ADVISORY/Bon Voyage for 15 Southland Educators on Educational Mission to Japan.Business Editors & Education Writers ADVISORY...for Saturday (June 10) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: A ceremony and luncheon honoring 15 Southland educators who have
been selected to embark on an educational exchange mission to
Japan called "U.S. Educators to Japan."
WHAT: The group is sponsored by the Japan Business Association of
Southern California (JBA). The educators will visit Japan from
June 25 to July 9. Activities and events include: visit Japanese
schools, U.S. Embassy visit, home stay, sightseeing tour to
Japanese factory. Since 1975 -- its inception -- more than 350
educators have participated in JBA's annual "U.S. Educators to
Japan."
WHO: 15 selected educators (see list below)
Guests from Consulate General of Japan, JETRO Los Angeles and JBA
Key members and friends.
WHEN: Saturday, June 10, 2000, 12 noon to 2 p.m. (luncheon included)
WHERE: Holiday Inn Torrance
19800 S. Vermont Ave., Torrance, Calif. 90502
R.S.V.P. to Rica Hirota, JBA Office, 213/485-0160.
Fifteen Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. Educators Selected to Visit Japan JBA (JBA International, Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL) A global developer and supplier of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for AS/400, Unix and NT platforms. Founded in 1981 as Johnston Brown Associates, in 1999, it was acquired by Canadian-based Geac Computer Corporation. Invites Local Educators to Japan for Educational and Cultural Exchange The Japan Business Association (JBA) of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, has announced the selection of 15 local educators for its 26th annual "U.S. Educators to Japan" program. Since the program's first launch in 1975, JBA has proudly sponsored the trip of more than 350 Southland educators to Japan. The Japan Business Association, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. consisting of more than 500 Japanese corporations doing business in Southern California, began the "U.S. Educators to Japan" program as a means to express its members' gratitude Gratitude agrimony traditional symbol for gratitude. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172] Androcles because he had once extracted a thorn from its paw, the lion refrained from attacking Androcles in the arena. [Rom. Lit. to local educators for their dedication in assisting the children of Japanese corporate executives in Southern California. Every year, JBA selects 10 to 20 teachers and administrators from Southern California school districts with high enrollments of JBA members' children. This year, JBA received many applications from educators throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County and Orange County and selected 15 participants for the 2000 program based on essays submitted by the applicants and interviews conducted by JBA's regional committee members. This year's participants will depart for the two-week tour of Japan on June 25, 2000. JBA and Japan External Trade Organization Japan External Trade Organization (日本貿易振興会 (JETRO JETRO Japan External Trade Organization ) have arranged a full schedule of educational and cultural exchange between the U.S. educators and Japanese people The Japanese people (日本人 Nihonjin, Nipponjin . JETRO, a trade promotion agency of Japan that has supported the program since its inception, will coordinate the domestic tour of Japan. Participants will visit local Japanese schools Japanese School may mean
Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. , experience home stays with Japanese families In Japan, as in every country, the family is the earliest focus of social life for an individual, and it provides a model of social organization for most later encounters with the wider world. and tour the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto (see reference). As a part of a fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported for the "U.S. Educators to Japan," JBA is currently inviting its members and guests to participate in the JBA Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. golf tournament on July 19, 2000, at Green River Golf Club. The "U.S. Educators to Japan" program sponsors the trip of U.S. teachers, principals and school district representatives involved in educating children of Japanese corporate executives every year. Established in 1975 to express JBA members' appreciation to the educators for their efforts to help these children, who arrive in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with little knowledge of English and the local culture, the program now aims to familiarize the educators with the culture, educational system, language and daily life of Japanese people. Through the visits, U.S. educators are able to develop a better understanding of Japanese culture and people.
'U.S. Educators to Japan' Program 2000 Participants
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Arcadia Unified School District
Dorothy D. Gregg Teacher Highland Oaks Elementary School
John E. Hart Principal Longley Way Elementary School
Barbara Y. Kramarz Teacher Foothills Middle School
San Marino Unified School District
Virginia H. Randall Teacher K.L. Carver Elementary School
Palos Verdes Penninsula Unified School District
Jeri A. Delatorre Teacher Soleado Elementary School
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
Kathleen D. Endo Teacher Meadows Ave. Elementary School
Long Beach Unified School District
Parisima Shahidi Teacher Edison Elementary School
Pedro L. Tepoz-Leon Teacher Wilson High School
Torrance Unified School District
Ruth W. Vasconcellos Resource Richardson Middle School
Specialist
Redondo Beach Unified School District
Andrea M. Weiler ELL Instructor Redondo Union High School
ORANGE COUNTY
Irvine Unified School District
Timothy B. Jamison Teacher Brywood Elementary School
Kathy Y. Katsuda Teacher Plaza Vista Elementary School
Patricia C. White Superintendent Irvine Unified School District
Diamond Bar Unified School District
Sarah S. Barraza Instructional Diamond Bar High School
Dean
Aliso Viejo Unified School District
Peggy Swanson Principal Aliso Viejo Middle School
SCHEDULE FOR 2000 'U.S. EDUCATORS TO JAPAN' PROGRAM
Date Activities Place
6/25(Sun) Depart from Los Angeles Los Angeles-Tokyo
6/26(Mon) Arrive in Tokyo Tokyo
6/27(Tue) Orientation and U.S. Embassy visit Tokyo
6/28(Wed) School visit Tokyo
6/29(Thu) Travel to Shizuoka Prefecture Tokyo-Shizuoka
6/30(Fri) School Visit Shizuoka
7/1(Sat) Home stay Shizuoka
7/2(Sun) Home stay Shizuoka
7/3(Mon) Travel to Kyoto Shizuoka-Kyoto
7/4(Tue) Free Day in Kyoto Kyoto
7/5(Wed) Return to Tokyo Kyoto-Tokyo
7/6(Thu) Visiting Japanese Company/Factory Tokyo
7/7(Fri) Wrap-up meeting & farewell reception Tokyo
7/8(Sat) Free time in Tokyo Tokyo
7/9(Sun) Return to Los Angeles Tokyo-Los Angeles
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