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trip for kids on July 21-22, we are also considering two trips to the USA: one for children and one for adults. The USA trips would be about a week long each and take place in August. If a minimum of 10
interested people for each of the two trips notify us, we will create the programs and put forth a travel package. So if you might be interested in going overseas, please contact us very soon.
360 Rainbow Feedback System Announcing 360 Rainbow
and move toward a greater level of mutual understanding.
This spring, for all 50-minute children’s classes, we are starting a new 360-degree feedback system called 360 Rainbow. We hope it will facilitate student progress toward becoming more active learners with greater self-management. Working with the system’s introspective and diagnostic documents should help to clarify the students’ purpose of study, goals, and progress and improve communication between teachers, staff, students, and students’ families. Working together and thinking deeply about goals, attitudes, and the learning process, we can create an even better learning environment
The system will cycle four times a year beginning this month and is composed of 3 main documents: 1) An evaluation from the previous quarter (January to March) 2) A signature form that, one, asserts that a family member has read the evaluation and discussed it with the student, and two, offers space for feedback for the teacher, staff, and academy 3) A Rainbow Book, kept in the student’s binder, which will keep track of attendance/ homework, personal goals, and personal reflections
HELLEN KELLER (1880-1968) American author, speaker, and activist alone: by one’s self; not with others
Student Evaluation Name: Rainbow Junior
Evaluation Date: 4/23/2013
Class: Super Rainbows
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Progress: 1-6-1
3.3
Quarter: 4
Period: January-Marc h 2013
クラスでの様子 (Behavior) 4.0
3.8
4.0
3.8
１月∼３月
3.8
講師からの評価 (Evaluation) 今回がんばった点：Strong
points this quarter were:
授業中は英語のみを使えている
授業が始まるまでに宿題を確認し提
出できている
ユーモアのセンスがある 最も成長した点：We
have noticed the most improvement in:
知っている英語を使い、くりかえし
練習することができ
次回に向けた課題点：Challenges
for the upcoming quarter are to:
クラスのなかでリーダーシップをと
る
間違いをおそれない 自分なりの方法で、知りたいことの
答えを見つける努力をする
The Rainbow Book and Evaluation
Famous Quotations Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.
These documents, along with an introductory explanation handout entitled “360 Rainbow” are being distributed in classes over a period of a few weeks this month. Please ask your child about them and take the time to go through them carefully. We are looking forward to being in better communication and learning together!
Kids’ Corner
Learning is fun. Every day we all learn something new. And with each new thing we learn, we grow. Ichiro, Hikaru Utada, Ayumi Hamasaki, Ken Watanabe, Keisuke Honda, and Masayoshi Son. What do all of these people have in common? Besides being successful and famous, they all speak English very well!
1. It’s an album. 2. It’s a gorilla. 3. It’s a hawk. (It’s a bird.) 4. It’s a camel.
Also, if you own a business or work for a government office that wants to attract tourism or might be interested multilingual services such as ad creation, website development, print services, language services, and software development services, please contact us.
2013 Summer Camps As part of our plan to expand chances for students to interact meaningfully with others in English outside of the classroom, we are looking to expand our summer camp programs. In addition to a local overnight
Are you interested in getting published? In addition to English content, JapanTourist is expanding to include Japanese, Chinese, and Korean articles. If you are interested in being part of the project by commenting on the site or writing or translating travel articles—in any of these languages—about places you know well and introducing the Japan to the world, contact us. Through deals with major corporate sponsors, writing and translating articles, and even just
commenting on them, earns reward points that can be exchanged for things like household items, hotel stays, and even airline tickets.
What is it?
about places both famous and off-thebeaten-path, and the site is only in its second year.
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