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-　Maehara Project Group #14　-

☆Mutual and Interactive Introduction☆ （From left to right, Aoi, Yumi, and Marie） Talking About Yumi:   Marie says: "Yumi always entertains our class by saying funny things." Aoi adds: "Right! Yumi is funny sometimes, but she is nice because she alwyas ready to listen to others.　　　　 Yumi answers: How very kind of you to say such nice things about me!・・・・I am a licky girl---♪. After all, I am a girl just like you describe!!（#‘０‘#）　 　　　　　　　　 Talking About Rie: 　 Aoi says: She acts like a dependable elder sister!♪　　　　 Yumi agrees: Right! Reliable friend.☆　　 Marie adds: But, she says funny things sometimes.（＞０＜） Talking About Aoi: Yumi begins: She has such a cute voice! -- Aoi is not sure: Is that so?（・０・#） Marie adds: She is very clever, and a person you can rely on. Aoi says: She sure likes to impress upon others. These are the decorative objects on display at the entrance of the Showa Memorial Park. They look quite Japanese to us, and we took a picture of them.   This big tree stands in the middle of the sapcious field inside the Park is called "Our Field." Yumi is standing right near the center under the tree, bur too small to recognize, or the tree too big? These are the fancy rice balls we ate together in "Our FIeld." (chopsticks in front) Ownership from left to right: Yumi's, Aoi's, and Marie's. Look tasty, right? This is a picture of ducks we took from a boat we rode in the Park pond. It just so happened that we were able to catch a pair of black and white, but there were a lot of them in the pond. Dear Students, Guardians and Teachers of Koganei Maehara Elementary School, We at VFJ/ALIESC have embarked upon a rather ambitious second-phase project this fall involving schools from Russian Far East and China's Inner Mongolia in addition to the United States, Japan and Nepal which have schools already participating in on-going programs, We would like you to know that this is the beginning of our plan of building a network that covers the entire Asia-Pacific region with an aim to bringing the children and youth of all countries of this region into direct and interactive contact at our web site called "Bridges Among Cultures." The primary purpose of all this is to provide the participants with an ever-expanding possibility of getting to know each other in an intimate and personal way using the best of the IT technologies, including satellite communication service for remote communities so that together they can share the rich diversity of Asia-Pacific national and regional cultures as their common heritage. Perhaps the most important among the various advantages of this program lies in the fact that such an interactive exchange started in early ages is bound to give birth to new types of lifelong friendship as a personal learning process bound to continue for one's  lifetime. First begining with digital and graphic participation, the children and youth of Asia-Pacific region will, as they become young adults, find ways and means of visiting each other’s countries, on business or ecotours perhaps, to meet each other and confirm their long-standing “digital” friendship for real. What else will be more effective in nurturing a lasting international understanding and a new spirit of cooperation based upon mutual trust among the youth during the first decades of the 21st century? December 9,  2002 Yutaka Okamoto Chairman Organizing Committee Assocation for Lifelong International Education Starting from Childhood (ALIESC) For more information and questions, please contact  International Exchange Secretriat