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About
NP
The oldest NP program is the New Perspectives: Japan (NP:J) program,
established in 1996. More than 2,000 U.S. precollegiate teachers
and students who are engaged in the teaching and studying of Japan
and the Japanese language have participated in NP:J since its inception.
Through the generous support of The Freeman Foundation and The Japan
Foundation Center for Global Partnership, this program has enjoyed
twelve successful years. In 2000, the United States-Japan Foundation
funded a special three-year NP:J Fellows program, enabling selected
Midwestern teachers and students who have never studied Japanese
to participate in this unique adventure on full scholarships. It
is hoped that NP:J will receive additional funding in the near future
for another three years for schools in other states.
The Laurasian Institution has also developed the NP:J-USA program.
The NP:J-USA program is designed to bring students and teachers
from Japan to the United States where they stay with their NP:J
counterparts whenever possible.
The
2009-2010 school year will be the first year for the New Perspectives:
China (NP:C) program. Teachers and students will travel to China
to visit historical sites in Beijing, Xian and Shanghai, attend
a Chinese school, live with a Chinese host family, serve a rural
Chinese community, and experience contemporary China.
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