I’m interested in teaching about my culture!
I’m thinking of teaching after graduation!
I want to try a volunteer activity!
I want to make new Japanese friends!
I like kids!
If any of these sound like you, then the ICC Outreach program is for you!
The ICC Outreach Program pairs Japanese and international students to work together to create a lesson plan for a class meant to promote cross-cultural understanding.
The lessons are then given at local Japanese elementary, junior, and senior high schools to help foster intercultural understanding among school students.
Details of the program will be explained by the ICC at an orientation.
Afterward, you and your partner will meet and work together to prepare the lesson plan until the day of the school visit.
School
Waseda-jitsugyo Elementary School (Kokubunji, Tokyo)
Date
Mar 1 (Wed) 8:30am – 12:15pm
*Meeting time and place: 8:15am @ Kokubunji Station (JR Chuo-Line)
Class
3rd and 4th grade elementary school students (teaching the same lesson in two different classes, about 35 students in each class).
Theme
Introduce your country and culture
(Create and practice a lesson plan together with your partner, then carry it out at the school)
Capacity
3 Japanese students, 3 international students
Eligibility
Waseda Students who are able to participate in the meeting and the actual school visit and perform required duties.
Registration
Register online via MyWaseda
https://my.waseda.jp/application/detail/application-detail?communityContentLinkId=93957464
Deadline
Feb 13 (Mon), 9:00am, results announced on the same day
*Be sure to check your email throughout the day on this date if you apply.
Orientation
Feb. 15 (Wed) 12:20-12:50pm Orientation @1st Fl., Okuma Garden House
Feb. 22 (Wed) 12:20-12:50pm Lesson plan review MTG @1st Fl., Okuma Garden House
*In addition to the above meeting, it is necessary to meet several times with your assigned partner in order to plan, prepare, and practice the lesson.
Class materials, transportation fee
Transportation expenses and lesson plan materials (paper, color copies, etc) will be provided by the ICC.
Selection
Participants will be decided after considering your reasons for applying, and also according to the details/requests from the host schools.
Participant responsibility
Although this is a volunteer program, participants will be teaching a class at a scheduled time and school, and so dropping out of the program or being late is not acceptable.
Inquiries
TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: [email protected]
Participant Experiences:
◆Japan’s and My Own Culture with Eyes Toward the Future Visiting an elementary school in Tokyo (English article)
◆Japanese student’s perspective on Outreach (Japanese language only)