by Amanda Rollins, Japanese Language Program Coordinator
Last week, 14 American education administrators from across the country embarked on a ten-day trip to Japan. This group of superintendents, principals, community leaders and world language coordinators were invited by the Japan Foundation to visit Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Kyoto in order to deepen their understanding of Japanese culture and education.
All 14 administrators are deeply involved in the process of starting foreign language programs in their jurisdictions, whether at an individual school, a school district, or a state. By taking these administrators on a fun and educational tour of Japan, the Japan Foundation hopes to establish administrative support for fledgling Japanese programs from the very beginning.
Participants visited an elementary school and high school in Kanazawa, as well as a secondary school and university in Tokyo. They got the chance to sit down with teachers and administrators to discuss the challenges in the Japanese education system and the upcoming initiatives which will address those challenges. Hopefully, the participants will return to their schools, districts, and states with a more global perspective on education, and perhaps with some new ideas for facing challenges of their own.
The Japan Foundation is looking forward to continued collaboration with them to promote Japanese language education throughout the United States.
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Title |
First Name |
Last name |
Title |
Affiliation |
State |
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Mr. |
Corey |
Alderdice |
Director |
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts |
AR |
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Mr. |
Benjamin |
Allred |
Director of High School Curriculum and Instruction |
Cabarrus County Schools |
NC |
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Ms. |
Elyse |
Dashew |
Vice Chair, At Large Representative |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education |
NC |
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Mrs. |
Desa |
Dawson |
Director of World Language Education |
Oklahoma State Department of Education |
OK |
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Dr. |
Clark |
Egnor |
Director of International Programs |
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission |
WV |
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Dr. |
David |
Greer |
Coordinator of World Languages |
New Jersey Department of Education |
NJ |
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Dr. |
Lisa |
Harris |
Specialist for Foreign Languages |
Virginia Department of Education |
VA |
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Mrs. |
Ellen |
Hart |
Instructional Director, World Languages and Arts Education |
North Carolina Virtual Public School |
NC |
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Ms. |
Charleen |
Jordan |
English as a Second Language Coordinator |
Radford City Public Schools |
VA |
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Ms. |
Sandra |
Noyola |
Principal |
PS 147 The Isaac Remsen School for Environmental Engineering, NYC Department of Education |
NY |
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Ms. |
Anna |
Pavichevich |
Principal - Head of School |
Amundsen High School, Chicago Public Schools |
IL |
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Dr. |
Andrew |
Rikli |
Superintendent of Schools |
Papillion La Vista Community Schools |
NE |
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Mr. |
David |
Sable |
Executive Director of Student Services |
Radford City Public Schools |
VA |
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Mrs. |
Julia |
Tatum |
Assistant Principal |
Clover Hill High School, Chesterfield County Public Schools |
VA |
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