Bunkyo University students visited Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) earlier this year to learn more about the American public education system and teach CCPS students about the Japanese culture.
The 30 university students spend a week at a hotel and another with host families around the county.
From Feb. 18 to March 1, they attended presentations by CCPS staff, learned about career and technology education (CTE) programs, visited the University of Maryland, College Park and observed classroom instruction at Maurice J. McDonough High School.
The students were welcomed into classrooms at Berry, Dr. James Craik, Malcolm, Mary H. Matula, Walter J. Mitchell, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy, Mary B. Neal, J.C. Parks, Arthur Middleton and William B. Wade elementary schools and Milton M. Somers Middle School.
The Bunkyo students held a Sayonara Party on Feb. 28 for their host families and CCPS staff to thank them for the experiences in the classroom and their hospitality. This is the 29th year Bunkyo students have visited CCPS.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,108 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 36 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
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The 30 university students spend a week at a hotel and another with host families around the county.
From Feb. 18 to March 1, they attended presentations by CCPS staff, learned about career and technology education (CTE) programs, visited the University of Maryland, College Park and observed classroom instruction at Maurice J. McDonough High School.
The students were welcomed into classrooms at Berry, Dr. James Craik, Malcolm, Mary H. Matula, Walter J. Mitchell, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy, Mary B. Neal, J.C. Parks, Arthur Middleton and William B. Wade elementary schools and Milton M. Somers Middle School.
The Bunkyo students held a Sayonara Party on Feb. 28 for their host families and CCPS staff to thank them for the experiences in the classroom and their hospitality. This is the 29th year Bunkyo students have visited CCPS.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,108 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 36 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
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