General Meeting and Social Party
Saturday April 22nd
Where: Sepamu
General Meeting 6pm-7pm
Social Party 7:00-8:00
Free

Join us for the usual General meeting, and then stay for the Social party afterwards. We will have plenty of tasty food ready to enjoy. We look forward to seeing you there!
	Help me with this hair! Raymond's danpatsu ceremony During the social party, we will cut off all of Raymond's hair. If you want to help with the scissors, please bring a donation for international aid.

Sharon's Welcome Party
Raymond's mother came to Kosaka!
May 24th

Raymond's mother Sharon, who currently resides in Edmonton, Canada, came to Japan on May 22nd; after spending a couple of days in Tokyo, she arrived in Kosaka on May 24th. She stayed until June 12th, travelling as far away as Hokkaido, but she mostly stayed around town. She is a very easygoing person, did you say hello to her?

Study Activities

English Classroom
Every Thursday
Beginner, Intermediate, and 'nooner' classes available

Internationalising Kosaka

Acacia Tree Festival
Street Hockey Tournament and Flea Market
When:June 10th and 11th (Sat. & Sun.)

June 10th (Saturday) Street Hockey
We will hold another street hockey tournament this year. Last year it wasn't just local teams, but also ones from Kazuno and Takanosu. You can play even if you don't have a team! You are welcome to join the KIS team! Beginners are welcome!

June 10th and 11th (Saturday & Sunday) Flea Market
We are accepting applications for the Flea Market in Acacia festival. All we ask is that you donate 10% of your sales to charity. We will provide a tarp and tent and refreshments

Please contact the office for details

Thailand,Philippine Cooking Classroom
When:Saturday, July 9th 10:30-(2hrs)
Where:Sepamu Kitchen(2FL)
Info:We will collect money for materials at the cooking class(appx.500yen)

Hey-hey hey! Would you like to try some interesting food? some women living in Kosaka and Kazuno,who come from Thailand and The Philippines, would you like to introduce you to a few dishes!

Movie Night
When:Thursday, July 13th 18:00
Where:MMAJ(2FL)
Info:Free

Please cone and join us for a really interesting movie: there are no words! So anyone can enjoy this beautiful movie. It is a story told with picture and music,and covers many different countries in the world.

International Exchange Event

2 night homestay during the
French-Japanese Science Camp
Camp Dates:July 30th~August 22nd

This summer, Japanese students from Akita, Aomori, and Iwate prefectures will join with highschool students from France, in Kosaka. They will be spending their summer holiday (Sunday July 30th to Sunday August 20th), exploring 'science' in unique and stimulating ways.

During the camp, there will be two 2-day homestay experiences with families in Kosaka. We are now recruiting families for these homestays

The dates are: August 5th and 6th; and August 17th and 18th
Students will be put in pairs consisting of one Japanese and one French student.

For registration or questions, please contact the KIS office

PARTY
When:August 18th (Friday), 6:00pm
Where: Kokusai Hiroba (beside the Korakukan)

French University Student Homestay
Month of August

Ms. Cecile Barbier She speaks fluent French,English, advanced German, some Japanese, and a little Italian.

For the fourth year running, we will be hosting a french highschool student in Kosaka. While in Kosaka, they will work at MINETEC, the mining research centre. This year we are expecting a female first year university student. This will be a perfect opportunity for international exchange in your home. Won't you consider being a host family?

For details: contact the office

Exchange Activities

Events with the JICA Participants

Once again, the JICA participants will be joining us in Kosaka. A BIG welcome party; flag painting in Central Park; Japanese Language classroom; International Cooking Classroom; Sports (planning an event with Kazuno city International Society); Cultural Exchange; Host Family and Host 'Friendship' programs; Farewell party, and other events are planned for this year's participants

Looking for Host Families, Host Friends

The participants are scheduled to be in Kosaka from August 14th to November 14th; we hope that the Host Families and Host Friends will become friends with their matched participants over the course of their stay. Going out for dinner; taking drives; etc. You can do whatever you like; however, due to JICA rules, the participants MUST stay at the Gold Palace Hotel during their course. Therefore, JICA participants are not allowed to stay overnight at your house; they must be back at the Gold Palace by 12:00

For more details, contact the KIS office

Internationalisation in Kosaka

Wine Festival
September 17th (Sun.)

Enjoy Kosaka wine & Grape juice (produced from local grapes) and an outdoor yakiniku BBQ. There are plenty of games and activities planned for the day. Loads of fun!

Study Activities

English Classroom Students Overseas Trip   6/28　
Edmonton, Alberta CANADA
A ten-day trip during the beginning of October.

Price: About 170,000 - 190,000 yen. Participants must bear the entire cost of the trip (we are currently looking into subsidies from the Town)
Max # of participants 7. If there are too many applicants, students _currently_ enrolled in Raymond's English class will be given priority

Study Activity

Halloween Party
Saturday October 28th

Come and join us for the best kids Halloween party in Japan! Events planned include story telling, trick or treating, pinata games, a costume contest, etc. Bring your kids along, or just join for the fun of it!

Study Activity

Junior-Senior Highschool Student Overseas Tour
March 23rd(FRI) - April 1st(SUN), 2001

This is one of our projects that is aimed directly at making the youth of Kosaka more "Internationally-conscious". This trip will be led by Kosaka's CIR, Raymond Matthias, and will concentrate on a homestay experience in Nanaimo, B.C. Canada. The students will study English and participate in other activities, all with the aim of having the students experience Canada 's history, culture and lifestyle for themselves.