On 20 Aug, a delegation from the Suginami City Board of Education visited the CLAIR Sydney office. The City of Suginami, Tokyo, organises an annual study abroad program as a part of its sister city exchange program with the Willoughby City Council. Every year, approximately 25 junior high school students from Suginami City are sent to Sydney with the aim to boost international awareness in the students, and to improve their English communication skills, both of which are increasingly important abilities to possess in the globalised world. The program includes a courtesy call on the Mayor of Willoughby, classes at a local school, homestay, and visits to Japanese companies in Sydney. CLAIR Sydney assisted the program by arranging appointments
with Japanese companies for the students to visit. At the CLAIR Sydney office, the Suginami City Board of Education expressed their gratitude, as well as their wish for continuous support for the study abroad program, to staff of CLAIR Sydney.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
