November 1999 FMF Teacher Program
Mrs. Wheeler's Schedule for Her Trip to Japan
Nov. 13
Leave Mad River to visit with family in San Francisco Bay area
before
Program starts.
Nov. 14 (Sunday)
San Francisco - FMF Teacher Program Pre-departure Orientation:
Sheraton Gateway Hotel, San Francisco Airport
Nov. 15 (Monday)
Depart from San Francisco International Airport:
1:00 p.m., United Airlines Flight #837 (11 hour flight)
Nov. 16 (Tuesday) Arrival in Tokyo
Nov. 17 (Wed.) - Nov. 19 (Fri.)
Tokyo Program: Orientation on Japanese life and culture and
meet with
Japanese government officials and educators; city and prefectural orientations.
Staying at New Otani Hotel.
Nov. 20 (Sat.) - Nov. 21 (Sun.) Free Time (Tokyo area.) Staying at New Otani Hotel.
Nov. 22 (Mon.) - Dec. 1 (Wed.) City
Program: Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku District (southern
Japan).
Will have contact with Japanese teachers and students during visits to
primary
and secondary schools and a teacher's college; will also visit cultural
sites and
local industries in addition to a home stay with a Japanese family.
Staying at Rihga Royal Hotel except for home stay and one night stay at
a
Japanese style inn.
Dec. 2 (Thurs.) Visit to Hiroshima on return to Tokyo
Dec. 2 (Thurs.) - Dec. 3 (Fri.)
Tokyo Program: Project resources, panel discussions, group presentations,
wrap up and farewell reception. Staying at New Otani Hotel.
Dec. 4 (Sat.)
Depart from Tokyo - Return to San Francisco
United Airlines Flight #838, arrive 11:00 a.m.
Dec. 6 (Mon.)
Back to teaching at Southern Trinity High