As past-participants of the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme, members of JETAA (JET Alumni Association) South Island have the following goals:-

1. Inform the wider community about

• the JET programme

• life and customs in, and doing business with Japan

• JETAA activities which seek to promote Japan and the JET Programme

2. Encourage new members to join JETAA, to share past experiences with other JETs and assist in achieving JETAA's goals
   

3. Assist the Consular Office of Japan, Christchurch through involvement in the selection process for new JETs, including

• speaking at public presentations to inform prospective JET candidates about the Programme

• being members of the interview-panel screening prospective JETs

• attending information and question-and-answer seminars, and receptions, for new JETs before they go to Japan

4. Maintain contact with chapters of JETAA in New Zealand and worldwide, by

• exchanging information with other chapters as often as possible, via email or other means

• attending, and/or helping to organise, regional (and wider) JETAA seminars

JETAA Sites Worldwide

There are a large number of countries involved in the JET Programme, so there are many JETAA groups formed by ex-JETs who wish to give something back to the Programme, potential participants, and the wider community.

Visit these sites to find out what JETAA is up to in other places.

JETAA Wellington

JETAA Auckland

Click here to check out all the JETAA Chapters on the web

More:

JETAA Sydney

JETAA San Francisco

JETAA British Columbia/ Yukon

JETAA London

JETAA West Japan

Special Invitation from Kozuki town, Hyogo Prefecture to JETAA Members

All JETAA members,

I worked as an ALT in a very rural and very beautiful town in western Hyogo Prefecture, called Kozuki, for three years. I have since been employed in the same community as 'International Affairs Director', and as such it is my pleasure to extend to you this invitation.

I have been given leave to extend to JETAA members passing through this area an invitation to visit Kozuki for a home stay. A 'host family bank' exists in this town, created from a group of families which has hosted foreign students in the past. These families would be pleased to be your hosts, should you wish to spend a few days here with us among the green mountains, clear rivers and lush valleys of a truly 'inaka' region.

This invitation is open-ended. Any JETAA member who will be passing through western Hyogo Prefecture (the region including the cities of Himeji, Ako, Yamasaki, Taishi, Tatsuno, etc...) and has an interest in spending some time in the countryside, please contact us at the Kozuki Public Hall.

If you wish to find Kozuki's location on a map (it must be a very detailed map, as Kozuki is small), the kanji for 'up' (ue) and 'moon' (tsuki) form the characters for Kozuki. It is located on the Hyogo side of the Hyogo and Okayama prefectural borders.

Your stay in Kozuki will cost you nothing.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regional International Coordinator,
Carl F. Kelley

Phone: 0790-86-1153
Fax: 0790-86- 0375
E-Mail: info@town.kozuki.hyogo.jp
(please include 'JETAA' in the subject line of your mail).

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Last Updated: 1 June 2008