japan and he
liked Kyoto very much. This lecture reminded us of the importance of culture.
Elementary SchoolOn September 29 (Wed), an international understanding class for the 6th grade was held in the meeting room of Gohongi Elementary School. Six friendship members from Nigeria, Thailand and Nepal and three Japanese staff participated.
Friendship members brought videos and showed them to the audience to introduce life in their home country, trying hard to use their recently acquired Japanese language. Ms. Fhilomina Idiaghere from Nigeria was nine months pregnant. Her presence as an expectant mother seemed to arouse a sense of closeness among the students.
The photo shows a boy trying a Thai instrument called saw-duang. He said repeatedly that playing this instrument was difficult even though Ms. Chayanin Wangsai was helping him.
The two-hour class flashed by, and then we had lunch together before closing. International cultural exchange classes by friendship members have been held many times both inside and outside Meguro ward. However, this was the first time to have an international cultural exchange class at Gohongi elementary school, where the secretariat of Meguro UNESCO Association is located.
Participants :
Thailand: Ms. Supaporn Saiubol, Ms. Yanin Wangsai, Ms. Chayanin Wangsai
Nepal: Ms. Gyanu Menandhar, Ms. Shrestha Anu Vaijoo
Nigeria:
Ms. Fhilomina Idiaghere