Recently,some of the first-year students in our college arrived without adequate study or social skills.As a result,some dropped out during the first year.Therefore,the "First-Year Experience st the College of Technology(Kosen)" was implemented in order to support a smooth transition from secondary education to higher education for these new students.We designed the "Orientation Camp" project.12 teachers led 89 new students to Omishima,Ehime on April 10th and 11th,2009.We carried out the following collaborative activities:(1)cooking curry and rice outdoors,(2)orienteering in small groups.According to the post questionnaire,92.1% of the students indicated that the camp helped them nake new friends.In addition,this paper reports the following educational practices for these students:(1)short morning home room,(2)extra math lessons,(3)art and calligraphy exhibition and a music concert in the school festival,(4)lectures by guest speakers,(5)active learning through hands-on activities.The one-year joint program implemented by our teachers resulted in no students dropping out of school in the middle of 2009.