Masterton Intermediate School pupils and teachers prepare for take off on a 12 day exchange to Shijonawate Gakuen Junior High School in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday. Back row from left Kiera King, Kirsten Vos, Georgia Flynn, Caren Hannah (teacher), Kaitlin Laing, Rebecca Wood, Tayla Carson-Butler, Darren Kerr (Teacher), Cory Olsen,
Luke McKay, Blaize Larson-Beecroft, Linda Morris (teacher), Juliet Stewart (teacher), Adrienne Kozlowski and Lily MacPherson, middle row Katherine Williams, Laura Jarvis, Sophie Osborne, Kane Minnell, Justine Grant, Dana Candy and Eilish Ponting, front row Stefan Carr and Nisha Wedgwood-Graham.
This is the eighth time MIS students have made the trip to Japan and each of the selected pupils had a year to fundraise just over $3,000 to finance the trip.
While there the student will visit Osaka Castle, Kyoto's Golden Temple and Universal Studios Japan alongside numerous other historically significant sites.
They'll also take part in an array of studies with their Shijonawate Gakuen hosts, not only academic but also music and arts.
