The Laurasian Institution 5-5-17 Shimomeguro Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0064 Japan Tel: +81-3-3712-6176 Fax: +81-3-3712-8975 J-corps Program It is the mission of J-corps to help teachers create classrooms that are stimulating exchange environments where learning about Japanese language and culture is enhanced. J-corps does this by providing native speaking classroom assistants for teachers of Japanese language.     The Laurasian Institution 5-5-17 Shimomeguro Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0064 Japan Tel: +81-3-3712-6176 Fax: +81-3-3712-8975 Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Program The Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) offers a grassroots opportunity to develop understanding about contemporary Japan by dispatching Japanese individuals to volunteer in communities in the Southeastern U.S. These volunteers will promote U.S.-Japan exchange activities and enhance local communities' understanding of Japan by conducting outreach programming beyond the current capabilities of the hosting organizations. As this project matures, it is possible that other regions of the U.S. will be considered for participation. This program is jointly administered by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and The Laurasian Institution.     The Laurasian Institution 12345 Lake City Way N.E. #151 Seattle, WA 98125 Tel: +1-206-367-2152 Fax: +1-206-367-2193 NPJ: 1-800-721-7474 New Perspectives: Japan (NP:J) Program This study program brings teacher-led school groups to Japan in June and July for two weeks of study days in Kyoto and Tokyo and homestays which include school visits. This program is a great way for teachers to extend the experience of the classroom and give students an authentic introduction to Japan. This program is open to any school in the United States and Canada. Scholarships are available.     The Laurasian Institution 12345 Lake City Way N.E. #151 Seattle, WA 98125 Tel: +1-206-367-2152 Fax: +1-206-367-2193 NPJ: 1-800-721-7474 New Perspectives: Japan (NP:J) Fellows Program Available on a highly competitive basis to a limited number of teaching teams of two non-Japanese language teachers willing to participate in pre-departure study and post-program follow-on activities. Funding covers the full costs for the program for the teaching team and four students. This program is currently open only to schools in selected states in the central Great Lakes region.     The Laurasian Institution 5-5-17 Shimomeguro Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0064 Japan Tel: +81-3-3712-6176 Fax: +81-3-3712-8975 New Perspectives: Japan-United States (NP:J-USA) Program This study program brings teacher-led school groups to the United States in March for nearly two weeks of study, homestays and school visits. This program is a great way for teachers to extend the experience of the classroom and give students an authentic introduction to the USA. This program is open only to schools in Japan who have either hosted NP:J school groups or are interested in doing so in the future. The Laurasian Institution through this expanded New Perspectives program hopes to strengthened school to school ties and create a means of on-going exchange.     U.S. UMAP 7323 Takoma Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 Tel & Fax: +1-301-587-6328 Toll Free: 1-800-407-4418 University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) Program Modeled after the Erasmus program in Europe, this student exchange program is designed to ensure confidence on the part of both students and their sending institutions in the quality of the programs at foreign institutions to which they have access through UMAP and to facilitate the process of transferring course credits. The program has just begun its pilot project phase, and full exchanges are expected beginning the the autumn of 2004. All baccalaureate degree-granting institutions are eligible to join the U.S. UMAP consortium, thereby providing their students access to a full range of participating overseas institutions on a reciprocal basis. Currently, individual students are not able to participate without a member institution sponsor.     The Laurasian Institution 5-5-17 Shimomeguro Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0064 Japan Tel: +81-3-3712-6176 Fax: +81-3-3712-8975 Together We Are Program This new national initiative is being developed to assist students in exploring their own "identity" and that of the "other." The program aims to create a dialogue among students about national identity and what it means to them to be an American. The program includes standards based curricula which can be integrated directly into the U.S. classroom. The program is currently under development.

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