| From the Herald News: | | | | currency, imports and exports, national symbols |
| Fourth-grade students in Michael Schuelke's class | | | | and main holidays. Each student has also created a |
| at Freedom Elementary School may not travel to | | | | name and slogan for their travel companies. |
| Japan anytime soon. But if they ever do decide to | | | | Discount Asia Travel for example, with fun and |
| go, they will be well-researched travelers. | | | | creative slogans. |
| Each student is completing a travel brochure to | | | | Schuelke got the idea to teach this subject from |
| the country. | | | | his Asia travel experience. |
| The brochures must highlight visits to at least two | | | | In the fall of 2005, Schuelke toured Japan for |
| of Japan's main islands and include a three to | | | | three weeks as one of 200 educators from the |
| five-day itinerary for someone to follow during | | | | United States selected to attend through the |
| their visit. | | | | Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. |
| Each brochure also includes a hand-drawn map of | | | | The program educates American educators on |
| Japan with labels and the route of travel, main | | | | international and Japanese education systems. |
| regions, top five cities by size, a map legend and | | | | Through their research, the students are being |
| three pictures. | | | | required to compare characteristics of culture as |
| Information in the brochure also included facts | | | | reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions |
| about the capitol, population, languages spoken, | | | | and institutions, Schuelke said. |