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Share your culture with school children ICC Outreach Program @ Waseda Jitsugyo (2022/7)

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 joins students from Japan and abroad in pairs to create a lesson about the international student’s home country/culture and present it at a local Japanese school, to promote intercultural understanding.

Details of the program will be explained by the ICC at an orientation.

Get to know interesting people, visit a Japanese school and have fun interacting with young students!

  • Participant Experiences

 International student’s perspective: “Great experience, teaching and being taught” 
 Japanese student’s perspective: “Looking back on the Outreach program

School

Waseda Jitsugyo Elementary School

3rd and 4th grade elementary school students

Date & Time

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Meet: 8:50am @ Kokubunji Station (JR Chuo-Line)
Lessons: 9:40 – 11:25am
Finish: 12:00pm

Preparation Meetings  *Attendance mandatory

June 21 (Tue)     12:20-12:50pm     Orientation (Zoom)
June 28 (Tue)     12:20-12:50pm     Lesson plan review meeting (Zoom)

*Participants will also meet several times with their partner to plan, prepare and practice the lesson. You can do this online via Zoom, LINE, etc.  

Eligibility

Waseda Students who are able to participate in all the meetings and the school visit and perform required duties

Capacity

3 Japanese students, 3 International students

Application

via MyWaseda

Application Deadline

June 14 (Tue), 9:00am
*Results announced the same day

Selection

Participants will be chosen considering stated reasons for applying and detailed requests from the host school

Transportation

Round-trip train fare from Waseda station reimbursed by the school

Participant Responsibility

Although this is a volunteer program, participants are expected to teach a class at a scheduled time and place, so dropping out of the program or being late is not acceptable. 

Covid-19 Policies

This program could be affected by the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). In case of cancellation or change, ICC will notify participants as soon as possible. 

Applicants are required to read and accept our  Covid-19 Policies.

Participants must take a simple Covid-19 Antigen test at home in the morning before visiting the school. ICC will provide a test kit to pick up at the Lounge. 

Inquiries

ICC
Tel: 03-5286-3990
Email: icc-events@list.waseda.jp

Dates
  • 0621

    TUE
    2022

  • 0628

    TUE
    2022

  • 0705

    TUE
    2022

Place

Waseda Jitsugyo Elementary School (Kokubunji, Tokyo)

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Wed, 18 May 2022

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