- Theme
- Location
- Prep
- day 1
- day 2
- day 3
- day 4
- day 5
- day 6
- day 7
- day 8
- day 9
- day 10
- day 11
- day 12
- day 13
February 21 (Thursday) Day 1
7: 00-9: 00 Osaka City University Students Breakfast @Andrews University Cafeteria, Randall Student Lounge, Buller Hall
Today’s Activity Goal: Breaking the ice
- Get to know each other
- Understand the basic terms used in the internship
- Discover the differences and commonalities between Japan and the US within a given theme
Morning session (only OCU students 9: 00-12: 00)
9: 00-9: 30
Lecture by Dr. Marcella (about state and local governments)
9: 30-10: 30
Introducing Andrews University
10: 30-12: 00
Campus tour by Andrews University students
(11: 30- Group photo @ the Globe)
12: 00-
Lunch (Andrews University Cafeteria)
Afternoon session (13: 00-13: 50)
Group work on the given agenda (see below for details)
group work
Task 1: Compare the partner and worksheet (HOMEWORK 1) to complete the table. Then, divide the above by department and highlight with different colors.
Government Sector: Local Government, County, Central Government
Local government, county, state federal government
Political sector: city, prefecture, state and federal members,
Private sector: for-profit, non-profit
Task 2: List the differences between the providers of each service. Do the differences have any impact on the content or quality of each service? If so, discuss those differences between the US and Japan.
Task 3: Present the results of the group discussion.
Afternoon Part 2 (14: 00-14: 50)
Task 1
Afternoon Part 3 (15: 00-15: 50)
Task 1
Afternoon Part 4 (16: 00-16: 30)
〇 Clarify the composition of groups and internships.
- Boys and Girls Club ・ ・ ・ Providing after-school learning support that leads to academic success, instruction for building up character, and programming that helps young people lead a healthy lifestyle.
- Logan Autism Learning Center・・・Provides necessary supplies and effective autism services in Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan and strive to achieve their desired quality of life.
- Harbor House Adult Day Services・・・Provides a safe and comfortable environment for adults of all ages with memory impairment and special needs to engage in meaningful therapeutic activities.
group work
Task 4: Compare your own internship facility reports based on HOMEWORK 2
Afternoon Part 5 (16: 30-17: 00)
Introduction of internship destination
How to do job shadowing (worksheet)
February 22nd (Friday) day 2
7: 00-9: 00 Breakfast for Osaka City University Students (Andrews University Cafeteria)
Goals for today’s activity: Preparing for the internship
- Do a preliminary inspection before the internship
- Check effective interview skills
- Develop effective explanatory skills
- Orientation of the entire internship program
Daily schedule
〇 Preparation and execution of job shadowing
〇 Worksheet preparation practice
〇 Summary after job shadowing
Morning Part: Lecture (OCU students only) @ Buller Hall Randall Student Lounge
9: 00-9: 30
Explanation by staff of United Way(interns)
9: 30-11: 00
Mr. Daph Fenaud (Andrews University GA, graduate student)
11: 00-12: 00
Follow-up of Thursday afternoon part
12: 00-
Lunch (Andrews University Cafeteria)
Afternoon Part 1 (13: 00-13: 30) (10 minutes x 3 groups)
Task 1: Presentation
(Students in the audience) List 3 keywords
Afternoon Part 2 (13: 30-14: 30)
Task 2: Check unknown keywords given by students in the audience
Find the definition of each keyword in the worksheet
Task 3: Write down the 3 most important keywords from the list
Discuss the specific services and social context of those words
Task 4: Write down some questions to ask the facility staff during the internship
* In Tasks 2 and 3, you cannot explain the word or situation
* In Task 3, questions will be asked to the implementer
Afternoon Part 4 (14: 30-15: 00)
Explain the three keywords to students in the audience
After the end: OCU student dinner @ cafeteria
February 23rd (Saturday), day 3
According to the plan, OCU Student Activities were to visit Grand Rapids: Museum Tour and Dining-Gerald Ford Museum; Art Museum.
Unfortunately the above schedule was canceled due to bad weather.
Instead of these, they deepened the interaction between students in the guesthouse. In the evening, they went to “Wild Wings” (restaurant for delicious chicken) for dinner with Andrews University students!
February 24th(Sunday), 4th day
OCU Student Activities (Visit Chicago: -Sky Deck; Michigan Ave & shopping; Ice skating)
* Mr. Aaron met at the campus center at 9 am.
February 25th(Monday), 5th day
Internship 1 (9: 00-15: 00 @ each internship destination)
Meeting at the campus center at 8:30
Evening: Start drafting the report
February 26 (Tuesday) 6th day
Internship 2 (9: 00-15: 00 @ each internship destination)
Meeting at the campus center at 8:30
Evening: Start drafting the report
Logan Autism Learning Center
Harbor House Adult services
Boys and Girls Club
(a place for children’s extracurricular activities)
February 27th(Wednesday), 7th day
7: 00-9: 00 Osaka Breakfast for Osaka City University Students(Andrews University Cafeteria)
@Randall Student Lounge, Buller Hall
* OCU students check out their luggage and bring it to Buller Hall
Organised the report about the internship in the morning (campus departure in afternoon)
Students create two types of reports, English and Japanese
Create one report for each internship (Boys and Girls Club, Logan Center, Harbor House) @ Buller Hall Randall Student Lounge
9: 00-12: 00 Report preparation
* AU students are required to create an English version of the report
* OCU students are required to create a Japanese version of the report
11: 00-12: 00
Compare the two versions of the reports with the correct content
OCU Student: 12: 00-13: 15 Lunch @ Andrews University Cafeteria
13: 15-15: 00
The students continued to create the reports.
Complete the report and, if you have time, check the work of the other groups and share with each other. Correct if necessary. Each group can check the other two groups. (20 minutes each)
Goal: 15:00 Complete the report and leave for Chicago
(AU students who had classes on that day were able to join the internship after the classes.)
February 28 (Thursday) 8th day
From hotel to airport (free shuttle bus)
From AA1239 12:06 Chicago
Boston arrival
March 1st(Friday), 9th day
March 2nd(Saturday), 10th day
March 3(Sunday), 11th day
March 4th (Monday), 12th day