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Stanford distance-learning program wins $25,000
A Stanford distance learning program that enrolls high school students to learn about Japan has received a $25,000 prize, the Asia Society at Stanford has announced.
The $25,000 prize will be used to fund the 2008-09 Reischauer Scholars Program. The program is named for Edwin Reischauer, former U.S. ambassador to Japan.
Gary Mukai of the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, which oversees the scholars program, and Naomi Funshasi, the program’s primary instructor, accepted the prize recently at an awards luncheon in New York City.
Each year, the Reischauer program selects 25 “exceptional” high school juniors and seniors from across the country to take part in the course, which includes an overview of Japanese history, culture, arts, politics and society.
The course is taught through 10 “virtual” classes over the Internet over four months.
Source : paloaltoonline.com