As the distinguished gaijin on the island (ie: the only foreigner here), the Shiraishi Island Elementary school asked me to come and give a speech to third- and fourth-year students. All four of them.
"We want to teach the students compassion for all living things," the dean told me. "So we would like you to come talk to the children about the beautiful nature on Shiraishi Island."
There are only 16 students in the entire elementary school. That includes one first-year student and one kindergartener.