４月７日（木），中学校40名・高等学校48名の入学式を挙行しました。
福嶋校長は，式辞において，広島県はもとより国内各地や世界各地から生徒が集まる多様性あふれる環境の中で，IBを用いた探究的な学びと異学年・異文化の寮生活を通じて，お互いの心を慮り，懐深く，自律した力強い人に成長してくれることへの期待の言葉を新入生に送りました。
また，広島県知事湯﨑英彦様からはビデオメッセージにて，本校開校の目的を改めてお話しいただくとともに，新入生が卒業後に地域や世界各地で活躍し，母国と世界の架け橋となり世界のよりよい未来を創造できるリーダーとなることを期待しているという励ましの言葉をいただきました。
あわせて，広島県教育委員会教育長平川理恵様には御臨席いただき，新入生が社会全体をキャンパスとし「グローバルな視野」と「地域に根ざした心」を大切にし，様々なことにチャレンジしながら，主体的に学び続けるラーニングコミュニティを構築してもらいたいという励ましの言葉をいただきました。
(English below)
On Thursday April 7th, we welcomed forty new first year students, and celebrated our first class of High School students in our annual entrance ceremony. Principal Fukushima expressed during his address, his hope that students not only grow through exploratory learning through the IB program and through living in the dormitory, but also that students continue to work together, and freely express their thoughts, feelings, and autonomy in our ever-increasing diverse environment with students from all over Japan, and all over the world.
The Governor of Hiroshima, Hidehiko Yuzaki, shared a video message with students, in which he conveyed that, as leaders who can play an active role in the region and worldwide after graduation, students become bridges between their home countries and the world, all playing their part to create a better future. It was encouraging and motivating for students to hear.
Rie Hirakawa, Hiroshima Prefectural Superintendent of Education, shared a welcoming speech in which she expressed her hope that students in our learning community, while learning independently and taking on a variety of challenges, continue to value global perspectives while rooting their hearts in the local community. We hope these words of encouragement from our guests of honor sparked hope and inspired students to face new challenges head on, while looking toward a bright future.
See the Principal’s full address here.
