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Zion Suzuki visits her alma mater Daito Elementary School as a Reds teacher
On the 5th, Zion Suzuki visited his alma mater, Saitama City Daito Elementary School, as a Reds teacher.
``Reds Sensei'' is an initiative in which athletes teach classes based on their own experiences to convey the importance of having dreams and supporting family and friends, and began in 2010 with a visit to an elementary school. , even though it has become difficult to have face-to-face contact due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have continued to communicate online. This time, for the first time in about three years, I was able to actually visit the school and interact with the children face-to-face.
As a Reds teacher, Zion interacted with the children of Daito Elementary School for the first time in about two years. Before leaving for school, he said, ``Two years ago, it was difficult to introduce my process online, but this time I will be meeting face-to-face, so I would like to see everyone's faces and properly convey my experience.'' '', he shared his thoughts on the implementation.
Furthermore, as this was a surprise visit, the children were not informed that Zion would actually be visiting the school. This project was made possible with the cooperation of all staff members.
Arriving at Daito Elementary School, Zion first went around each class to present original Urawa Reds pencils and a flyer inviting them to watch the game as gifts for the first-year students. The children were all smiles, unable to hide their surprise at the sudden visit.
After finishing the surprise visit to the 1st graders, we headed to the gymnasium to conduct a class for the 6th graders, who were our main focus this time. Ayane, who was Zion on the pitch, showed a surprising side before the actual performance with an anxious look on her face, saying, ``I'm a little nervous.''
The students had been informed that this class would be held online, so Zion first appeared on the screen in front of the students. ``Do you all want to see me? I'm coming to see you!'' he called out as he jumped out from the back of the gymnasium and made a surprise appearance.
Zion was greeted with a big round of applause, and while introducing herself, she talked about the process she took to become a professional and what she values in order to reach her dreams.
``I've had many frustrating experiences over and over again, but these frustrating experiences are very important, and what I think is important in life is that people who have had a lot of frustrating experiences can make their dreams come true. I don't think so," he says, looking at the children with a serious look.
``People who don't have regrets can't fly high. People who have regrets sometimes feel depressed and look down, but it always becomes a run-up to achieving their dreams and goals. "Fail many times and keep trying. Don't forget your dreams and goals. If you do that, I think you will be able to fly high."
Another thing to do is to convey keywords to the children.
“Of course it is important to make efforts in life, but I think there is another important thing, and that is luck.I believe that luck is not something that just happens to you, but something that you grasp yourself. God sees when you pick up trash or do something for others even when no one else is looking.I think luck will follow those people and it will help them achieve their goals. I think so.”
The children's eyes lit up as they were glued to the Zion words.
In the second half of the class, we enjoyed recreational activities such as exchanging passes with the children and demonstrating throwing and long kicks, and at the end, we finished off with a signed clear picture, each one carefully written with love. A file was handed out to each person as a gift.
After the class, Zion said, ``Honestly, it was fun. I'm glad that I was able to actually see everyone face-to-face and have fun. I think that by interacting with everyone like this, children's dreams will expand.'' I also wanted to give everyone confidence, so I would like to continue participating in activities like this in the future,'' he said with a satisfied look on his face.
``Reds Sensei'' is held for children in our hometown based on the Urawa Reds philosophy of ``contributing to the healthy development of young people as members of society.'' By interacting with local children, we will help them feel closer to the club and players, and we will continue to send messages that give dreams, hope, and courage to children.
``Reds Sensei'' is an initiative in which athletes teach classes based on their own experiences to convey the importance of having dreams and supporting family and friends, and began in 2010 with a visit to an elementary school. , even though it has become difficult to have face-to-face contact due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have continued to communicate online. This time, for the first time in about three years, I was able to actually visit the school and interact with the children face-to-face.
As a Reds teacher, Zion interacted with the children of Daito Elementary School for the first time in about two years. Before leaving for school, he said, ``Two years ago, it was difficult to introduce my process online, but this time I will be meeting face-to-face, so I would like to see everyone's faces and properly convey my experience.'' '', he shared his thoughts on the implementation.
Furthermore, as this was a surprise visit, the children were not informed that Zion would actually be visiting the school. This project was made possible with the cooperation of all staff members.
Arriving at Daito Elementary School, Zion first went around each class to present original Urawa Reds pencils and a flyer inviting them to watch the game as gifts for the first-year students. The children were all smiles, unable to hide their surprise at the sudden visit.
After finishing the surprise visit to the 1st graders, we headed to the gymnasium to conduct a class for the 6th graders, who were our main focus this time. Ayane, who was Zion on the pitch, showed a surprising side before the actual performance with an anxious look on her face, saying, ``I'm a little nervous.''
The students had been informed that this class would be held online, so Zion first appeared on the screen in front of the students. ``Do you all want to see me? I'm coming to see you!'' he called out as he jumped out from the back of the gymnasium and made a surprise appearance.
Zion was greeted with a big round of applause, and while introducing herself, she talked about the process she took to become a professional and what she values in order to reach her dreams.
``I've had many frustrating experiences over and over again, but these frustrating experiences are very important, and what I think is important in life is that people who have had a lot of frustrating experiences can make their dreams come true. I don't think so," he says, looking at the children with a serious look.
``People who don't have regrets can't fly high. People who have regrets sometimes feel depressed and look down, but it always becomes a run-up to achieving their dreams and goals. "Fail many times and keep trying. Don't forget your dreams and goals. If you do that, I think you will be able to fly high."
Another thing to do is to convey keywords to the children.
“Of course it is important to make efforts in life, but I think there is another important thing, and that is luck.I believe that luck is not something that just happens to you, but something that you grasp yourself. God sees when you pick up trash or do something for others even when no one else is looking.I think luck will follow those people and it will help them achieve their goals. I think so.”
The children's eyes lit up as they were glued to the Zion words.
In the second half of the class, we enjoyed recreational activities such as exchanging passes with the children and demonstrating throwing and long kicks, and at the end, we finished off with a signed clear picture, each one carefully written with love. A file was handed out to each person as a gift.
After the class, Zion said, ``Honestly, it was fun. I'm glad that I was able to actually see everyone face-to-face and have fun. I think that by interacting with everyone like this, children's dreams will expand.'' I also wanted to give everyone confidence, so I would like to continue participating in activities like this in the future,'' he said with a satisfied look on his face.
``Reds Sensei'' is held for children in our hometown based on the Urawa Reds philosophy of ``contributing to the healthy development of young people as members of society.'' By interacting with local children, we will help them feel closer to the club and players, and we will continue to send messages that give dreams, hope, and courage to children.
