{"id":195,"date":"2020-05-15T14:48:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T05:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2020-07-09T16:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T07:41:08","slug":"exchange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/interact\/exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Variety of Exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inblock\">\n<ul class=\"listmenu titles flex_block block3\">\n<li class=\"block\"><a href=\"..\/\">Exchange Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"block\"><a href=\"..\/curriculum\/\">A program Example<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"active block\"><a href=\".\/\">Variety of Exchanges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inblock\">\n<h3 class=\"title_bar\"><span>Through a Variety of Exchanges and Experiences<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"title_bar2\">Improving communication skills and learning<\/h4>\n<div class=\"text_block\">\n<p>Interacting with others who have different cultural and historical backgrounds and thinking together to create something are indeed a very precious time when young people can develop the skills which are necessary for living in the global community<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_block center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/en-img3_pc-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inblock exchange_data\">\n<div class=\"flex_block block2 sp_block1\">\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"img_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/en-img4_pc.png\">\n      <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title_bar2\">Welcome Ceremony<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text_block\">\n<p><strong>Students are greeted in grand style with fun performances<\/strong><br \/>\n        The exchange begins with a welcome ceremony. After the school principal and a student representative give welcome speeches, commemorative gifts are exchanged, photos taken, and students also begin to relax.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"img_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/en-img5_pc.png\">\n      <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title_bar2\">Viewing &amp; Participating in Classes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text_block\">\n<p><strong>Students interact with each other in actual classes<\/strong><br \/>\n        Visiting students do not just watch classes in session but also they participate and actually experience the subjects. The students have fun communicating through gestures and English.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"img_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/en-img6_pc.png\">\n      <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title_bar2\">Cultural Experiences<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text_block\">\n<p><strong>Learning about Japan through cross-cultural experiences<\/strong><br \/>\n        Young people improve their international understanding by experiencing Sanshin performances and other aspects of Okinawan culture as well as Japanese culture, including tea ceremony in a Japanese-style room.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"img_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/en-img7_pc.png\">\n      <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title_bar2\">Experiencing Club Activities<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text_block\">\n<p><strong>Exchanges overcome language barriers<\/strong><br \/>\n        Sports and other physical activities help overcome language barriers and lessen the divide.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"img_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/en-img8_pc.png\">\n      <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title_bar2\">Exchanges During Lunch<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text_block\">\n<p><strong>Learning about different food cultures<\/strong><br \/>\n        Students get to actually experience a different dietary culture while establishing friendships as they enjoy local dishes together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exchange Highlights A program Example Variety of Exchanges Through a Variety of Exchanges and Experiences Impr [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":191,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions\/297"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}