Hosting the Japanese students, Teachers and Professor in Singapore

Hey! I am back again and this is to update that we were able to host the Japanese students, Teachers and Professor in Singapore yesterday when they came to Singapore!

As they were such good hosts to us in Fukui, we decided to welcome them and take them for a fun day out to Sentosa as they were in Singapore for a learning journey to visit Singapore schools and the wonderful sights!
In the morning, we received them at Harbourfront MRT and gave them an overview of what to expect for the day. Also, to chat with them about what they have seen and done in Singapore and the students were all so excited to share with us. Communicating in English was a major challenge for them, but they did their best and we really enjoyed listening to their stories about their adventures. Especially their encounter with Durians! 


At Sentosa, we brought them up to the largest Merlion in Singapore! When we were in Fukui, we found out that many Japanese associate Singapore with the Merlion and they were very intrigued by it. So we decided to bring them to see the actual Merlion and enjoy a short learning journey in the museum to learn about Singapore's history and how the Merlion came about. It was our first time there too and it was definitely a place that we can bring our own students too.

Tickets were discounted at $12.50! Which can be easily bought at Klook.com.

Next, we brought them to the beach and gave a mini lesson on land reclamation. We had the students to think about why Singapore does land reclamation and what are the advantages and disadvantages of it. After which, we enjoyed a lovely afternoon of play in the sea and beach! The boys buried themselves in the sand while the girls went around picking seashells and observing them!

And lastly, the kiddos and KJ went on the Luge! The students really enjoyed it as they could enjoyed the birds eye view from the sky ride and the adrenaline rush while coming down on the luge.
They really enjoyed themselves and it was the perfect activity to end the day at Sentosa

Once again, discounted tickets can be bought at $17 for 2 rounds on Klook.com! 

We are really happy to have the opportunity to be hosted by them in Fukui and to host them back in Singapore!






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