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Education Grantees 2013

Youth Arts New York New York, NY 
Hibakusha Stories 
Project Director: Dr. Kathleen Sullivan 
$3,000
Youth Arts New York brings one of the most important moments in human history,
the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, into the classroom through
curriculum development, teacher training and workshops in high schools and
universities in New York and Oklahoma. Such activities include workshops at the
UN for teachers and workshops with Hiroshima survivors in high schools
exploring the multiple perspectives of the bombings.

Japan America Society of Vermont Colchester, VT 
Community Outreach Optimization 
Project Director: Toshiharu Saitoh 
$2,204 
The Japan America Society of Vermont aims to provide educational outreach
activities to children of the local community so that they may gain access to
Japanese arts, language and culture firsthand. Such activities include pottery,
ikebana, origami and Japanese language classes, participation in the local
International Festival, and a Japanese speech contest. Through these
opportunities, JASV aims to increase educational impact and through hands-on
learning experiences and interactive presentations to increase US-Japan
understanding.

Japan
Society of Fairfield County, Ridgefield, CT 
Ichiro: Japanese Performer from a 400 Year Old Tradition 
Project Director: Victoria Hackman 
$3,269
Japanese traditional strolling performer, Oikado
Ichiro, will conduct a series of six performances aimed specifically at
children and teachers. In addition Ichiro will leader
post-performance discussions at cultural centers, a middle school and youth
centers, emphasizing ancient Japanese performance traditions. These discussions
will cover history and tradition of festival performances, costumes and Ichiro’s
story.

Primary Source Watertown, MA 
Teaching Japan: a
Face-to-Face seminar, an Online Webinar, and an Online Resource Guide for
Secondary School Teachers
Project Director: Peter Gilmartin 
$4,928
Primary Source aims to help teachers acquire the knowledge and
resources to provide opportunities for students to learn about Japanese
history. The organization plans to conduct a three-part professional
development project for secondary school teachers consisting of 1) a 6-hour
in-person seminar on samurai and the culture of medieval Japan, 2) a 1-hour
webinar on medieval Japan and medieval Europe, and 3) creation of interactive
online resources on medieval Japan.

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Pittsburgh, PA 
MCG Youth & Arts “Manga Madness” and
“Elements of Cosplay” Courses 
Project Director: Jennifer L. Boughner 
$5,000
The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild will offer
two art courses, “Manga Madness” and “Elements of Cosplay” as a part of the
afterschool Apprenticeship Training Program (ATP). Both classes will focus on
engaging and learning about Japanese art and culture and helping students gain
experience in different art-making processes such as screen printing, sewing,
and graphic design. Classes will help contextualize their studio-arts-based
projects within Japanese culture and arts and into learning about Japanese
culture.

Midori & Friends New York, NY  
Journey to Japan
Project Director: Caroline Horn  
$5,000
This program will aim to immerse second and third grade students in Japan and
Japanese culture through a 6 to 8 week curriculum unit
exploring its history, music and culture. In addition to the classroom lessons,
students will attend weekly interactive workshops led by internationally
acclaimed masters of varied Japanese arts, including music, painting,
calligraphy, haiku, origami and ikebana. 

Gordon
Bubolz Nature Preserve
 Appleton,
WI 
Art in Nature Summer Day Camp
Project Director: Mandy Bohn 
$2,500
Through the summer day camp held at the Bubolz Nature Preserve, students ages 6-12 will participate
in a guided trip to the preserve’s ponds to learn about fish, followed by a
presentation and gyotaku workshop led by a professional Japanese artist. Camp
participants will use rubber fish and paints to create gyotaku t-shirts.
Scholarships will also be provided to underrepresented children to participate
in the summer day camps. 

Japanese
Cultural Center, Tea House & Gardens of Saginaw, Inc
. Saginaw,
MI 
Japan Festival of Saginaw
Project Director: Madison Smith 
$1,500
This project will hold a festival that aims to introduce Japanese culture to
the local community held on the Japanese garden grounds of the Saginaw Tea
House. The festival will include stage performances, Japanese art
demonstrations, Japanese children’s games and lectures. Stage will feature
performances by local Taiko group, Koto player, Okinawan dance and music group,
a kendo club, and a Japanese glee club. Interactive demonstrations will be
housed in other tents and will include various Japanese art forms, including shodo, tea ceremony, ikebana, and origami, as well as
traditional games geared towards children, such as hanetsuki,
fukuwarai, and mamehiroi.