At school, Mr. Narika is called Narita sen sei. Sen sei means teacher in Japanese. He is from Akita Prefecture in Japan, and is visiting the United States to observe our schools here. In Japan, Mr. Narita is a first grade teacher at Shakanai Elementary School. He has been teaching for twelve years and also has taught fifth and sixth grades. His wife, Miho, teaches fifth grade. They have a two-year-old son named Ta Kumi.

Mr. Narita coaches cross-country skiing, baseball and swimming. He enjoys downhill skiing, soccer, baseball, and lure fishing. He also enjoys the mountains and nature.

While he is visiting C.B. Smith School, he will be involved in many activities with the children, including teaching the children some Japanese words, giving art lessons in origami, teaching Japanese games, and teaching the Bon Dance. He brought many pictures from Japan to share. We are very glad to have Kazuhiko Narita visit our school!