http://www.sagajet.com Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:04:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have not seen it, the Daily Yomiuri has published an article about how the current administration is looking to eliminate the Elementary School reforms that were recently put into place. I say that teachers in rural Saga need all the help they can get, seeing how there ... http://www.sagajet.com/the-future-of-elementary-education-in-question This is the mid-year seminar for Saga JTEs and JETs. Attendance is mandatory. http://www.sagajet.com/mid-year-seminar-at-the-grande-hagakure-hotel Here is the link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8340128.stm It's the 5th photo. :) http://www.sagajet.com/536 Here is the link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8340128.stm It's the 5th photo. :) http://www.sagajet.com/saga-balloon-festival-makes-the-bbc Lunch Catering is available for the midyear seminar. Click here to order--or email Jesse for a link to the order form. The password is that meal between breakfast and dinner that starts with an "l". http://www.sagajet.com/order-lunch-for-the-midyear-seminar-here Come try on yukata (Japanese summer kimono) and experience Japanese culture (Koto music, Powder Tea Ceremony, and Ikebana) at the Saga International Festival, 2009!! DATE: Sunday, September 13th REGISTRATION: From 10:00 to 13:00 (or 1 pm for those of us who do not do 24 hour clocks) PUT on YUKATA:  in the special ... http://www.sagajet.com/yukata-and-japanese-culture-event I've compiled a list of things to do this summer in or around Saga. I also made a nice PDF which you can download here. What's on Saga : August 2009 Contrary to popular belief, Saga is not a sleepy prefecture. There is plenty to do (I think I have ... http://www.sagajet.com/whats-on-saga-august-2009 Every year, Saga has an ALT-JTE seminar in November.  Instead of just going, why not help shape the next Midyear Seminar? District Representatives are currently planning for November 2009, so if you have a good idea for a seminar, please let us know!  You can either contact Andy or your DR--or ... http://www.sagajet.com/call-for-midyear-seminar-workshop-topics If you're an incoming JET: hello, and welcome to the site. Here you'll find local information and can get in touch with real, live JETs who live in teeny tiny Saga Prefecture, Japan. This website has TWO parts: 1. an articles section, that is part magazine, part guidebook. 2. Interactive forums (accessible from ... http://www.sagajet.com/so-youre-coming-to-saga Hi Everyone! Last call for Haiku and Photo submissions for AJET's Haiku and Photo Competition!! The deadline is today, Friday the 12th, so if you still haven’t emailed your submission, be sure to email it today to contest(at)ajet.net!! (contest rules and details below) Thank you! Alisa Tobin 2009-2010 National AJET Cultural Liaison The AJET Haiku Competition Write us ... http://www.sagajet.com/show-us-your-poetry-and-pretty-photos-today