The Colby College Museum of Art, the Five College Center for East Asian Studies, and the Friends of Aomori invite K-12 in-service educators to join us for a professional development workshop on Japanese print making.
The workshop will …
Bring Japan to your classroom and join our two-day mini-course for K-16 educators! Explore how tradition and change shape contemporary Japanese society through literature, film, and food. Learn from Penn scholars and connect with fellow educators …
Chanoyu (literally “hot water for tea,” sometimes called the “tea ceremony”) is much more than ritual—it is a living, embodied intersection of art, history, design, and social interaction. In this onsite workshop, K–12 educators will enter the tranquil …
Join d:matcha live from Wazuka, Kyoto, Japan to experience five varieties of sencha (green tea) grown organically in their tea fields. Learn why Wazuka is considered to be one of the best tea growing locations in Japan, the differences in the tea …
In August 1945, Japan surrendered after years of war. The final months of 1945 were a cataclysmic break with the past as the Japanese people were called upon to “endure the unendurable”: defeat, occupation, and the first difficult steps of rebuilding …
Join our Ohio State University colleagues as the NCTA Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) team will present the new, visually rich “Virtual Japan Experience” curriculum series developed by a cohort of K-12 and community college educators.
China has one of the oldest and richest literary traditions in the world. This session explores early foundations of Chinese literature. Understanding the content and background of these poems can give us insight into the values and habits of early …
In this lecture, taught by Dr. Morten Oxenbøll, we will dive into the world of outcasts and marginalized groups in early medieval Japan. We will explore how groups like the hinin as well as female entertainers (shirabyōshi) constructed semi‐autonomous …
Explore the possibilities of biography while learning about the lives of interesting and famous people in East Asia, past and present. Consider six picture books that accurately feature China, Japan, and Korea to enhance your integrated social studies and …
Discover how music shaped life in early China—and how you can bring that story into your own classroom. This webinar will provide background knowledge and practical strategies to help educators bring materials about early Chinese music into their …