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Since 1994
For Immediate Release
Mitsubishi
Corporation Grant SEATTLE, WA (August 11, 2009) – Mitsubishi Corporation, a general trading company based in Japan, has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington (JASSW) for their Japan in the Schools (JIS) program. Since 1994, the Japan in the Schools program has been presented to over 30,000 students in the Puget Sound area. For full press release click here *************************  Japan In The Schools represents one of the Japan-America Society's major efforts in offering educational outreach programs to the Puget Sound region. The Japan In A Suitcase presentations, aimed at elementary school audiences, and the Japanese Language and Culture Visits, for high school age students, have been extremely well received since their inception in the 1994-1995 school year. Within these pages, you can find out more about Japan In The Schools, volunteer for the program, and view the Kentaro curriculum. Japan in a Suitcase Program Japan in a Suitcase presents a day in the life of a Japanese child using visual aids and authentic items from Japan to make the experience as real as possible. Common items used by Japanese children in everyday life - at home and in school - are brought to the school in a suitcase and used to show how a young Japanese boy spends a typical day, from morning to night. Pairs of volunteers make the presentations: English speakers facilitate the lesson and lead discussion, while their Japanese partners provide exposure to the language and act as native experts. Japanese Language and Culture Visits This project is to provide a total-immersion Japanese language experience to secondary school students. Near-native to native fluency is required in oral and written Japanese language. Coordinators and Volunteers Volunteer Today
日米協会 「Japan in the Schools」学校訪問ボランティア募集！！ CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!!! ワシントン州日米協会では、学校訪問プロジェクト『ジャパン・イン・スクール』のボランティアを募集しています。プログラムは高校生対象の『日本語クラス訪問』と、小学生向けの『ジャパン・イン・スーツケース』の２つです。 ボランティア登録希望の方は、9月と10月に行われるワークショップに参加して頂き、10月～来年の6月まで平日の昼間に学校を訪問していただきます。異文化交流や語学教育に興味のある方はもちろん、どなたでも楽しく参加いただける内容です。 ●『日本語クラス訪問』～高校生対象プログラム～ ●『ジャパン・イン・スーツケース』～小学生対象プログラム～ ボランティア ワ－クショップ Volunteer Workshops 日時： 2009年2月7日(土) Ⅰ部 10:15 - 11:15 Japan in a Suitcaseの説明 Ⅱ部 11:15 - 12:15 Japanese Language and Culture Visits の説明 場所： Federal Way Regional Library 34200 1st Way S., Federal Way, WA 98003 URL : http://www.kcls.org/federalway/ 申込締切： 2009年 2月5日(木） ワ－クショップへ参加希望の方は、下記の必要事項をメール jis-intern@us-japan.org にて送信して下さい。 電話(206-374-0180)での受け付けも行っております。 ・お 名前 ・参加されるプログラム
Many thanks to the companies and the individuals supporting the Japan In the Schools Project over the years, including the following sponsors for the current 2007-2008 school year. Corporate sponsors:Weyerhaeuser Company FoundationIndividual support has come from the following: Allen D Barron |
Japan-America Society of the State of Washington
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