What’s Next?

STUDENT PARENT MEETING 

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27th at 7:30 PM 

Notre Dame High School - Amphitheatre 

Please note that spots are limited!  

Please check out the FAQ below for 

the estimated trip price and payment schedule. 

What you can do right now....

Interest Forms:

If you are interested at all in the exchange, you will need to fill out this form that will help us learn about you. It has general information about you and helps the committee determine your level of interest. We need to get to know you a little better to see if you are up to the challenge of the exchange.

https://bit.ly/JapanForm

Reference Forms:

You are being asked to find two teachers who can be a reference for you as some of you we know and others we do not.  This gives us the opportunity to see if your teachers recommend you for this experience.  Please give them the link below for them to complete the reference. The teachers are to fill out the form using their email, not yours. Thank you.

https://bit.ly/japan-reference

Japan Exchange  - Cost and Payment Schedule

• As of September 22, 2023 the exchange trip cost is estimated at $4200.

• A $600 deposit is due upon signup by the end of September, 2023.

• A $600 payment is due at the end of each month from October 2023 to March 2024

• A total of 7 payments of $600 with the final payment due by March 31, 2024.

• $200 will be non-refundable by October 31, 2023.

• $500 in total will be non-refundable by January 31, 2024.

• Participants have the option to pay in full.

• Please contact the committee if you have any questions.

Japan Exchange Facts & Frequently Asked Questions

• Central Alberta Yamate Exchange Committee members:

  • • • • • Jeff Lerouge, Notre Dame High School

          • Melanie Roth, Notre Dame High School

          • Brad Wolfe, St. Joseph High School

          • Rod Andrews, Innisfail High School

• Central Alberta schools have participated in this exchange 11 times since 1988

• The exchange occurs annually in Alberta and alternates between Central Alberta, Edmonton and Calgary/Medicine Hat every year.

  • • • • • Calgary 2023

          • Central Alberta & Medicine Hat 2024

          • Edmonton 2025

          • Calgary 2026

          • Central Alberta 2027

          • Edmonton 2028

• The exchange will be open to students at Notre Dame, St. Joseph and Innisfail high schools for students in grades 10, 11 or 12 in the 2023-24 school year. As this is a shared trip, spots may be limited.

• Yamate Gakuin High School is located in Yokohama:

  • • • • • https://www.yamate-gakuin.ac.jp/english.html

• Yamate Gakuin High School has exchanges with schools in both Canada and the United States. When we travel to Japan in the summer, students from other North American schools will be on the same trip.

  • • • • • Victoria, British Columbia

          • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

          • Ottawa and Kitchener, Ontario

          • Halifax, Nova Scotia

          • Charlotte, North Carolina

          • Yakima, Dayton, Walla Walla and Pasco, Washington

          • Elkhart and Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Traditionally Yamate students are hosted in pairs with an local family and Alberta students pair up to be hosted together in a Japanese home. Hosting students from Japan is part of what makes this an amazing, once in a lifetime experience. You may not necessarily be hosted by the students you have hosted in Alberta.

• Websites worth checking out:

  • • • • https://www.yokohamajapan.com/things-to-do/T01.php

        • https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2166.html

        • https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0001016/

        • https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3001.html

        • https://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/

• Please email reddeer.japan.exchange@gmail.com if you have any questions.

• We look forward to travelling with you to Japan next year! 

Last updated August 31, 2023