The Hakuho Foundation believes that in an increasingly globalized world, it is more important than ever for people to understand and recognize the diversity of lifestyles and cultures in each other’s countries.
The Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children’s Japanese Language Network provides opportunities for overseas children to deepen their understanding of Japan and for Japanese children to grow to become international people by experiencing each other’s cultures and participating in intercultural activities through the medium of the Japanese language. Collectively, the four programs from a repeating cycle.
Training Program in Japan for Overseas Teachers
(Support for overseas Japanese classroom environments)
Supports the enhancement of overseas Japanese language learning environments by inviting (non-Japanese) Japanese language teachers from elementary and middle school-level learning institutions abroad to Japan for training and other activities.
Japan Experience Program for Overseas Children
(Support for cultural interactions between Japanese and overseas children)
Fosters understanding of and interest in Japanese language and culture by inviting children studying the Japanese language at elementary and middle school-level learning institutions overseas to Japan to experience Japan’s high technology, traditional arts and other aspects of culture and everyday life, and interact with their Japanese counterparts through school visits, etc.
Overseas Experience Program for Japanese Children
(Support for cultural interaction between Japanese and overseas children)
Supports Japanese children’s visits to other countries, promoting their renewed understanding of the language and culture of Japan and awareness of themselves as international people through interactions with their overseas counterparts and the experience of another culture in the Japanese language.
An Internet community for Japanese teachers and students and overseas teachers and students of the Japanese language. The site functions as clearinghouse for information on previously held interaction and experience programs, Japanese language education and culture, and as a place where for interaction.
- 1. Obtain the Application Guidelines and other forms.
(These can be downloaded below.) - 2. Fill out the Application Participation, Written Statement of Intention and the questionnaire (to be filled in by the applicant).
- 3. Fill out the Letter of Consent (by the head of applicant’s organization).
- 4. Obtain various certificate forms, including teacher’s certificates.
- 5. Send above documents by mail.
- ※ Please refer to the Application Guidelines for details.
Application Guidelines
- Application Participation / Letter of Consent
/ Written Statement of Intention / Questionnaire
※Applications for the 3rd Japan Training Program for Overseas Teachers have now closed.
Application deadline:Must arrive by June 12, 2009
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