NorthCentral High School
1801 East 86th Street,Indianapolis, IN  46240
(317)259-5301;  fax (317)259-5369

 

Heather Constantinescu, x5867
hgaskins@msdwt.k12.in.us
www.geocities.com/gaskins2000

 

Tomoe Nakamura, x5535
tnakamura@msdwt.k12.in.us

 

Hank Schwab, x5539
hschwab@msdwt.k12.in.us

http://www.hschwab.com/jfyp.html

The Japanese Program at North Central High School

·  Four years of Japanese are available at the high school

·  A fifth year is available for students who begin Japanese in the 8th grade.

·  Possible international baccalaureate preparation

·  Eighth grade students from the three middle schools have the opportunityto take Japanese 1/2 at North Central High School

Interesting Opportunities

·  Join the Japan Club!!  The Japan Club is a student-run club that seeksto explore Japanese culture through a variety of different activities.

·  Travel to Japan!!  North Central High School students have gone toJapan many times during the last few summers! Starting in 2002, NC willbegin its first exchange program ever with a high school in Morioka, Iwate,Japan! They will spend three incredible weeks touring and experiencingdaily Japanese life and in return host their Japanese host brothers andsister here at NC!!

·  Japanese Visitors!!  For three weeks in February and March, NC hostsstudent teachers from Japan. It is an incredible chance for students hereto be taught by native speakers!

·  Japanese Honorary!  In the spring of 2001, North Central opened itsown chapter of the Japanese National Honor Society!

·  Japan Bowl!!   Join the Japan Bowl team and compete against otherHigh school  Japanese students state-wide! Our 4th-year team tookfirst place team went to the national competition in Washington D.C. andtook 6th in the nation!! We can do it again!! We will go for the titleagain this year!

Why Study Japanese?

Think about future employment opportunities both in Indiana and abroad.Did you know that..

·  .the Japan America Society of Indiana has over 700 corporate sponsors bothAmerican and Japanese?

·  .Japan is one of our largest trading partners and it is the leading economicand technological power in Asia?

·  .economists and businesspeople agree that the Pacific Rim will be the centerof economic development in the 21st century?


Stand out among the rest!!  Challenge yourself and study aunique, lesser known language. Colleges and universities WILL take notice!!

But isn't it too difficult?

Japanese is, without a doubt, a challenge. However, if it is presentedin a logical, organized manner, it can seem deceptively easy. It can alsobe fun, and it will bring out the artistic side in you as you learn towrite in Japanese characters! Listen to a few quotes from previous first-yearJapanese students:
 

·  "It's fun, easy and useful. It's so much easier than it looks."

·  "It's a very different, interesting, out of the usual experience. It'seasy to learn if you put effort in learning it."

·  "It's fun! We learn about Japanese culture and things about Japanese people.We can speak a different language from others."

·  "I think a good reason to take Japanese is because there are many companieshere run by Japanese people. There will be a need for us to be able tocommunicate with these people and do business with them."