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1617 Full school map listing screenshot

Big shout out and thank you to 2 dedicated volunteers, Dania and Denisa, who have finished mapping the rest of the schools. Through perseverance and sweat, they added 150 schools in the last day alone - WOW!!

Take a look and check out the full school map! You can easily search by School name, block number, or level/type.

If you'd like to help us in updating school info, including the current ALT(s) or contact information - let us know!

School map

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We've just finished launching our release for Phase 2 of KobeJET updates.

This release comes with quite a few bug fixes and Quality of Life (QoL) improvements, including map enhancements, core and modules updates, and several improvements to user and content flows. This update was also important in getting us ready to upgrade to Drupal 10, which will bring a host of new and updated features as well. A few improvements coming include:

  • The new CKEditor 5 content editor
  • Easier and more comprehensive Japanese translation coverage for lessons, announcements, UI and navigational elements, and more
  • Better corresponding links between connected entities - for example, between schools and ALTs

Learn more and get involved!

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Phase 2 of the KobeJET site relaunch is here! Along with the regular smattering of bug fixes and performance improvements, we bring you MAPS and MAPS!

Check out our new locations of interest map for restaurants, parks, local hikes, and more in Kobe. Then add your own places of intrigue!

Find your school on the schools map - where you'll find the current ALTs, contact information, and more. If your school isn't on the map yet, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3 to add the address.

Note: some map features and information are only available when logged…

Locations map, Schools map

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    To review future tense and give students a hands-on Halloween activity. Works naturally with JHS 2 because the textbook talks about jack o’lanterns and Halloween, but could be adapted for the other…
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    This is Halloween
    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    • Music video with lyrics
    • Audio player
    • Lyrics table - translations and downloadable!
  • Michael Jackson

    Thriller
    Michael Jackson

    • Music video with lyrics
    • Audio player
    • Lyrics table - translations and downloadable!
  • Scary orange cartoon jack o'lantern

    Round Robin Interview - Halloween Edition

    Give students the opportunity to practice casual English phrases and questions in a fast-paced, fun warm-up activity. This activity is similar to the Speed Dating activity from Summer School. First…

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View of Kobe Gaidai campus

Kobe Gaidai (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies)

By: Hannah Perry
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”Kobe Gaidai" is the nickname lovingly used by ALT(s) for the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. It is a common venue for Kobe BOE-sponsored activities such as Summer School

Frankenstein cartoon

Culture Study (Frankenstein)

By: Eric Lundberg
Type: Lesson
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It's a powerpoint presentation on the story of Frankenstein.  It's made for middle school children.  Every slide has text on it.  Simply read the text on a slide and then move on to the next one.  The questions at the end could be skipped, used, or even changed.  The slide before the last slide is supposed to be question time about the topic…

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Articulation

By: Feeya Asmal
Type: Information
1585

This is a guide to articulating the position of certain sounds in the English lesson.

When learning pronunciation of a new language it's important to be able to identify the differences in sound-making; i.e. the position of the articulators: lips, teeth, and tongue.

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Funny and slightly challenging karuta cards for the vocab to the Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes song. Also includes feet, but you can delete that or switch it for hands or something.

Empowering Junior High School Students (SDC Workshop Handout)

By: Gregory Wolf
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This seminar (originally offered at an SDC) is intended to stimulate critical reflection on some of the foundational concepts that underly almost every aspect of our teaching and interaction with junior high school students inside and outside the classroom. Using material from a youth…

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