【ウィルソンビル高校生使節団】2026.7.3　3日目！　竹とんぼ作り・子ども園・買い物体験

この日は

牧野先生の竹とんぼ作りワークショップからスタートです。

実は奥深い竹とんぼ。

プラ竹とんぼを先生のご指導のもと、作りました！

簡単に作れるけど、ちょっとした角度や高さで全然飛び方も変わります

うまく飛ばなくても、先生がちょっと手直しするだけでうまく飛びます魔法の手！

羽根の角度で高く飛ぶか、長く飛ぶかも変わります。

空気力学ですね↑↑

何から何まで全部準備してくださいました。

アメリカの大きな美しい空で竹とんぼを飛ばしてほしい。とお話してくださいました。

先生の真心に感動です

本当に牧野先生ありがとうございました！

その後は第2こども園で、マイケルさんと外国語活動です

なんと、ウィルソンビル高校生達も一緒です

七夕の短冊を書いたり、一緒に英語の活動です

さらにさらに若い世代のエネルギーに癒されました

最後にはお互いにプレゼントを交換してバイバイしました

第2こども園の皆さんありがとうございました！

そして、この日は夜ウェルカムBBQです！

そのための買い物を少しウィルソンビル高校生達にも手伝ってもらいました。

野菜班、果物班、お菓子班に分かれて予算を決めて買い物です。果物班は4000円、それ以外は3,000円でいかに予算ギリギリで買えるか？！勝負です

なんと…2班がピタリ賞！

みんな本気でした笑

July 3, 2026Wilsonville High School Student Delegation – Day 3

Day 3 began with a bamboo dragonfly workshop led by Mr. Makino.

A bamboo dragonfly may look like a simple toy, but there’s actually a lot to learn from it! Under Mr. Makino’s guidance, the students made their own plastic bamboo dragonflies.

They were easy to assemble, but even a slight change in the angle or height of the blades made a huge difference in how they flew. Even if one didn’t fly well at first, Mr. Makino would make just a tiny adjustment—and suddenly it flew beautifully! His hands seemed almost magical.

He also explained how changing the angle of the blades affects whether the dragonfly flies higher or stays in the air longer. It was a fun lesson in aerodynamics!

Mr. Makino prepared everything for the workshop and shared his wish that the students would fly their bamboo dragonflies under the wide, beautiful skies of America. His kindness and heartfelt thoughtfulness truly touched us.

Thank you so much, Mr. Makino!

Next, we visited Daini Kodomoen, where Michael led an English activity.

The Wilsonville high school students joined the nursery children for the activities! Together they wrote wishes on Tanabata paper strips and enjoyed learning English through fun games and conversations. The children’s energy and smiles brought joy to everyone.

At the end, the children and students gifts before saying their goodbyes. exchanged

Thank you very much to everyone at Daini Kodomoen!

That evening, we held our Welcome BBQ!

Before the barbecue, the Wilsonville students helped with the shopping. They divided into three teams—vegetables, fruit, and snacks—and each team had a budget. The fruit team had ¥4,000, while the other teams each had ¥3,000. Their challenge was to spend as close to the budget as possible without going over.

Amazingly, two teams matched their budgets exactly!

Everyone took the challenge very seriously—and had a lot of fun doing it!