📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This is a joint project hosted by two organisations. [Hagi Kn GakuinHagi Kn Gakuin is a private mission school, having its origin in Mercedarias Misioneras de BErriz (Spain). In 1952, they established junior high school, placing high school on the side. The school is small, with only 160 students (from 7th to 12th graders). They focus on religious field (Catholic) and English teaching. The local partner is looking for volunteers who is mature, energetic and interested in revitalizing the community and accelerate communication among Japanese and international members. CIEE Japan started STV with Hagi Kn Gakuin back in 2008 and the joint program started in 2014. http://www.hagikn.jp/euro[Mine Slow Tourism NetworkWith the support of Mine slow tourism network, volunteers have many chances to deeply experience a rural Japanese life in Yamaguchi area. A local group revitalizing rural farm village started their project 3 year ago to provide places for the local Youth and adults to interact each other. CIEE Japan started STV in 2014 with a Russian organization and we continued hosting a summer workcamp with mixed nationalities since 2015.
💼 What the programme involves
WEEK 1 (21 July-27 July): Attend Cultural exchange classes at Jr high school students and join summer English workshop for elementary school children. -Present your home country for students-Introduce children songs, crafts and games from your home country-Play sports sing and dance with Japanese children -Cook home country cuisine with Japanese children -Explore the city with students and find historical spots in Hagi City.WEEK 2 (27 July-3 August):Staying with a family of farmer (the representative of local partner) and help their work to maintenanceeurotheir farms.-Maintenance of cultivated farm-Experience Japanese agricultural work-Renovate a community space for residents-Volunteer at an elderly care facility-Experience Japanese culture (Zazen meditation at temple)
🏠 Accommodation on site
WEEK 1 (21 July-26 July): A school-owned guesthouse (shared room). Bedding is provided.Breakfast: provided, Lunch and amp; Dinner: volunteers manage the provided money for food and buy or prepare meals by themselves. Facilities: shower, toilet, kitchen, dining room, 2 bedrooms (1 for female, 1 for male), laundry machine.WEEK 2 (27 July-3 August):A Japanese style house owned by the local host(farmer). Volunteers will stay at the host organisations facility one or two nights. A traditional and renovated facility to experience old Japanese lifestyle. Bedding is provided. Facilities: kitchen, bedrooms, toilet, wi-fi, laundry machine. Volunteers will go to a spa house to take a bath every evening. The host and volunteers prepare meals together, using a traditional Japanese cooking range.
📍 About the location
Hagi is located in Yamaguchi prefecture, in the west part of the Mainland of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan. It is a small local city with the population of 55,000. It is called Museum without a roof and the city has many historical buildings of Edo Period (17th -19th century) as well as the world heritage, Hagi Reverberatory Furnace, the bases of Japan s industrialization and modernizationNiho is located about 40 km from Hagi city in the south and in the east of Mine city. Mine has the area of a mysterious Akiyoshido Cave(ceae) and a beautiful Beppu Benten pond (aa aaae ). They became a popular touristic spot in recent years. A volunteer needs at least 10,000 JPY in cash if she/he wants to go sightseeing on free-day.
ℹ️ Additional information
- Prepare for a presentation on your home country as well as seasonings to present meal of your home country (if you cant get in Japan).- Please pay attention on what you wear at school. Short pants, short skirts, T-shirt, sleeveless shirt, or any other clothes which are too tight, transparent, short, showing your underwear or private body are NOT ALLOWED AT SCHOOL. Shirts with collar and long pants or shirts are appropriate.- Should bring: Long sleeve shirts and long pants to cover your arms and legs, a hat or a cap, water bottle, cotton gloves, shs for working outside, swim wear, sunscreen, beach sandals, bath towels, facial towels, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, detergent for your laundry, anti-mosquito bites spray, medicine you need.- Vegetarian acceptable.- If you have tattoos on your body, you might need to cover tattoos with a sticker or a cloth when taking a spa.