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GenkiJACS New Student Welcome Packet

Welcome to Fukuoka, and GenkiJACS! This packet will give you the essential info mation you need to en!oy you stay in Fukuoka, and you study with GenkiJACS" #lease ead th ough the info mation he e, and keep it fo futu e efe ence"

This guide cove s the following topics$ %" Safety &" 'oney (" T anspo tation )" *iving +" School staff and esponsi,ilities -" School se vices and policies ." Classes

/n addition, this packet contains a tou ist map of Fukuoka, a sightseeing guide, ,us and su,way guides, and a map with the school location ma ked, as well as the time you must ,e at school on you fi st day" 0ou will eceive you fi st week1s class schedule afte you placement test on the fi st day" /f you have any 2uestions a,out anything he e, o would like mo e info mation, please feel f ee to ask at the school, and we will ,e happy to help! Thanks again fo choosing GenkiJACS! 0ou s since ely, 3ie 4i ,y, 5i ecto

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1. Safety
While Japan is one of the safest count ies in the wo ld, it always pays to ,e ca eful! Emergency Phone Number GenkiJACS school num,e GenkiJACS eme gency num,e s ?&) hou s a day@ #olice Am,ulance and fi e Engli h! "eaking #octor
5 " Schlempe $ Ae speaks fluent ;nglish, 5utch and Ge man" Ae p actices Weste n medicine" Aospital$ /nte national Clinic To!inmachi, Jigyo %8)8-, Chuo8ku, Fukuoka" Tel 97&8.%.8%999" ;mail$ schlempe <inte nationalclinic"o g" We,site$ www"inte nationalclinic"o g

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Natural #i a ter While Fukuoka is elatively safe, the e is still a chance of hu icanes, typhoons and ea th2uakes" /t is a good idea to egiste with you em,assy o consulate" Ask you host family o accommodation manage whe e the nea est evacuation cente ?Bhinan ,ashoC@ is" /f an ea th2uake occu s, tu n off all gas taps and heating devices in you home, open a doo o window to secu e an e=it, then shelte unde a doo f ame, heavy ta,le o ,ed" Wait until the ea th2uake stops ,efo e leaving you accommodation" De awa e that afte shocks can also ,e ve y powe ful" Typhoons a e a fai ly common occu ence in Fukuoka, with up to + pe yea ?usually f om Septem,e th ough Ecto,e @" We will post info mation at the school when a typhoon is coming, as they can usually ,e fo ecast seve al days in advance" 0ou should avoid going outside du ing a typhoon if at all possi,le" #angerou Situation Women should ,e ca eful on c owded t ains, as moleste s a e not unknown" /f you a e touched inapp op iately, shout BChikanC ?pe ve t@, and point to the pe son who touched you" Station staff a e t ained to deal with these situations, and they will 2uickly call the police" A cell phone can ,e you most useful tool in most eme gencies" We also p ovide pe sonal ala ms to all female students" School $ire%Emergency The school is e2uipped with fi e detecto s and sp inkle s" /f you detect a fi e, tell a mem,e of staff st aight away" /f you hea a fi e ala m, leave the ,uilding 2uickly and calmly, ,y the nea est e=it" The e a e eme gency e=its at the ea of the ,uilding, if the f ont doo s a e unavaila,le" Follow staff di ections" 5o not stop to collect you ,elongings" Afte leaving the ,uilding, move away and find othe students" /f you cannot, go to the g ound of the elementa y school ac oss the
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Credit card ( Check 'ost chain shops and depa tment sto es accept c edit ca dsF many smalle shops do not, so make su e to ca y some cash" Checks a e not used in Japan, and the e a e ve y la ge fees to cash a check at a ,ank" A)' 'ost ,ank AT's now accept inte national AT' ca ds ?G/SA, 'C, Ci us, #lus, etc@" Fukuoka Dank and
CitiDank do at all locations, as does the #ost Effice, so you can use these to take out money f om

you ove seas account" AT's in convenience sto es usually do HET accept inte national AT' ca ds"

