This summer intensive is done on ODD years
Students will spend 10-14 days in Kyoto, Japan. They are fully immersed in the culture and are guided by a few of the teachers from our sister school, Sagano High School.
In 2018, we took Dr. Iannitti and her husband, Mrs. Ramsey, Ms. Jalm, and 6 students (4 also went with us to Yellowstone!)
Our itinerary included...
Transportation: bus, train, shinkansen (bullet train), taxi
Stay at a youth hostel and temple
Arashiyama, hiking in the woods, Himeji Castle, Fushimi Inari, Kinkakuji Temple, Ritsumeikan University, Nara, and others with homestay families
Lots of shopping!
Student presentations in classrooms and as part of the Super Global Summit Day, put on by Sagano High School
Rare sightings in 2018
2 Maiko and 2 Geiko