夕方、西の空が真っ赤に染まった時、その宴は始まった！
東陽町３丁目のとある廃ビル（？）の６階で、６匹の妖怪＋その手下３匹は地上のよき子供達を闇の世界に連れて行こうとエレベーターの入り口で待ち構えていた。
早速怖がってかたくなに嫌がるこどもら。おれたちはそういうおまえたちを見たかったのだよ...と思いきや、すぐさま堂々とエレベーターに入っていったツワモノや、おれたちの正体を暴いたフトドキモノも少なからずおり、ちょっと演技力が足らなかったのか。
中に怖がって絶対入りたがらない子。「中はそんなに怖くないから入ろうよ〜」と突然矛盾した発言をする自分..メイクをした顔でそんなことを言っても説得力ゼロだ。へんなお化け。
入り口は真っ暗で細木先生が提案した怖い音楽がさらに恐怖感をかもし出している。nice&scaryな感じ。ただ真っ暗すぎて自分もどこにいるのかよく分からず自滅状態....！
中1生が化けている。チョ〜キモイ！
Leeは地獄の池で魚釣りをしている。彼のクレージー趣味が役に立っている。実は東京湾で魚を釣るのが趣味というなかなかのスローライフ実践家なのです。
ただ東京湾で取った魚は化学物質を摂取している恐れがあり、食さないそう。
地獄の池では子供達に無理やり何匹も魚を釣らせていた。みんな恐怖で魚釣りをしている。
（結構子供達にはうけがよかったんです。）
Andrewという怪物と一緒にダーツルームで待ち受けていた。上下黒色の服に加え、顔も程よく黒にしてRats&Starばりの格好。
一方Andrew（伸長190センチ）は仮面にピエロの衣装をまとった姿。実に怖い！怖すぎる！（特にお面が..）しかも衣装が１６５〜１８０cmの人用のサイズなので生足が出てるし。
この部屋ではダーツの説明をして点数に応じてお菓子がもらえる、というもう完全に怖くないお祭り状態。ただダーツの的にしか明かりが無かったので難易度がup。good idea!
鳥居と浜田の美人恐怖先生はガキどもを「トイレの怪人屋敷に連れこみ、そこで怪人と子供達一人ひとりとを握手させる役。
(英語で言えばThe Phantom of the Opera（オペラ座の怪人）ならぬThe Phantom of the Toilet??）
恐怖の美人先生たちです！
真っ暗なトイレはさすがに怖いのか鳥居先生から離れようとしない子が数名。そうしたら彼女が「じゃあ全員で行こう」と誘う。
その時トイレの中から"Don't change the Story(plot)!"とうめき声が...ここはみんな恐怖におののいた。大成功！！！
ちょっと怖かったけど おもしろかったよ
そうこうしているうちに予定時刻は過ぎ終了。終わるころにはなぜか部屋の電気がついており、みんなほっとした様子。なにもなかったかのよう。
みんなホラーデイ楽しんでくれたかな、慣例のイベント終了。夏はやっぱりお化け屋敷が一番ですね。
最後にはその日のお化けスタッフで写真を撮って終わり。皆さん本当にお疲れ様でした！！
Science is an adventure of the human spirit paving the way to our future.
At WE, my aim is to instill the curiosity and nurture understanding of the natural world around us through the prism of science.
Our classes have motivated the students to a new level of English abilities as the wonder of science reveals its true values in our lives.
Active participation and the Engaement of expansive ideas is the Mantle of progress for true English communication.
I welcome you to join in and experience a program of science and English with a unique appeal for children.
Instructor Lee Buckley
In the coldest months of the year, classroom can be one of the
warmest and most comfortable places to be.
We all arrive at WE with faces pink from the cold and with chilled
bones but quickly thaw out as we commence study.
After the success of the Winter Wonderschool, we have settled down and
undertaken both new and familiar work.
For many students this involved the challenge of the Eiken test in late
January. It was a great encourgament that
the hectic environment of the Wonderschool and the influence of so many
native speaker English teachers helped bring
about some outstanding results. I hope that all students keep improving and
keep their focus on achieving mastery of
English. We should see some successful lives come from these long hours of
hard work.
The I-S-G students continue to be an inspiring example of precocious
ability and creativity matched with charisma.
It's an unfailing delight to engage in high level communication with such
personable youngsters. The ability to be able to be
humourous and creative in a foreigh language is a hallmark of advanced
skills. Often their creativity and wit asfound me.
They, in common with other students, are about to commence a new story
book: "The Coldest Place on Earth".
This is the true story of the historical race to plant the first flag at the
South Pole. It is a tragic story but engrossingly
entertaining.
warmest and most comfortable places to be.
We all arrive at WE with faces pink from the cold and with chilled
bones but quickly thaw out as we commence study.
After the success of the Winter Wonderschool, we have settled down and
undertaken both new and familiar work.
For many students this involved the challenge of the Eiken test in late
January. It was a great encourgament that
the hectic environment of the Wonderschool and the influence of so many
native speaker English teachers helped bring
about some outstanding results. I hope that all students keep improving and
keep their focus on achieving mastery of
English. We should see some successful lives come from these long hours of
hard work.
The I-S-G students continue to be an inspiring example of precocious
ability and creativity matched with charisma.
It's an unfailing delight to engage in high level communication with such
personable youngsters. The ability to be able to be
humourous and creative in a foreigh language is a hallmark of advanced
skills. Often their creativity and wit asfound me.
They, in common with other students, are about to commence a new story
book: "The Coldest Place on Earth".
This is the true story of the historical race to plant the first flag at the
South Pole. It is a tragic story but engrossingly
entertaining.
A highlight of the WILL English pavilion Winter Wonderschool was the New Year
shrine visit to Tomioka Hachimangu in Monzen Nakacho. Not only was the
visit an opportunity to observe tradition in the company of foreign
teachers but also a chance to learn about the deep local history of the
area.
We learnt about the foundation of the area in the mid 17th century
after the construction of the first Eitai bridge. The temple and shrine
both date from this time. We admired the giant mikoshi, the biggest,
heaviest and most valuable in all Japan. Its cost was more than 1 billion
yen !, but unfortunately it is too heavy to participate in the Fukagawa
matsuri - one of the great festivals of Tokyo.
We observed the monument to Tadataka Inou, the father of modern
Japanese mapmaking and surveying.
The Yokozuna monument at the rear of the shrine made a great impression on
the boys and the teachers. The boys also enjoyed
demonstrating their strength in mochi pounding. They very happily enjoyed
eating the results of their hard work !
For all concerned it was a wonderful day connecting to the history and
culture of the Fukagawa area.
