Japan Trip 2013

October 16th

Information Meeting

Objectives

• Students advance their language abilities

• Students experience Japanese culture

• Students share their lives with the Gakushuin community

• Students share their experience with the St. Paul’s community

• Foster long-term relationships

• Having a positive attitude

Basic Information

• June 1st (Saturday) – June 23rd (Sunday)

• Applications due December 1st

• Decisions made by December 31st

• Up to 5 students

• Cost ($2500)

• What’s not included

• Host Families

Host Families

• Chosen by Gakushuin

• Requires you to travel by train, subway, and/or bus with host brother

• Experiences will be different according to the family

• Chance to be part of a Japanese household

• If there are problems, Gakushuin and St. Paul’s will help resolve it

Travel within Tokyo

• Shrines, temples, and museums

• Akihabara – “electric town”

• Ginza

• Fish market

• Imperial Palace

• Other places chosen by the teachers or upon request

Behavior

• You are representing the school

• What is allowed/not allowed

• At the host family

• At school

• Perception/Cultural Difference

Side Trips

• Two nights in Kyoto

– Stay at a ryokan, a temple, or a hotel

– Visit shrines, museums, temples, etc

– Tours given by friends

– Travel by shinkansen

• Day Trip to Nara

– Home of the biggest DAIBUTSU in Japan

– Deer running around town

• Day trip to Mt. Fuji

Experience at School

• Classes

• Extracurricular Activities

• Students from other countries

Sample Schedule

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

8:30-9:30 P.E./Meet with

teachers/

Exchange

Money/Tour

Mejiro area

Math Japanese English P.E.

9:30-10:30 Japanese

Literature

10:30-11:20 Biology Calligraphy Japanese Japanese

Culture

11:30-12:20 Homeroom Study

Hall/Meet with

Teachers/Tour

Math

1:10-2:00 English Geography Geography Japanese

Culture

English

2:10-3:00 Study Hall Chemistry

How are applicants chosen?

• Recommendations by Upper School

• Maturity Level

• Level of Japanese

• Overall Academic Performance

• Willingness to share experience

• Willingness to try new things/Attitude

• Able to socialize with the Gakushuin community

• Behavior

• Faculty of Gakushuin

Additional Information

• We will meet 3-4 times before the trip (orientation night and language nights)

• Behavior Expectations

• No tolerance rule

• Your ability to socialize with the community

• Representing us well

Four Month Exchange

• Objectives

• Mid-March through July

• Grades at St. Paul’s

• Experience at school

• Extracurricular Activities

• Cost

• Host Family

Four Month Exchange

• Side Trips

• Visa

• Past Participants

• When to go

• Parents visiting Japan

Questions?