My Japan: Home, School, and Daily Life for Japanese Children

Primary Source and the Boston Children's Museum have created "My Japan: Home, School, and Daily Life for Japanese Children," a special workshop for elementary and middle school educators to be held at the museum on March 20.

This seminar offers a special lecture by Dr. Catherine C. Lewis of Mills College. Dr. Lewis is the author of the book, Educating Hearts and Minds: Reflections on Japanese Preschool and Elementary Education. A discussion on Japanese education will follow. The seminar will also introduce many resources, including a new video Visits to Homes in Kyoto: Japan Today, filmed in Kyoto last November, and hands-on activities on daily life in Japan.

One-day workshop
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Boston Children's Museum
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Fee: Partnership educators - no cost; Non-partnership educators - $85
Especially for educators in grades K-7.

To register, please complete this online form. NOTE: Educators from our partner districts will need a discount code in order have the registration fee waived. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for the code.