仭 Member' s News
仢Noriaki Sagara, standing director of Meguro UNESCO, retired from the National
Institute for Educational Research of Japan, and started his new post as
the vice president of Kyoto Notre Dame Women's College.
仢Yasuko Yatsu, who once took Meguro UNESCO's course in teaching Japanese
as a foreign language, is now a volunteer teacher for Japanese language
classes sponsored by Tsukuba City.
亅亅亅亅亅THANKS亅亅亅亅亅
仢To the members of theChinese language丂class (Fri. evening) for the donations they made to our scholarship program.
仢ToPatrick Bambico, a member of a Japanese language class, for the donation he made to the
children of the school founded by Mohammed Akramul (friendship member)
and his family in their village in Bangladesh.
仭Collection for the Disaster Areas in India,丂 El Salvador and Mongolia Started!
丂Friendship members in the Japanese classes as well as members in other
language classes have been generous in making donations. The total collection
as of Feb. 9 amounted to亸55,803. We are collecting at UNESCO' s events
and in the language classes. If you'd like to send your donation, please
pay into our account at a post office.
Postal transfer account: Tokyo 00190-8-187774, Meguro UNESCO Association
(Be sure to write 乬Donation乭 in the space for a message)
仛Did You See 乬The Vietnam Project of the丂丂丂丂World Terakoya Movement乭?
It was televised on Feb. 9 in the program 乬Good Morning, Japan乭 on NHK.
This documentary was based on the latest film offered by Mr. Okukawa, an
NFUAJ staff member sent to Vietnam for the project.
仭MEGURO UNESCO SCHOLARSHIP - We' d be grateful for your cooperation!
乗You can give international support for the cost丂of just two cups of coffee a month-
Both regular contributions (亸1,000 a month or 亸12,000 a year) and separate
contributions (any amount at any time) are welcome.丂Please pay into our account either at a post office or at a bank.
Postal transfer: 00100-4-99960, Meguro UNESCO Scholarship
Bank remittance: 3616173 (Ordinary account at Toritsudaigaku Ekimae Branch, Sanwa Bank),
Meguro UNESCO Scholarship
仭Invitation to UNESCO Japanese Language Classes丂(Spring Term, 2001)
The Meguro UNESCO Association has been organizing UNESCO Japanese language
classes to help foreign residents learn Japanese so that they can enjoy
their lives, jobs or studies while they are here. Those who have difficulty
communicating in Japanese as well as those who want to brush up their Japanese
are welcome.
嘆10:00 - 11:45 Tue. & Thu. (Apr. 10 - Jul. 12)
嘇10:00 - 11:45 Sat. (Apr. 14 - Jul. 14)
嘊18:30 - 20:15 Tue. (Apr. 10 - Jul 10)
(No classes on public holidays)
Grade:嘆嘇嘊丂Beginner' s - Advanced
丂丂 乬KANJI class乭 is also available. (Sat.)
Place:Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan (2-20-17 Gohongi)and others
Eligibility:Foreign residents 16 and over who live, work, or go to school in Meguro-ku
Instructors:Members of Meguro UNESCO丂(Japanese language instructors)
Cost:亸1,000 for enrollment in Meguro UNESCO
丂丂丂丂亸1,000 as an annual membership fee Tuition乗
丂丂丂 亸8,100 for Class嘆,\3,900 for Class嘇, 亸4,200 for Class嘊 Others - Cost丂of textbooks
Application:Please apply for嘆丂嘇 to S. Yokoyama (Tel: 3724-9208, Fax: 3717-0339)
Apply for嘊 to Y. Kamata (Tel/Fax: 3713-0423)
丂
Urgent Appeal for the Safeguard of the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan
丂The supreme leader of the Taliban, a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization
in Afghanistan, gave an order to destroy all statues in the country which
the Taliban view as non-Islamic including the 5th century monumental Buddhist statues of Bamiyan carved in the rocks.
丂We are collecting signatures for our petition against the destruction
of the world cultural heritage in Afghanistan.丂We enclose a signature
form. Please sign your name, write the name of the prefecture/city you
live in (e.g. Tokyo, Kanagawa), and send it to Nihon UNESCO Kyokai, 1-3-1
Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Asahi Seimei Building 12F)
仹150-0013, or fax to 03-5424-1126.