Koji's out of school for his summer break, as of this week. As you may recall, he goes to a Japanese school, which runs on the standard Japanese educational (and business) calendar. The new year starts in April and is sectioned into trimesters, the first of which runs through mid-July, as I mentioned. Koji's summer break clocks in at close to exactly four weeks and is actually a bit shorter than many Japanese schools by a week or two. The second trimester is September through December, followed by a couple of weeks off for New Year's (Christmas is not a big deal in Japan). The third is shorter, January through mid-March, and is succeeded by a two or three--or in the case of Koji's school, four--week spring break. And then the cycle starts again.
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| These are the shirts we wore to Koji's first Sports Day two years ago |
One highlight of the first trimester of Japanese school every year is Sports Day. It's held on a Sunday in early June and is always a whole school competition between the White Team and the Red Team. This was Koji's third year to participate in Sports Day, but his first to be on the Red Team. I have a rule that our whole family has to wear shirts in the color of his team, for solidarity. So I was delighted, after two years of wearing white, which I abhor as a fashion choice, at the opportunity to wear a color that suits us (me?). Koji was delighted that his team won! In the aftermath, Aogu wasn't delighted to find himself thoroughly sunburned...
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| Ready to attack a bunch of balloons |
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| Cheering squad--the cheer "competition" is very serious! |
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Celebrating with the victorious Red Team
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