北稜中学国际俱乐部（中文）开班仪式
5月27日（星期三），本校多功能室举行了今年度新设立的**国际俱乐部（中文）**开班仪式。中国传统的旗袍、剪纸、舞狮挂幕，以及"萬事順利""大吉大利"等吉祥话语，将会场装点得格外喜庆。
国际俱乐部是大阪市教育委员会在全市推进的项目。依据大阪市制定的"大阪市多文化共生指针"，作为充实对外国渊源儿童生徒支援工作的一环，在教育课程之外为孩子们提供接触母语和母文化的场所。本校今年度面向有中国渊源的学生开设了这一俱乐部。
仪式按照开场致辞、校长致辞、老师致辞、游戏、闭幕致辞、合影留念的顺序进行。其中有由学生主持的环节，让人感受到他们想要亲手打造属于自己的俱乐部的那份心意。
校长在致辞中说：「大家来到日本，正在非常努力地学习日语和日本文化。希望同学们在这里学习中国的文化和中文，将来能够成为连接日本与中国的桥梁。」在日本社会中扎实地培养生活的能力，与珍视自己的根，并不是对立的事情，而是要一起培育的两件事。
担任指导的，是大阪市教育委员会派遣的老师。这次老师身着台湾少数民族的传统服饰登场，色彩鲜艳的服装和花冠让会场的氛围一下子柔和起来。同行的还有一位市教委的协调员，在一旁支持着活动的开展。
游戏环节，中文版的"水果篮子"游戏让全场气氛热烈。这是一个以中文词语为信号互换座位的简单游戏，欢声笑语此起彼伏，同学们之间的距离也一下子拉近了。即便语言还不能完全相通，仅凭表情和手势也能彼此心意相通的瞬间，在会场中不时出现。
国际俱乐部每月活动一次。「珍视自己 珍视身边的人」。愿这句话，能成为跨越文化与语言的差异、把同学们彼此连接起来的纽带。
今后的活动预计将介绍端午节、中国茶、剪纸、中秋节、水墨画、春节，以及包水饺等内容。先从认识此刻就在身边的伙伴开始，学习的天地也会一点一点地开阔起来。
关键词：北稜中学、学校日记、国际俱乐部、开班仪式、多文化共生、大阪市教育委员会、Team北稜
Hokuryō Junior High School International Club (Chinese) — Opening Ceremony
On Wednesday, 27 May, the opening ceremony for our newly established International Club (Chinese) was held in the multipurpose room. Traditional Chinese dresses, paper cuttings, a lion dance banner, and auspicious phrases such as "萬事順利" and "大吉大利" gave the room a festive atmosphere.
The International Club is an initiative promoted across the city by the Osaka City Board of Education. Guided by the "Osaka City Guidelines for Multicultural Coexistence," it provides children with foreign roots an opportunity, outside of the regular curriculum, to engage with their heritage language and culture — one part of the city's broader effort to support pupils with international backgrounds. This year, our school has opened the club for pupils with Chinese roots.
The ceremony proceeded with an opening address, a message from the head teacher, greetings from the laoshi (teacher), a game, a closing address, and a commemorative photograph. Parts of the programme were chaired by the pupils themselves, conveying their wish to shape the club with their own hands.
In his address, the head teacher said: "You have come to Japan and are working so hard to learn Japanese and Japanese culture. Here, I hope you will learn Chinese language and culture as well, and one day grow into people who can serve as a bridge between Japan and China." Building the ability to live well in Japanese society and treasuring one's own roots are not opposing aims — they are two things to be nurtured together.
Leading the activities was a laoshi dispatched by the Osaka City Board of Education. She came dressed in traditional Taiwanese indigenous attire, and the vibrant clothing and floral headpiece brought a gentle warmth to the room. She was accompanied by a coordinator from the Board of Education, who supported the session throughout.
The game — a Chinese version of "Fruit Basket" — brought the room to life. Pupils moved seats whenever Chinese words signalled them to do so, and laughter filled the air as the distance between classmates quickly shrank. There were many moments when, even without sharing a full common language, expressions and gestures alone were enough to connect.
The International Club meets once a month. "Treasure yourself. Treasure the person beside you." May these words become a thread that ties our pupils together across differences of language and culture.
In the months ahead, the club plans to explore Dragon Boat Festival traditions, Chinese tea, paper cutting, the Mid-Autumn Festival, ink painting, Lunar New Year, and a dumpling-making lesson, among other activities. Beginning with knowing the friends right here beside us, the world of learning will open up little by little.
Keywords: Hokuryō Junior High School, school diary, International Club, opening ceremony, multicultural coexistence, Osaka City Board of Education, Team Hokuryō
