There are many activities taking place within the school year that offers international-mindedness and a global perspective to our students.
Homestays
Aim:
Fee: 40,ooo yen to 80,000 yen (depending on the program) Who can join: 9th-10th grade student Countries: Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, United States of America (USA) |
Program Information:
- The Canada homestay is a summer-only homestay. 9th grade students join the two-week long homestay in Canada, to be exposed to English in a native speaker environment. They live with local Canadian families and attend a language school.
- The New Zealand homestay is a spring time homestay. The focus of this homestay is language exposure as well as local New Zealander culture.
- The Philippines homestay is held in the summer time. Students go to Cebu for their homestay to improve there English communication skills.
- The homestay in the USA aims to give students opportunities to visit technology central of the USA, Silicon Valley, and also San Francisco, California. The study visit includes visits to famous companies such as Pixar and Google. Prestigious universities such as Stanford University and UC Berkeley are also visited.
Exchange ProgramsMany of our students participate in student exchange programs abroad. Through the organization AFS Japan, our students have been to countries such as the United States of America, and Brazil.
We highly encourage our students to go on such student exchanges. Each year, we invite AFS Japan representatives to talk with our students about studying abroad. |
Assistant Language TeachersThrough the principal's initiative of improving English education and international-mindedness in Seiko Gakuin, we started accepting Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) from Malaysia in 2016.
Working with a Japanese English teacher, the Malaysian ALTs focus on exposing students to practical English: how to give presentations in class, improving their public speaking skills, and opening them up to new culture. |