KoFu Student Exchange
Greetings parents/guardians of 7th and 8th OR 9th and 10th graders! The DMPS Kofu, Japan Exchange program is now accepting applications for this upcoming summer. Students will visit our sister city, Kofu City in Japan, and stay with host families. This is an amazing opportunity to learn more about another culture and share your own. You will visit amazing sites and visit Tokyo as well. Hurry and apply before December 1. If you need further information, contact amy.abler@dmschools.org. The application link is here:
https://kofu.dmschools.org/application-process/student-application/
Amy Abler
Culture, Climate and Community (C3) Coordinator
515.242.8314
Remember, the application must be filled out in one sitting. For your convenience, the questions you may want to prepare responses for are listed below:
- Have you ever been away from home without parents? Where did you go? How long was your trip?
- When you return from Japan, you will be an ambassador. Describe how you will prepare for your trip and how you could share this experience when you return home.
- Describe the most important thing you have ever done on your own.
- Describe experiences you have had with people from a different background or culture.
- How would you teach a Japanese friend who cannot speak English to play a game?
- What would you do if you were given Japanese food and you didn’t like it?
- Why do you want to go to Japan?
- You will live with a host family as an ambassador of Des Moines, IA. List three items you might take to Japan to represent Des Moines. Why would you choose them?
- Why should you be selected for this trip?
- How will you continue to communicate with your Japanese host families after you are home?