Tea Ceremony Seminar and Hands-on Experience for Langley High School Japanese AP Class

Event Date: 5/22/2024

A special tea ceremony lecture (lecture, ryurei demonstration、 and hands-on experience) was given to students taking the Advanced Placement Japanese language course (for college credit) at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia. The students who had studied Japanese for several years and their teacher were highly interested in the tea ceremony, and we were able to provide detailed instruction to the small group of students in Japanese. The Q&A session covered topics of a wide range, from matcha to the construction of Japanese tearooms, etiquette in the tearoom, and traditional Japanese culture in general. The feedback we received was that "The tea ceremony lecture was a great success, and we hope we can do it again in the future." It was a very rewarding experience for the volunteer members as well.

ヴァージニア州マクレーンに所在するラングレー高校の日本語アドバンスド・プレイスメント・コース（大学の単位）を受講する生徒を対象とした特別授業で茶の湯講義（講話、立礼の略点てデモンストレーション、自分で点てる体験）を行いました。これまで数年間日本語を学んできた生徒とその先生の茶の湯への関心は高く、少人数の生徒に対し、日本語を交えながらきめ細やかな指導ができました。質疑応答は、抹茶の話から、日本の茶室の作り、茶室でのマナー、日本の伝統文化全般まで及び、「茶の湯講義は大きな成功で、また将来も続けてほしい。」というフィードバックを受け取りました。ボランティアの会員も大きなやりがいを感じる機会となりました。