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Each year we are pleased to welcome a number of visiting school groups to NUHS. These visits give students a chance to interact with peers and explore cultural differences and similarities. Visits have included hosting students and accompanying guests from Taiwan, China and Australia. An extended stay from one of our sister schools, Dickson College in Canberra, Australia, is always one of the highlights on the school calendar. In addition to a short stay at our on-campus dormitory facility, Seminar House, our Aussie mates participate in a homestay experience, spending time at students’ homes extending the cultural learning for both parties far beyond the confines of the classroom. In a relatively short period of time students often strike real connections and create relationships that continue to thrive long after the official visit has come to an end; memories and meaningful relationships are created that stand the test of time. Saying goodbye is always an emotional occasion but knowing we shall meet again, either on this side or that side of the Pacific, serves as motivation to further explore each other’s language and culture.
Please feel free to contact the International Relations Department should you be interested in playing host to some of our visitors during a future visit. (Email link)
We are pleased to offer our students the opportunity to participate in real-world dialogue with peers at our sister-school, Dickson College in Canberra, Australia. This contemporary synchronous-communication tool has proven to be an invaluable output instrument for students’ English language studies, not to mention great fun along the way for all involved. It allows students to see and learn firsthand about Australian school life and establish relations with peers on a distant continent, all from the comfort of our L.L. Classroom. The world of international communication just got that little bit smaller.
With the cities of Canberra, Australia and Nara, Japan, formally establishing a sister-city agreement in 1993, the two cities have enjoyed a long and successful relationship. This sentiment is proudly reflected at Nara University High School through our own sister-school agreements with:
University of Canberra Kaleen High School, Canberra Australia
Signed by Principals, Mr. Hirotoshi Takeda & Mr. Denis Dickinson, 17th October 2008
Dickson College, Canberra Australia
Signed by Principals, Mr. Shigeharu Sakai & Mr. Rob Emanual, 26th October 2012
These agreements with our friends in Canberra facilitate meaningful peer interaction between the respective students and institutions in general. Our second year Eisu Course pupils are fortunate enough to be able to visit our Canberrian counterparts on an annual basis for a school visit and homestay experience. We are always welcomed with open arms by the teachers, students and parents and are hugely grateful for the outstanding level of hospitality and the generosity shown.
Conversely, we are extremely pleased to welcome our close friends at Dickson College every second year. With our sister-school agreement having been formalised in 2012, this blossoming relationship is sure to only strengthen over time, providing mutual learning opportunities and meaningful interaction for many years to come. Relations between students are further cemented with regular video-conference calls between our respective English and Japanese language classes throughout the year.