*. )ran "ortation
'ost t anspo tation in Fukuoka shuts down a ound midnight, so ,e ca eful to get ,ack to you accommodation ,efo e then" Confi m the time of the last ,us o t ain in advance" $ukuoka City Subway All su,way t ains stop at eve y stationF the e a e no e=p ess t ains, ,ut the e a e th ee diffe ent lines, the AakoIaki line, 4uko ?ai po t@ line, and Hanakuma line" ;asy to ide and ha d to get lost, su,way maps in ;nglish a e located a,ove each doo " #opula stops a e announced in ;nglish" And, like all t ains and su,ways in Japan, fi st you pu chase a ticket and then put it th ough the gate to get in and again to get out" Ni hitet u +u *ocal ,uses un all ove Fukuoka # efectu e" Schedules and maps at the ,us stops a e always in Japanese and can ,e confusing" /f you ask, the d ive is usually kind enough to notify you of you stop" Duses usually un on th ee diffe ent schedules$ weekdays, Satu days, and Sundays" Schedules a e colou 8coded and a e posted at all stops" Weekdays a e g eenF Satu days a e yellow o o angeF Sundays 6 holidays a e pink" 0ou ,oa d the local Hishitetsu ,uses f om the ea " As you get on, take a ticket f om the machine, with a num,e on it" The display at the f ont of the ,us shows the fa e ,eside the ticket num,e " ,ighway +u Centre *ong8distance ,uses a ive and depa t f om two points in Fukuoka City$ Aakata Station and Ten!in Station" Hishitetsu ,us info mation can ,e found on the (F of ,oth the Ten!in Dus Cent e and Aakata Dus Cent e" Duy you destination1s ,oa ding point" J- .yu hu )rain Aakata Station is the ma!o cent e in Fukuoka fo local as well as Shinkansen ?,ullet@ t ains into
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4yushu" The e is ,oth su,way and ,us access f om Aakata Station" T ain schedules a e in ;nglish at la ge stations and t ains a e always within one minute of scheduled time, unless the e is inclement weathe " ?Hot so with the Hishitetsu ,uses!@" BTeikiC monthly passes a e availa,le fo unlimited t avel ,etween two set stops, useful if you take the same t ain eve y day"

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-ecycling Ga ,age must ,e divided into th ee types" The e a e special ,ags fo each type, availa,le f om convenience sto es and colo ed diffe ently, as follows$ %" #lastic ,ottles and glass ,ottles$ o ange ,ag &" Hon8,u na,les ?metal, polysty ene, etc"@$ ,lue ,ag (" Du na,les ?eve ything else@$ ed ,ag Cell Phone Fo long stays, we ecommend ,uying you own phone" # epaid cell phones a e availa,le f om convenience sto es ?in pa ticula .8%%@, and Soft,ank 'o,ile" 0ou will need to show /5 ?fo e=ample, passpo t@ to complete the cont act, and mino s cannot ,uy them" We also ent cell phones f om the school cheaply, with no comple= cont act e2ui ed" 0ou can also ent cell phones cheaply ove the /nte net f om G8Call, and pay ,y c edit ca d" #lease see this page fo mo e info mation$ http$66genki!acs"com6cellphone"htm )ouri t 2nformation 3ain,ow #laIa is a g eat sou ce of tou ist info mation" /t is on the : th floo of the /'S ,uilding in downtown Ten!in" They offe info mation a,out all tou ist att actions, as well as a notice,oa d that you can use to find Japanese f iends" Fukuoka How ?f ee ;nglish8language magaIine and we,site, http$66www"fukuoka8now@ has event info mation, as well as lots of lifestyle info and a message ,oa d to help you meet people" The latest edition of Fukuoka How should ,e included in this Welcome #acket" 4okusai Ai o,a also p ovides info mation to fo eigne s" They a e located on the ( d floo of the ,eautiful AC3ES ,uilding in Ten!in" They a e open f om %9am to -"(9pm and closed 'ondays" The Fukuoka Welcome Ca d, availa,le f om 3ain,ow #laIa and othe discounts fo many att actions" #ick it up ,efo e you sta t sightseeing! places, has info and

