Connecting Colorado & Yamagata Students

PHOTO: Yamagata Shimbun November 23, 2021 Photo courtesy of 13 pages / Yamagata Shimbun

JASC has facilitated several online exchanges this past year and we continue to get requests from both sides of the pond! Nothing makes us happier than connecting students between our two favorite places. The above newsletter article was in the Yamagata Newspaper. Boulder High and Yamagata High enjoyed an exchange this past year where nearly 100 students total connected online. They discussed gaming, anime, and cultural differences and similarities. They shared language resources and connected on social media. The students hope to have an in person exchange in the near future.

Colorado and Yamagata Prefecture are sister-states and celebrated the 35th anniversary of this valuable relationship in 2021. If you are a teacher of Japanese language and interested in this type of opportunity for your students, let us know!