Speech Taikai

Thursday, October 27
10:00am, School auditorum

Speech Taikai (or Ohanashi Taikai) is held each year to cultivate Japanese language skills, specifically delivering a speech in front of an audience.  Each student develops their own personal statement in Japanese, with a different topical focus for each grade (eg.  "myself" for 2nd graders, "my friend" for 3rd graders, etc).  Students deliver their speech, first, in front of their classmates and then -- for students who are chosen by Sensei, teachers and students -- in front of an audience and panel of judges in the auditorium.