2024 Student Exchange Plans
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST - WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING INTEREST FORMS AT THIS TIME, THOUGH WE WILL LIKELY HAVE A WAITING LIST.
Are you interested in Japanese culture? Have you ever wanted to visit Japan as a student ambassador representing Berkeley and the Berkeley-Sakai Association? Do you know that Berkeley has a sister city relationship with Sakai, Japan? We are looking for students who would be interested in participating in a student exchange to Sakai in July 2024. We are no longer accepting interest forms. Be on the watch for a waiting list coming soon.
Latest Kindergarten Art
2023 Berkeley Kindergarten Art
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2023 Sakai Kindergarten Art
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2022 Sakai ArtBridge Art Exchange
Thank you Barbara Stevens-Strauss and Mimi Sheiner for participating in the 2022 ArtBridge exhibit this year. Your artwork is lovely, and we are honored to have you represent Berkeley in the Sakai exhibit. Click on the thumbnails to see the whole picture.
Berkeley-Sakai Pen Pal Program
Our newest Board Member, Forest Borie, a teacher at Longfellow Middle School, is very interested in setting up a Pen Pal program between Berkeley 7th grade students and similar-aged Sakai students. His idea is for students to exchange letters containing drawings/stories about everyday life to help promote understanding and friendships, and to practice language skills. We are currently looking for an equivalent to a "Forest Borie" in Sakai who would be interested in starting such a program.
Forest has also started a 7th grade student Pen Pal program with Ibara, in Okayama Prefecture.