KPASS Speech Contest CONGRATULATIONS to Team AOBA! 25 November 2022

On 19 November, the AOBA Speech Team traveled to St. Maur International School (and spent 9 hours!) in Yokohama to compete in the KPASS Speech Contest. The students had an amazing experience performing live and watching the other performances.

There were 9 international schools participating and about 170 students competing!

Here are the results:

Students from Bunkyo Campus

Original Informative Category – Yumiko – GOLD

Original Persuasive Category – Sakura – GOLD

Poetry Category – Eliana – SILVER

Humorous Category – Paul – BRONZE

Humorous Category  Nanami – BRONZE

Students from Hikarigaoka Campus

Original Informative Category – Urika – GOLD

Original Persuasive Category – Lena – GOLD

Dramatic Interpretation – Takeshi – SILVER

Storytelling – Tamar – SILVER

Extemporaneous – Tamar – SILVER

Please congratulate the kids when you get a chance. We are so proud of them!

A special thank you to our coaches and judges: Harsha, Josh, Hannah, Sebastian, and Tommy. They spent a lot of time looking over and preparing the students.