Who are The Young Americans? About the Program “The Young Americans” is a non profit organisation, founded in 1962 to reflect In the 1990s arts courses started disappearing from the curriculum in many schools across a positive and honest image of America’s youth through music and dance. the US due to educational cuts. In response to this, The Young Americans started this Cast members range in age from 17 to 25 and they tour the world to promote unique outreach program, taking a workshop to schools during which they produce an hour mutual understanding through educational initiatives and theatrical long musical show over the course of 3 days. Over the years, this educational program has performances. This spring we will welcome a cast selected from around 300 gained in popularity not only in the States, but all over the world, and to date about 850,000 Young Americans.” kids in 31 countries have participated in the workshop, including more than140,000 in .

Goals of the Respect Self Self worth Team work Program for others expression

★Schedule 1 2 3 *Some details (e.g. break times) may be subject to change. 3/8 3/9 3/10 4 reception 9:30 workshop Nice to meet you!! 10:00-13:00 Meet and Greet Be brave and have a go! Sing, sing, SING!!! lunch 13:00-14:00 receotion 13:00 2 rehearsal You’ll find new “Yourself in 3 days!! workshop 14:00-16:00 13：30-16:30 rest 16:00-17:30 door open 17:30 4 5 reception １６：３０ rest 16:30-17:00 Act1 1 3 YA’s show 18:00-18:45 workshop ワ ー ク ショッ プ Act2 17:00-20:00 17:00-20:00 Kids’ show 5 19:00-20:00 Express yourself Visitors are welcome to observe sections marked “workshop”. through dance. Put on a great SHOW together! Global Workshop in The “GLOBAL WORKSHOP IN IWAKUNI” will be held in March 2019 in Iwakuni city, for the very first time. Our hope is that children from the US Marine Corps Air Station can come together with Japanese children from Iwakuni and beyond to create an unforgettable experience that transcends borders. Please join us in Iwakuni in taking this first step in what we hope will be a ground breaking adventure! REGISTRATION place Iwakuni General Gymnasium Joint Sponsors: Iwakuni City, Iwakuni City Board of Education ★Applications Start Wed, 11/28/2018 at noon and many more… ★Limited Places Available: Japanese Elementary G1 to G6 : 140 Japanese Secondary G7 to G12 : 60 date 3/8 Fri. 17 :00 ～20:00 Global* Elementary G1 to G6 : 25 people Global Secondary G7 to G12 : 15 people 9 Sat. 13 :30 ～20:00 *The Global Section is limited to children who hold a non-Japanese passport. Students with dual nationality may also apply. Please make sure to apply for the correct section. Sun. 10:00～20:00 10 ★Cost 18,000 JPY (*includes workshop participation fee, T-shirt and one show ticket) *Show 18 :00 ～20:00 ★How to Register send blank email (no title, no text message) to for English registration → [email protected] access 15 minutes walk from Kawanishi st. (JR line) for Japanese registration → [email protected] to Iwakuni *You will immediately receive an Email with a link to the registration website. Nishi- ★ SHOW TICKETS: Please send an e-mail to the same address above and follow the prompts to apply for show tickets.

JR INFORMATION SESSIONS to Kintai bridge Come along and find out more about the outreach program and how Nishiki riv. Iwakuni the homestay program works. No reservation required. sports gas station park 10/28(Sun) 10:00～ 11/18(Sun)13:00～ 11/22(Thu) 19:00～ AruK Route 15 12/8(Sat) 18:00～ 12/9(Sun) 10:00～ place: Iwakuni City Hall

Exit Kawanishi Iwakuni General Presentation includes: Station Gymnasium ・Who are the Young Americans? ・Details of workshop content to Tokuyama http://jibunmirai.com/ya/2016sp/・Homestay program info ・Tips for smooth participation ・Q＆A session THEYOUNG The Young Americans web http://jibunmirai.com/ya/ AMERICANS 2019 E-mail [email protected] WORLDTOURSpring Japan Tour Office