Canton Experience Japan with Summer Exchange Program

Photo: Canton students with their Japanese visitors

Explore Japan, a cultural exchange program based in Milton, is seeking participants for their 22nd summer of learning, exchange and fun! During the program local children attend daily Japanese culture classes and workshops and in the afternoon they go on field trips with a group of visiting Japanese students. For families that host a student during the program, further expanding the opportunity for learning and exchange, the entire program is free!

Over the years hundreds of families in the area have participated, including the Sweetland’s of Canton. “We found the Explore Japan program to be well organized and it was a wonderful opportunity for our family to experience another culture,” writes Moira Sweetland. “My children met new friends at camp, both American and Japanese, and learned a lot about the Japanese culture. Plus, they really enjoyed the field trips.”

This summer the boys’ program will be held July 23 - August 9 at Pierce Middle School while the girls’ program will be July 25 - August 11 at Milton High School. Daily activities for both programs, which are free for host families, are 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday. Explore Japan is open to all local families with children age 8-18. You can learn more about the program, as well as find an application, at www.americanlearning.com.