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Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children's Japanese Language Network

Scheme Outline

May 15, 2013
Applications for Overseas schools for the 5th Japan Experience Program for Overseas Children have now closed
Apr 22, 2013
(127KB)Applications now being accepted for Japanese schools for the 5th Overseas Experience Program for Japanese Children & the 5th Japan Experience Program for Overseas Children(Until May 22, 2013)

What is the Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children's Japanese Language Network?

In a globalized world, mutual understanding and acceptance of the diversity of lifestyles and cultures of other countries is crucial. The Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children's Japanese Language Network aims to provide opportunities for Japanese and overseas students to deepen their understanding of each other and to grow into internationally-minded people through intercultural experiences and international exchanges in the Japanese language.

Establishment of a global network for the Japanese language

Overview of the Scheme

The Scheme is comprised of three programs and a website.

Preparatory Training in Japan for Overseas Teachers

Brings a Japanese teacher (excluding Japanese nationals) from each overseas secondary school participating in the above programs to Japan for training prior to the commencement of the programs to improve their effectiveness.

Overseas Experience Program for Japanese Children

Japanese junior high school students visit a participating overseas school for international exchanges and intercultural experiences in Japanese with overseas students of the same age.

Japan Experience Program for Overseas Children

Overseas junior high school students studying Japanese visit a participating Japanese school for exchanges and intercultural experiences in Japanese with Japanese students of the same age.

HGN website

A community website for current and prospective program participants. The website provides information about program activities and offers a space for interaction.

HGN website

Support provided

Airfares and transport, accommodation, meals and program activities for the duration of each program.

Judging panel

Shinichi Kato
Yoshiko Kubota
Gunei Sato (Chair)
Sawa Toda

Teacher, Keimei Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Lecturer, The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, Urawa
Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University
Associate Managing Director, Association for Japanese-Language Teaching

For applicants

Application Procedures

  1. Obtain the Application Guide and Participant Application Form & Letter of Consent. (Downloadable below)
  2. Fill in the Participant Application Form
  3. Have the head of your organization (principal) fill in the Letter of Consent
  4. Obtain a copy of the applying Japanese teacher's middle school teaching license
  5. Send the above documents to the designated address by mail.

* Refer to the Application Guide for full details

Download forms

Application Guide, Participant Application Form & Letter of Consent

The 5th Japanese Experience Program for Overseas Children (For Overseas schools)
Application Guide (Japanese) (578KB)  
Application Guide (English) (497KB)  
Participant Application Form & Letter of Consent (360KB)
(294KB)

* Registration deadline : Must arrive by May 15, 2013

The 5th Overseas Experience Program for Japanese Children
The 5th Japanese Experience Program for Overseas Children (For Japanese schools)
Application Guide (Japanese only) (499KB)  
Participant Application Form & Letter of Consent (Japanese only) (167KB)
(57KB)

* Registration deadline : Must arrive by May 22, 2013

Contact

Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children's Japanese Language Network Secretariat
Tel: +81-(0)3-5414-0201 / Fax: +81-(0)3-5414-0695
E-mail: office@hgnet.jp