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15 students Japan-bound
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Posted on Nov 14 2019
A batch of 15 CNMI students left for Japan yesterday for a weeklong stay in that country as part of the Office of the Mayor of Saipan’s Student Cultural Exchange Program.
The students had an orientation last Nov. 7, Thursday, in collaboration with the International Youth Affairs of Japan Kokusai Seishonen Kenshu Kyokai to prepare them for their trip.
They will be returning on Nov. 19, Tuesday.
The participating students are from 5th grade to 12th grade and are from Marianas High School, Saipan Southern High School, Kagman High School, Mount Carmel School, Francisco Mendiola Sablan Middle School, Saipan Community School, Grace Christian Academy, and Saipan International School.
The activities during the trip include a visit to Daitoubunka Daiichi High School where the students will take part in some of the school’s activities and where the students will make a presentation about Saipan.
They will also stay at the homes of Japanese families during the weekend for a first-hand experience of the Japanese daily life.
Visits to the Ueno Zoo, Sensoji Temple, and Disneyland are also included in the group’s itinerary.
The Saipan Mayor’s Office’s Student Cultural Exchange Program gives CNMI students the opportunity to visit Japan to learn and experience their culture, customs, language, as well as their daily life. The program is being implemented in partnership with the KSKK Student Cultural Exchange Program as a means to promote friendship, respect, peace and mutual understanding between Saipan and Japan.
For more information about the program, contact student exchange program coordinator Yuki Kishimoto at (670) 234-6208 or email her at ykishimoto@mos.gov.mp.
