Archive for Community Events
Japan Festival, Wilsonville
Please join Wood Middle School students for their Japan Festival Wood Middle School, Monday, March 15th from 6-9pm. 11055 Southwest Wilsonville Road Wilsonville, OR 97070-8594.
Mansfield Fellowship in Japan
Federal employees with a strong career interest in issues of importance to the U.S.-Japan relationship now have the opportunity to apply for a Mike Mansfield Fellowship.
On Paper Wings, a film by Ilana Sol
Presented by JETAA Portland, The International School, and the Yuuyake Shimbun
In 1945, a Japanese balloon bomb in Bly, Oregon claimed the lives of the only people killed on the continental U.S. as a result of enemy action during WWII.
International School winter events
TIS OPEN HOUSE
Parents are invited to a preschool and kindergarten open house of the Chinese, Spanish and Japanese true immersion program at The International School. The International School is Pre-K through 5th grade and accepts new students without any second language experience into preschool and kindergarten. The school was founded in 1990 and is an International Baccalaureate candidate school.
Tuesday February 23, 2010
Tours start at 6, 6:30 and 7pm
Meet teachers for 3-year-olds at 0122 SW Arthur Street, Portland 97201
Tour classes for 4-year-olds through 5th grade down the street at 2305
SW Water Avenue, Portland 97201
More information at www.intlschool.org, 503-226-2496
Mochitsuki 2010
JETAA Portland will host a booth at the 2010 Mochitsuki and we’re going to need help with our fishing game and sharing information about the JET program. If you are interested in volunteering or purchasing tickets for the event, please contact Amanda Gray or Stephanie Smith at cultural@jetaaportland.com.
Sake tasting and snacks, Jan. 17
Think the New Years festivities are done and gone? Not in Japan! Join The Woods, a great new club in SE, for its Japanese new year’s party, celebrating the beginning of a new year with friends, co-workers, or anyone who enjoys a good night of spirited drinking.
J-Kaiwa January 2010
WHEN: Friday, January 8th, 7-9+ p.m.
WHERE: Hawthorne Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
NIJIKAI: 10:00 pm – ?? at Hollywood Bowl (4030NE Halsey St)
Let’s start 2010 off right with a big crowd at J-Kaiwa! Come on down and make some new friends–in Japanese. Whether you are pera pera or your Nihongo knowledge is sukoshi dake, all are welcome.
Kanken Kanji Test–apply now!
日本漢字能力検定
Cost: Level 10-8 $24; Level 7- semi 2 $28; Level 2 $35.
When: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Application deadline December 15
Where: The International School, 025 SW Sherman Street, Portland, OR 97201
Japan Foundation 2010-2011 Grants
The Consulate-General of Japan in Portland is pleased to announce the Japan Foundation Programs available in the United States for 2010-2011. Awards are made once a year. Program announcements and application forms are available at the Consulate-General of Japan in Portland, or directly through the Japan Foundation’s Los Angeles or New York offices.
Free Japanese Sing and Play for toddlers
What: “Sing and Play” class, taught in Japanese by International School Japanese teachers
For who: Children ages 0 through 4 with a parent or caregiver.
Cost: Free
When: Fridays, December 11 & 18, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Where: The International School, Arthur Street building 122 SW Arthur St Portland, OR 97201
