Every Friday, our school holds a mini "graduation ceremony" for the students who won't be back the next week. Every student gives a little speech and gets a certificate. Here's the school photo after last week's ceremony.

The people with certificates are the "graduates." I'm standing next to Tamara and in front of Mattias, both classmates from my first week of class. This week, Arno-san (front row-right) is one of my two classmates.

A few of the teachers are in there, too. The teachers rotate from class to class; we have different teachers every day, sometimes 2 or 3 or 4 teachers in a day. Yuji-sensei (far left-white shirt) was one of Jake's teachers today and one of my teachers last week, and we've both learned from Kazuyo-sensei (2nd-to-right, middle row) this week. Mae-san (front row, far left) is responsible for logistics and administration, so she sits at the front desk. We have short "good morning" and "see you tomorrow" conversations with her almost every time we enter the school or go home, she's very cheerful. In fact, all the staff is impressive -- bright, helpful, and kind.