Many children participated in both camps!
Please see below for event details and how the day unfolded.
[Sunday, August 21st: First Grader Day Trip Summer Camp]
On Sunday, August 21st, a "Day Trip Summer Camp" was held at the Mito City Youth Nature House for first graders in the Tsukuba and Norte areas.
22 children participated and learned many things beyond just soccer.
〇 Orientation: Building Bingo
As some children were nervous about their first group activity, we started with Building Bingo.
Divided into 4 groups, they explored various places within the facility in a short amount of time. All groups worked together and found many insect stickers!
[Scenes from Building Bingo]
〇 Curry Cooking Help & Antlers Quiz
For lunch, with the support of parents, we cooked curry outdoors.
The children helped with tasks they could do, such as carrying dishes and fanning the fire with a fan to light the firewood.
While the curry was cooking, we held an Antlers Quiz, and everyone had a great time thinking and answering various questions in groups!
After eating in groups, the children washed and put away the utensils they used.
[Scenes from Curry Cooking Help & Antlers Quiz]
〇 Bubble Making
After eating curry, we made bubbles outdoors.
Using various tools like straws, cardboard, and wire, we created tools to make large bubbles and had fun playing with them!
[Scenes from Bubble Making]
〇 Soccer
Finally, everyone played soccer. After a bit of warm-up, we formed 4 groups + a coach's team, making a total of 5 teams for a league match!
After the league matches, a tournament was held to determine the winning team, and the result was...
The winning team was the Pink Team!!!
(Kaiten Kitajima, Shua Suzuki, Rio Sakuma, Shinnosuke Ichige, Haru Jinno)
Every team played their best until the end, aiming for victory!
[Scenes from Soccer]
[Sunday, August 28th & Monday, August 29th: 2nd & 3rd Grader Summer Camp]
On Sunday, August 28th and Monday, August 29th, a "Summer Camp" was held for second and third graders in the southern and western parts of the prefecture.
25 children participated and learned various things on and off the pitch over a 2-day, 1-night stay.
[Day 1]
〇 Orientation
Unfortunately, it rained on the morning of the first day, but since the BBQ area at Tsukubasan Fureai no Sato, the venue, had a roof, we held an orientation there, divided into 5 groups. This time, there were participants not only from the Tsukuba school but also from many other schools like Yuki, Tsuchiura, and Moriya, so we did self-introductions and played several games to deepen interaction!
[Scenes from Orientation]
〇 BBQ & Free Time
Lunch on Day 1 was BBQ!
This time, several parents of participants helped us from starting the fire to grilling the food. Thank you to all the supporting parents.
The children enthusiastically helped with starting the fire, carrying dishes, and cleaning up after eating!
After that, there was a very long slide at Fureai no Sato, so we played around there during free time!
[Scenes from BBQ]
〇 Tsukubasan Shrine
After BBQ and free time at Fureai no Sato, we walked to Tsukubasan Shrine!
We explored the area around the shrine.
Each group visited Tsukubasan Shrine to pray and buy souvenirs.
[Scenes from Tsukubasan Shrine]
〇 Dinner
After moving to Grand Hotel Shinonome, our lodging for this trip, and taking baths in our rooms, we had dinner!
We enjoyed a very luxurious dinner, reviewed the first day, and held a bingo tournament, marking the end of Day 1 of the Summer Camp!
[Scenes from Dinner]
[Day 2]
〇 Walk & Breakfast
After waking up, everyone went for a walk around Hotel Shinonome, did warm-up exercises, and Day 2 of the Summer Camp began!
[Scenes from Walk & Breakfast]
〇 Fruit Picking
After breakfast, we packed our overnight bags and moved to an orchard in Kasumigaura City.
We divided into two groups, pears and grapes, and went fruit picking!
[Scenes from Fruit Picking]
〇 Matsumi Park (Lunch & Free Time)
After eating plenty of pears and grapes, we moved to Matsumi Park in Tsukuba City.
After having lunch in groups on park benches, we made bubble art and played with various toys in the park!
[Scenes from Matsumi Park]
〇 Training Match vs Tsukuba FC
The summer camp concluded with a training match at T-Field.
Divided by grade level, we played against Tsukuba FC!
[Scenes from the Training Match]
I believe that children of all grades were able to learn many things through the camp, even outside of soccer.
We hope that this experience will lead to positive changes in their daily lives going forward.
We will continue to plan events, and we look forward to your participation!