Wonderful school festival / cultural festival

Unusual attractions you can do in a classroom for a cultural or school festival

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

We want to make the most of our once-a-year school festival.

When deciding on our class attraction, the classic exhibits and presentations are great, but since it’s a day to remember, we’d love to try a slightly unusual idea that visitors won’t forget.

So here, we’ll introduce unique class-room-based attraction ideas! From handmade attractions to interactive events, we’ve gathered unusual concepts that are a bit different from other classes.

You’re sure to find the perfect idea for your class!

Performance, creation, presentation, film/theater, and experiential learning (school festival stage, exhibitions, workshops) (11–20)

Calligraphy performance

Hyogo Prefectural Ikawadani Kita High School Calligraphy Club – Calligraphy Performance (2022 Takusho Festival)

Calligraphy performance

How about a calligraphy performance where you showcase shodo while clapping and dancing to music? Calligraphy performances have even been made into movies, and they’re featured at Koshien, too.

Let’s work together in a small group to write characters or paint pictures with large brushes on a big sheet of paper.

Viewers will be excited, wondering, “What kind of piece will it turn into?” For costumes, you could all match in hakama, which would look great, though school uniforms are perfectly fine as well.

The best part is that once it’s finished, it becomes a wonderful calligraphy artwork that will stay in your memories forever.

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Performance, creative work, presentation, video/theater, and experiential learning (school festival stage, exhibits, workshops) (21–30)

flash mob

Capture hearts with a surprising twist! Here are some flash mob ideas.

A flash mob is a performance put on without prior notice, like a guerrilla act, to draw attention from those around.

Many flash mobs feature dance or singing, captivating audiences with unexpected moves.

In the video, you can see students in the courtyard joining in one by one, eventually putting on a large-group dance.

A school setting, with so many people, is perfect for this kind of flash mob—why not give it a try?

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Creative dance

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Memories made by brainstorming together! Here are some ideas for creative dance.

These days, there are many stages where people perform cover dances by Japanese idols and overseas artists, but how about trying a creative dance with choreography and feelings you came up with yourselves? It might be good to aim for choreography that surprises the audience or makes them want to cheer.

If you include moves that match the lyrics or catchy choreography, some people in the audience might even feel like copying the dance themselves.

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manzai (a traditional Japanese stand-up comedy duo performance)

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I did a manzai comedy routine with my best friend at the school festival.manzai (a traditional Japanese stand-up comedy duo act)Interesting Cultural Festival High school student Watch until the end #fyp
Original Music – kenbrigge1234666

An experience you can only have now! Here are some ideas for a manzai routine.

How about performing manzai with friends you get along with or buddies who share your sense of humor? From the time you practice your material together to the day of the performance, it’s bound to be unforgettable.

If you include trending bits from social media and the news, or relatable “school life” jokes from your own campus, you might capture the audience’s interest.

And don’t forget a sound check—microphones and audio are essential for a manzai performance.

Make sure to adjust the equipment so your voices are easy to hear.

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An original theme song composed from scratch

A high school student composed a song from scratch 🌠 62nd Ryokuen Festival theme song “Hoshikage (Starlight)” #originalsong #lyricsandcomposition #ChuoUniversitySuginamiHighSchool #schoolfestival #festivalthemesong #highschoolstudent #lightmusicclub

An original theme song composed from scratch

Pack your youth into it! Here are ideas for creating a theme song from scratch.

A school festival is a special event that only happens once a year, right? If you’re wondering what to put on, we recommend producing a theme song for the festival! It’s not just for the music club or light music club—planning it with your class or the organizing committee is great, too.

Just imagining what kind of melody and lyrics it will have is enough to make your heart race, isn’t it?

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