BULLETIN BOARD
BULLETIN BOARD
■Meguro UNESCO International Exchange Summer Youth Program
- Let’s go hand in hand!
Cross-cultural understanding is the road to peace -
Dates: Aug. 14, Fri. -16, Sun. (Two overnights)
Place: YMCA Tozanso (1052 Higashiyama, Gotenba-shi, Shizuoka-ken)
Program: UNESCO lecture, discussion, exploring the nature at the foot of Mt. Fuji, campfire, etc.
Eligibility: Youth of any nationality (5th graders – 35 year olds)
Fees (incl. lodge, meals, transport): Foreign youths – 5,000 yen / Japanese youths under age 18 - 10,000 yen / members of Meguro UNESCO - 15,000 yen / non-members of Meguro UNESCO - 18,000 yen
Orientation Meeting for participants: Aug. 1, Sat. (14:00 ~) / in the lunchroom of Gohongi Elementary School
For Application: Contact Meguro UNESCO by July 31 (Fri.)
(Fax: 03-5725-6160 E-mail: meguro@unesco.or.jp)
■Learning Japanese for the First Time (13 lessons)
Dates: Every Tues. & Thus., from Sep. 8 to Oct. 22
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Place: Nakameguro Square 2F（2-10-13 Nakameguro）
Instructors: Members of Meguro UNESCO trained in teaching Japanese
Eligibility: Foreign residents studying Japanese for the first time, Age 16 and over
Class Size: up to 30 students
Fee: \2,500 (for the textbook “Japanese for Everyone”)
For application: Write “Learning Japanese for the First Time”, your name, address, and phone number on a postcard or fax sheet and send it to Meguro UNESCO.
Child care available for children aged 2 or above
If needed, write “Child care needed” along with name, sex and age of your child.
Inquiries: R. Iwasaki (Tel/Fax: 03-3771-3105)
Y. Yoshitake (Tel/Fax: 03-3717-7418)
■Meguro UNESCO Japanese Language Classes
Beginners- Intermediate (No classes on public holidays)
“KANJI” classes also available on Sat.
Place: Meguro School Support Center (3-6-10 Nakameguro)
* No parking available
Eligibility: Foreigners, 16 years of age and over
Instructors: Members of Meguro UNESCO (Japanese language instructors)
Fees: [tuition] (1) \6,000, (2) \3,300, (3) \2,700, [others] cost of textbooks
Further Information: R. Iwasaki (Tel/Fax: 03-3771-3105)
Y. Yoshitake (Tel/Fax: 03-3717-7418)
Applications will be accepted at the venue on the day of your attendance.
■Meguro UNESCO New Language Courses
Each course consists of 15 classes in total held once a week. Class size: up to 30 studensts. Fee: 6,000 yen. For application, write the name of class, your name, age, address, phone number on a double postcard and send it to Meguro UNESCO. The first day of each course will include a UNESCO lecture and some orientation.
[1] Training Course for Teaching Japanese
- For those who would like to work as volunteer teachers
Dates & Time: Sept. 2 – Dec. 16, Every Wed. (10:00 – 12:00)
Place: Nakameguro Square 4F (2-10-13 Nakameguro)
Instructor: Ms.Masayo Yamaki, Representative / Tokyo Society for the Study of Japanese
*UNESCO lecture (Sept. 2): Singing voices of Noh (a traditional Japanese performing art) and Noh chant.
-Voice training workshop based on Noh vocalism
Lecturer: Ms. Yoko Yamamura, Kanze School Noh performer [2] Italian Language Class -Ciao!-
Dates & Time: Sept. 8 – Jan. 26, Every Tue. (18:30 – 20:30)
Place: Midorigaoka Bunka Kaikan, Room 3 (2-14-23 Midorigaoka)
Instructor: Ms. Simona Mariani, instructor at Italian Cultural Institute
*UNESCO lecture (Sept. 8): Conservation of world heritage, Terakoya literacy movement, etc.
-Photographic exhibition of world heritage sites in Italy
Lecturer: Ms. Yui Ozaki, NFUAJ Secretariat