A quiz night fundraiser will help a group of Palmerston North Boys’ High School students get to Japan.
In April 2025, 26 students studying Japanese will have the chance to apply their learning in real life, travelling to Japan to be immersed in the language and culture, language teacher Tamara McGechan said.
“The tour will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students to travel together to Japan where they will be fully immersed in the Japanese language and culture, and will be exposed to meaningful experiences that develop their linguistic skills and cultural understanding. The tour will travel to Hiroshima, Himeji, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and Tokyo. It will provide the young men with a first-hand experience of present-day Japan, visiting sites of great historical and cultural importance.”
She said the students would spend time at a local school during their travels.
“Whilst in Tokyo, the young men will visit a high school and experience Japanese school life, as they study alongside their Japanese counterparts. As such, our young men will benefit from the opportunity to form lasting friendships with Japanese students with a similar interest in learning about each other’s language and culture.”
