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Term	Description
Aisatsu 挨拶あいさつ	Aisatsu is deeply valued in Japanese culture. The simple definition is "greetings," but you may encounter aisatsu in many different contexts in school, including but not limited to: a) Standing at the school gate and saying "ohayou gozaimasu" and "good morning" to staff and students arriving at school. Alternatively, walking around school in between periods or visiting clubs and saying "hi." b) Announcements given by kouchou-sensei or kyoutou-sensei, or any other staff member, during morning meeting in the staff room. c) Speeches given during a major ceremony. d) Saying "osaki ni shitsurei shimasu" or "otsukaresama desu" to fellow teachers at the end of the school day as you all leave for home.
AJET	The Association for Japan Exchange & Teaching
Akemashite omedetou あけましておめでとう	"Greetings in the New Year" - used when seeing someone for the first time in the new year, literally "congratulations on entering the new year"
ALT 外国語指導助手がいこくごしどうじょしゅ	Assistant Language Teacher
ALT Advisor	The individual who represents the ALT community as a whole and communicates with the Guidance Division and all ward team leader(s) about various work-related matters.
ALT Leader	Kobe JET has a ward team system in which ALT(s) are grouped into ward teams based on the location of their base schools. Each team is lead by one ALT, selected through application at the beginning of the new school year. Ward teams are named as follows: Higashinada/Nada Chuo/Hyogo Kita Nagata/Suma Tarumi Nishi Senior High School In addition, there are other types of leaders: ALT Advisor CIR Content Editor Elementary School Advisor Multimedia Advisor Translator Ward Leader Website Administrator Click here for the full list of current leaders.
Announcement	This is an immediately relevant briefing, notice, or report that will be shown at the top of the homepage. Announcements published by: CIR(s) are outlined in red. ALT Leader(s) are outlined in green. To submit an announcement click "Add Announcement" in the side menu, or click here. Announcements that are old and/or are no longer relevant can be found in the archive. Useful information that will be relevant for a longer period of time, without an expected end date, should be published as information content.