Montage Japan＞Events＞Japan Conference 2008

Organised by: British Council
Co-organised and principal sponsor: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

The conference aimed to support principals, teachers and advisers on education on how to begin and develop successful links with schools in the UK.
The award ceremony for the “UK-Japan School Links Competition” was also held at the conference.

Date and time: Monday 18 August, 10:30-16:50
                        Tuesday 19 August,  9:30-16:00
Venue:             Keio Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Speakers:        Dr Lid King
                       (Department for Children, Schools and Families)
*Admission free, simultaneous/consecutive interpretation for English and Japanese provided, max 180 pariticipants

■Programme
Day 1 Monday 18 August
10:30-10:45: Opening Remarks and Greetings
10:45-11:25:  Keynote Speech  
  "Developing Confident Global Citizen for the 21st Century "
  Dr Lid King, National Director for Languages, DCSF
11:40-12:30:  Award Ceremony for Winning Schools  
12:30-13:50:  Lunch
   Panel display of competition entries  
13:50-15:10:  Presentations
  "The International Dimension in School Curricula"
  Prof. Tadashi Inagaki, Associate Professor,
  Tohoku Gakuin University
  Mr Mitsuharu Ota, Senior Curriculum Specialist
  for Foreign Language Education, MEXT
  Mr Masataka Fukukai, Headteacher,
  Shiranui Junior High School   
  Mr Philip Coughlan
  International Dimension Coordinator, Highcliffe School
15:25-16:45:  Panel Discussion
  "School Linking for Developing International Dimension"
  Panellists include 4 presenters above and Dr Lid King  
  Moderator: Prof. Tatsuya Horita
  Associate Professor, National Institute of Multimedia Education /
  Advisor to Information Technology Division Elementaryand
  Secondary Education Bureau, MEXT
16:45-16:50: Closing Remarks
16:50:  End  

DAY 2 Tuesday 19 August
09:30-09:45 Welcome remarks
  Review of the previous day
09:45-11:15  Presentation on UK Education and Schools
  Ms Rachel Ireland
  Project Delivery Manager, British Council, Londonn
  Mr Philip Coughlan
  International Dimension Coordinator, Highcliffe School
  Ms Heidi Potter, Director, Japan Society
11:30-12:30  Workshops
 "Putting into Practice Exchange Activities in School Linking"
  Facilitators:
   •A Elementary School: Prof. Tadashi Inagaki
   •B Junior and Senior High School: Mr Masataka Fukukai
    Session 1
A Elemerntary School category
Gold Prize Winner: Amanuma Elementary School (Japan) and Wearhead Primary School (UK)
B Junior and Senior High School category
Gold Prize Winner: Sumiyoshi Junior High School (Japan) and Philips High School (UK)
12:30-14:00  Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session
A Elemerntary School category
Silver Prize Winner: Momoi Dai 4 Elementary School
Bonze Prize Winner: Amaji Elementary School
B Junior and Senior High School category
Silver Prize Winner: Toyama National College of Maritime Technology (Japan) and Ballyclare Secondary School (UK)
15:20-15:55  Reporting session
   by facilitators from A/B workshops
15:55  Closing remarks
16:00  End