The Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for ESD will provide up to 48 U.S. teachers and administrators with the opportunity to travel to Japan on this fully-funded program to learn about ESD efforts and strengthen ESD curricula in both countries. ESD is “a vision of education that seeks to balance human and economic well-being with cultural traditions and respect for the earth’s natural resources,” according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Up to 48 educators from Japan will travel to the U.S. in late April, and up to 48 educators from the U.S. will travel to Japan in June. At the end of the program in each country, all 96 educators will gather for a few days of joint collaboration. For more information about the program, or to access the online application, please visit our website at www.iie.org/ESDteacher.
I hope that you will consider passing along this information to eligible educators in your network so that they can apply for this exciting opportunity! Please do not hesitate to contact me at ESDteacher@iie.org or 888-527-2636 if you have any questions.
Kind Regards,
Susan Gundersen
Senior Program Officer
Institute of International Education
