Activities
Japan Homestay 2003
Digital Diary
Students who participated in the Lighthouse School's Japanese Homestay Seminar are eligible for the summer travel program. The seminar explored Japanese culture including religion, food, family life, art, literature, and history. A rigorous survival language program was undertaken. Each student will bring back the experience of travel to Matsuyama-machi by producing a digital research project on one element of contemporary life in Japan.See schedule, reports
July 30
July 31
Aug. 1
Aug. 2
Aug. 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 5
Aug. 6
Aug. 7
Aug. 8
Aug. 9
Schedule
| Date | Time | Item |
| July 29 | ||
| (Tues) | 15:00 | Arrive Narita Airport (Mr. Abe will meet you) |
| 16:00 | Limousine bus to hotel | |
| 17:00 | Arrive Shinagawa Prince Hotel | |
| July 30 | ||
| (Weds) | Breakfast at hotel | |
| 9:00 | Check-out time | |
| Telephone training session with IBM NTT | ||
| Go to JR station | ||
| 12:15 | Depart Haneda Airport | |
| 13:15 | Arrive at Shonai Airport | |
| Bus to Matsuyama-machi | ||
| Lunch in bus | ||
| 14:00 | Arrive Matsuyama-machi | |
| Sightseeing | ||
| 16:30 | Visit town offices | |
| Introductions to teachers, students | ||
| 17:00 | Welcoming ceremony (Municipal center) | |
| Opening ceremony | ||
| Mayor's welcome | ||
| Remarks by CCLCS leaders | ||
| Introduction of CCLCS students | ||
| Introduction of homestay families | ||
| July 31 | ||
| (Thurs) | 9:00 | Assemble for visit to Matsuyama-machi Middle School, welcome ceremony |
| 9:30 | Middle school welcome ceremony | |
| 12:00 | Travel to lunch | |
| 13:00 | Wood-crafts demonstration/workshop | |
| Aug 1 | ||
| (Fri) | 9:00 | Assemble |
| 9:10 | Making Japanese candies | |
| 10:30 | Samurai armor / warrior demonstration | |
| 12:00 | Break / lunch | |
| 13:30 | Japanese tea demonstration | |
| 18:00 | Welcoming party | |
| Aug 2 | ||
| (Sat) | Free day (with host families) | |
| Aug 3 | ||
| (Sun) | Free day (with host families) | |
| Aug 4 | ||
| (Mon) | 9:00 | Assemble |
| 9:10 | Demonstration of making buckwheat-noodles | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Canoeing | |
| Aug 5 | ||
| (Tues) | 9:00 | Assemble |
| 9:10 | Departure | |
| Sightseeing in Yamagata Prefecture (all day) | ||
| Aug 6 | ||
| (Weds) | 7:30 | Assemble |
| 8:00 | Leave Matsuyama-machi, travel by bus | |
| 8:30 | Arrive at Shonai Airport | |
| 9:15 | Depart Shonai Airport by plane for Tokyo | |
| 10:15 | Arrive at Haneda Airport | |
| Remaining schedule in Tokyo to be set by CCLCS leaders |