Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund School Visit DVD Series
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT DVD SERIES CATALOG
DVD #1: KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT #1
DVD #2: KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT #2
DVD#3: KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VISIT #1
DVD#4: KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VISIT #2
DVD#5: SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL KAKEGAWA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL VISIT
DVD#6: SHINJUKU KU AIJITSU KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL VISIT
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This series of seven DVDs contains mostly unabridged footage of the Kakegawa 2004 FMF teacher visit to a Kindergarten School, Elementary School, Junior High School, and High School, including but not limited to the following contents:
• Extensive footage of classes in session
• Recess and passing time with students
• Students serving themselves lunch and eating together in their classrooms
• Students and staff performing their daily janitorial and gardening duties
• Assemblies given in honor of the FMF visitors
• After-school club activities
• Students at all levels reading books in Japanese for the camera
• Several music performances (at all levels)
• Martial arts and traditional Japanese archery demonstrations
• Brief tour of school grounds
(The extensive tours of the school facilities may be found on the “Professional
Dialogue DVD” for each school.)
DVD CATALOG
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#1:
KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT #1hr>
Akiko Goto, Principal
Shigeru Moriya, Vice Principal
Languages Spoken: English; Japanese with and without an English translator
November 25, 2004
96 min.
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#2:
KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT #2
Akiko Goto, Principal
Shigeru Moriya, Vice Principal
Languages Spoken: English; Japanese with and without an English translator
November 25, 2004
57 min.
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#3:
KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VISIT #1
Hideo Suzuki, Principal
Masakazu Aono, Vice Principal
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese
November 26, 2004
71 min.
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#4:
KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VISIT #2
Hideo Suzuki, Principal
Masakazu Aono, Vice Principal
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese
November 26, 2004
60 min.
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#5:
SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL KAKEGAWA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL VISIT
Mitsumasa Ono, Principal
Tadaharu Suzuki, Vice Principal
Yatsuka Mizushima, Vice Principal
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese
November 24, 2004
100 min.
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#6:
SHINJUKU KU AIJITSU KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL VISIT
Kunio Namekawa, Principal
Languages Spoken: English; Japanese with and without an English translator
December 1, 2004
103 min.
DVD CONTENT SUMMARIES
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#1:
KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT #1
The Kakegawa City Johoku Elementary School Visit #1 DVD contains the following footage:
• Students and teachers entering the school and interacting in the morning (7 min.)
• A school-wide assembly featuring traditional Japanese children’s’ games (36 min.)
o FMF participants introduce themselves in Japanese, and one participant gives a speech to the students.
o Student leaders conduct the assembly in the manner of Japanese business meetings.
o Several students demonstrate several traditional Japanese games on stage.
o An FMF participant plays “Country Roads” on the saw (as in a saw from the hardware store.)
o All students stand and perform the school song to piano accompaniment.
• Extensive observation of a 4-2 classroom:
o Music performance with recorder-playing and with singing in both Japanese and English (4 min.)
o All students in the 4-2 class come up individually and introduce themselves to me in English (7½ min.)
o Transitional time leading to the playing of a dodge ball game outside (4 min.)
o Calligraphy Lesson (16½ min.)
o Reading Lesson (22 min.)
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#2:
KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT #2
The Kakegawa City Johoku Elementary School Visit #2 DVD contains the following footage:
• Continuation of Activities of the Johoku Elementary School 4-2 Class:
o Students don aprons, masks and rubber gloves and serve themselves lunch, after which they rearrange their desks and eat lunch together in their classroom (10 min.)
o Students enter assignments in their daily planner (2½ min.)
o Several students each individually read a page of the book, Momotaro (Peach Boy) for the camera (3 min.)
o Two students team together to present an origami demonstration (3 min.)
o Students at recess (2½ min.)
• Activities of Other Classes:
o Students, teachers and administrators participate in the daily janitorial and gardening activities (5½ min.)
o A brief glimpse of several first through sixth grade classes learning lessons from various subject areas (5 min.)
o An entire music lesson given by the 4-1 classroom teacher is shown (25 min.)
o Student goodbyes (1 min.)
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#3:
KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VISIT #1
The Kakegawa City Kita Junior High School Visit #1 DVD contains the following footage:
• Brief glimpse of several classes from all disciplines while they are in session (13 min.)
• Students during passing time (10 min.)
• Extensive footage of English as Second Language Classes (38 min.)
12 min. and 26 min with much student and American teacher interaction
• Students serving themselves lunch and then eating together in the classroom (2 min.)
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#4:
KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VISIT #2
The Kakegawa City Kita Junior High School Visit #2 DVD contains the following footage:
• Extensive footage of two English as a Second Language Classes (17 min.)
• Passing time: Talking to several students and having them read pages from Japanese children’s books (12½ min.)
• Part of a student assembly given in honor of the FMF teacher visit (5½ min.)
• Students from one class sing a selection from their recent concert (2½ min.)
• The after-school Band Club performs several selections (16 min.)
• Brief glimpses of several of the after school clubs (5 min.)
• Waving goodbye (1 min.)
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#5:
SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL KAKEGAWA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL VISIT
The Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa City Higashi High School Visit #1 DVD contains the following footage:
• Entering the school and a school tour led by the Vice Principal, which includes glimpses of some classes in session (16 min.)
• High School students performing their daily janitorial duties (1 min.)
• Brief glimpse of several classes in session (2 min.)
• Extensive footage of certain lessons:
o Biology Lesson (4 min.)
o Two concurrent Martial Arts Classes (9 min.)
o General Music Class (4½ min.)
(This is the only music class offered during the school day. Band and orchestra are after-school clubs)
o English Literature Class (10½ min.)
o English Class (22½ min.)
• After-School Club Activities
o Traditional Japanese Archery for girls (5 min.)
o Outdoor athletic clubs (1 min.)
o Band Club (6 min.)
(Includes a video of a “Marching Stage” and a “Concert Band” performance.)
o Speech and Communications
(Two High School students rehearse and then perform a dialogue which they wrote about nuclear proliferation, and Japan’s unique peace-making role in the world since Japan is the only country which has experienced nuclear holocaust.)
• Several students reading pages from The Nutcracker in Japanese for the camera (6½ min.)
JFMF SCHOOL VISIT SERIES DVD#6:
SHINJUKU KU AIJITSU KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL VISIT
The Shinjuku Ku Aijitsu Kindergarten Visit DVD contains the following footage:
• FMF participants entering the school grounds and changing into slippers
• Opening meeting introducing the Aijitsu Kindergarten and describing the kindergarten system in Japan (42 min.)
• Tour of the school and interaction with the students in action (13 min.)
• A Kindergarten teacher reading The Bremen Town Musicians to her class in Japanese (3 min.) An FMF teacher reading a book in English to the same class (6½ min.)
• School Assembly in honor of our visit, including speeches, gift-giving, traditional Japanese dancing, and kindergarten students telling their impressions of the FMF teacher visit (30 min.)
• Kindergarten students saying goodbye to the FMF teachers several times (3 min.)
• Glimpses of some students in the adjacent elementary school building, as well as footage of the elementary school grounds (4 min.)
