📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Hagi Koen 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 in size, 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 Koen Gakuin back in 2008 and the joint program started in 2014. Koen Gakuin School aeuroeurohttp://www.hagikoen.jp/
💼 What the programme involves
Join summer Program and help Junior high aeuro( high school students at Koen Gakuin -As an active teacher assistant, volunteer support many classes such as culture, music, physical exercise, games, craft, cooking and even field trip to give them chances to speak out and enjoy talking in English-Introduce children songs and games from your home country-Play sports sing and dance with Japanese children -Cook home country cuisine with Japanese children -Each volunteer will be responsible for giving a lecture (a presentation) about home country -Go on a Field trip in Hagi city with students
🏠 Accommodation on site
A school-owned guesthouse and Japanese style house Volunteers take turns and cook breakfast and dinner. Volunteers will have school lunch at Hagi Koen
📍 About the location
Hagi is located in Yamaguchi prefecture, in the west part of Honshu, the Mainland of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan. It is a small local city with the population of 55,000. Mine is a neighboring city to Hagi and it is 30 minutes away from Shin Yamaguchi Station which is the hub station for bullet train. The camp location is within the area of a mysterious Akiyoshido Cave(ceae) and a beautiful Beppu Benten pond (aa oeaaae ). 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.