Trinity Lutheran School’s Fine Arts Teacher To Be An Honored Guest Of The Japanese Government
Cedar Rapids, Ia. 9/12/07 – This October, Judith Schroeder will depart for Tokyo as a participant in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF) Teacher Program. Mrs. Schroeder, from Trinity Lutheran School in Cedar Rapids, Ia., was selected from a national pool of over 1,700 applicants by a panel of educators to earn this honor. This program allows distinguished primary and secondary school educators in the U.S. to travel to Japan for three weeks in an effort to promote greater intercultural understanding between the two nations.
Her trip will begin in Tokyo with a practical orientation on Japanese life and culture and meetings with Japanese government officials and educators. She will then travel in a smaller group to selected host cities where she will have direct contact with Japanese teachers and students during visits to primary and secondary schools as well as a teachers college. Schroeder and her group with also visit cultural sites and local industries in addition to a brief homestay with a Japanese family.
The Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund, based in Tokyo, oversees all aspects of the Teacher Program. The program is sponsored by the Government of Japan and was launched in 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. government Fulbright Program, which has enabled more than 6,000 Japanese citizens to study in the U.S. on Fulbright fellowships for graduate education and research.
Schroeder will be among 200 educators visiting Japan in October. She currently serves Trinity Lutheran School as the 1st-8th grade art instructor, 7th and 8th grade Life Skills teacher, and 8th grade Literature instructor. Mrs. Schroeder is honored to have been selected for this cultural immersion experience. She plans to incorporate Japanese culture into her Art, Life Skills and Literature instruction upon her return.
Primary and secondary educators throughout the United States can apply to take part in one of the two trips to Japan scheduled for 2008. Teachers of all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Applicants are not required or expected to have previous knowledge of Japanese or Japan. The application deadline for both 2008 trips is December 10, 2007. For more information please refer to http://www.fulbrightmemorialfund.jp/ or contact 1-888-527-2636 or jfmf@iie.org. All applications must be completed online.
Cedar Rapids, Ia. 9/12/07 – This October, Judith Schroeder will depart for Tokyo as a participant in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF) Teacher Program. Mrs. Schroeder, from Trinity Lutheran School in Cedar Rapids, Ia., was selected from a national pool of over 1,700 applicants by a panel of educators to earn this honor. This program allows distinguished primary and secondary school educators in the U.S. to travel to Japan for three weeks in an effort to promote greater intercultural understanding between the two nations.
Her trip will begin in Tokyo with a practical orientation on Japanese life and culture and meetings with Japanese government officials and educators. She will then travel in a smaller group to selected host cities where she will have direct contact with Japanese teachers and students during visits to primary and secondary schools as well as a teachers college. Schroeder and her group with also visit cultural sites and local industries in addition to a brief homestay with a Japanese family.
The Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund, based in Tokyo, oversees all aspects of the Teacher Program. The program is sponsored by the Government of Japan and was launched in 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. government Fulbright Program, which has enabled more than 6,000 Japanese citizens to study in the U.S. on Fulbright fellowships for graduate education and research.
Schroeder will be among 200 educators visiting Japan in October. She currently serves Trinity Lutheran School as the 1st-8th grade art instructor, 7th and 8th grade Life Skills teacher, and 8th grade Literature instructor. Mrs. Schroeder is honored to have been selected for this cultural immersion experience. She plans to incorporate Japanese culture into her Art, Life Skills and Literature instruction upon her return.
Primary and secondary educators throughout the United States can apply to take part in one of the two trips to Japan scheduled for 2008. Teachers of all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Applicants are not required or expected to have previous knowledge of Japanese or Japan. The application deadline for both 2008 trips is December 10, 2007. For more information please refer to http://www.fulbrightmemorialfund.jp/ or contact 1-888-527-2636 or jfmf@iie.org. All applications must be completed online.
