Japan: The Land of Endless

DiscoveryKezai Koho to Japan: Teaching Fellowship

2011Susanna Pierce,

International School of the Americas, San

Antonio, TX

What Endless Discovery? Educational and Cultural discoveries through

experience: Site Visits to Schools, Temples, and Businesses

Personal and Communal discoveries through reflection Blog- Adventuresome Say

Student discoveries through imitation Project

Educational Discoveries through Experience

Cultural Discoveries through Experience

Business Discoveries through Experience: Corporate Social Responsibility

Adventuresome Say

Lasting Impressions Hiroshima

Becoming Japanese Host Family

Blog

Personal DiscoveryThrough Reflection

Student Discoveries

through Imitation

Japanese understanding of Mottainai

“feeling of regret when a resource is not fully

utilized”Economic value of

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Student Discoveries

through Imitation

Eco-friendly house to conserve scarce resources

in communities overcoming disasters“Mottainai” efficiency

How did this project affect my students?

Higher Student Engagement

Greater Enthusiasm for learning about Asia and visiting Asia

“I don't know what you did to light a fire under (student name), but you have my deepest gratitude.” Email from a parent about her son

Japan: A Place of Endless Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Discovery

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” Confuscious