Nonprofit NGO work opportunities in Japan

Field Coordinator Position in Japan

With the support of the US-Japan Foundation, we are excited about expanding our ArtLink exchange program to include twelve full partnerships between American and Japanese classes in the 2010-11 school year.

We are looking to bring on board a bilingual field coordinator in Japan to help support this program. While we are non-profit organization, we can offer the exchange coordinator a stipend of $1200 ($100 per class) to:

o help recruit the 12 classes in Japan

o help translate in the teacher training session we will run in May

o make sure all teachers receive and understand the guideline materials

o in September and October, keep in touch with the Japanese art teachers to make sure they will be able to meet the deadline.

o help with translating the artist description sheets into English or Japanese

o in November, coordinate the shipping of the 12 art packets to Creative Connections

o in February, making sure all classes receive art from their partners and send feedback to their partners.

o Help with any classes wishing to create and post email, photo or video responses or who wish to participate in a videoconference.

o Help teachers complete an end-of-program evaluation

Creative Connections’ Artlink Program

This unique program is designed for art and social studies classes around the world. Students create art projects designed to reflect their life and culture and exchange their work with a partner class in a different country. The students then examine and enjoy the art from their partners, gaining new insights into their culture and then share these insights with their partners.

Details of the US-Japan ArtLink Program

· Number of partnerships: 12 (between 12 Japanese classes and 12 US classes)

· Age Range:

· 5 Elementary School Classes (8-10 year old students)

· 5 Middle School classes (11-13 year old students)

· 2 High School Classes (14-18 year old students)

· Written support materials, including guidelines and introductory workshop, will be fully translated into Japanese.

· Teachers in Japan and the US will be recruited by 1 May, 2010

· Teacher training (via videoconference or Skype) will be conducted in May, 2010

· The ArtLink exchange will begin in September, 2010. All art and artist descriptions must be shipped to Creative Connections by 5 November.

· Partner art will be shipped to classes by 1 Feb. 2011

· Partners send feedback and dialogue with one another from 15 Feb. – 1 Mar, 2011

Please contact Alan Steckler of Creative Connections, asteckler@creativeconnections.org by 1 April if you might be interested in filling this position or if you have any questions. Please also visit our website at www.CreativeConnections.org to learn more about the ArtLink program and our organization.