3. School taff and re "on ibilitie

/f you have a 2uestion o p o,lem, talk to the elevant pe son ,elow$ )o"ic Accommodation 2uestions Deginne % classes o scheduling Deginne & classes o scheduling /nte mediate classes o scheduling Cou se change classes@ ;vent6tou ist info mation, counseling Email addre e Aiko 4u oiwa$ aiko<genki!acs"com
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'ain taff Ayako D ady Tomoe 0oshiguchi Aiko 4u oiwa 'achiko Eyama d opping Ayako D ady Ayako D ady

Secondary taff 0uuki 'atsuguma 'achiko Eyama 'achiko Eyama Aiko 4u oiwa 0uuki 'atsuguma 0uuki 'atsuguma

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GenkiJACS$ info<genki!acs"com

'achiko Eyama$ machiko<genki!acs"com Tomoe 0oshiguchi$ tomoe<genki!acs"com Ayako D ady$ ayako<genki!acs"com

0uuki 'atsuguma$ office<genki!acs"com

0ou will lea n the names of you teache s in you lessons, ,ut check out the p ofiles in the hallway" To epo t a p o,lem o conce n that you don1t feel you can talk to any of the staff mem,e s a,ove a,out, you can send an email ?eithe anonymously o othe wise@ to ;van 4i ,y at evan<genki!acs"com o 3ie 4i ,y at ie<genki!acs"com" To esolve a p o,lem o make a complaint, please use the p ocedu e ,elow$ )eaching %" #lease discuss you p o,lem di ectly with you teache fi st" &" /f you p o,lem continues, talk to the teache in cha ge of you level" (" /f you complaint has still not ,een esolved, please contact eithe ;van 4i ,y o 3ie 4i ,y" Accommodation %" #lease discuss you p o,lem di ectly with you host family o sha emates fi st" &" /f you p o,lem continues, talk to the accommodation coo dinato " (" /f you complaint has still not ,een esolved, please feel f ee to contact eithe ;van 4i ,y o 3ie 4i ,y"

4. School er1ice and "olicie

School 5"ening ,our The school is open f om 7am to -$(9pm, 'onday to F iday" #lease note that fo secu ity easons, if only one teache o staff mem,e is left in the school ?e"g", in the evening@, students will ,e e2ui ed to leave" 2nternet Acce Compute s and , oad,and access a e p ovided fo student use, and wi eless access is f ee if you have you own laptop" The e a e also many /nte net cafes a ound the city that offe cheap access" Cour e change %e6ten ion /f you decide you would like to stay fo longe than o iginally ,ooked, would like to study a diffe ent cou se f om the one you signed up fo , o want to take e=t a classes, we will t y as ha d as possi,le to accommodate you new plans" Aoweve , we e2ui e at least one week1s notice fo any changes" So, if you e2uest to add classes on a 'onday, the additional classes would sta t f om the following 'onday, at the ea liest" /n some cases, it may not ,e possi,le to accommodate cou se6schedule changes, depending on what othe classes a e ,eing held at the same time" /n pa ticula , fo study e=tensions, the e is a chance that anothe student may ,e ,ooked to move in to you accommodation, so you may ,e e2ui ed to move" 3e2uest a fo m at eception" National ,oliday The school is not open, and classes a e not held, on national holidays" /n gene al, the school will
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a ange an alte nate f ee event on these days" /f no event is held, we will efund tuition fo the day" Cla attendance Attendance is e2ui ed at all classes" /f you have good eason to ,e una,le to attend a class, call the school at ?97&@.%-8:-.( to info m the staff in advance" /f you a e egula ly a,sent, o a,sent fo a long pe iod, you may ,ecome ineligi,le to eceive a g aduation ce tificate" /f you a e a,sent fo mo e than two days, the school will attempt to contact you o you accommodationF if we cannot contact you, we will contact the police as e2ui ed" #lease ,e on time fo classes" Teache s will not wait fo you to a ive, so you will miss class content" /f you a e ve y late, you may ,e efused ent y to the class" Per onal belonging GenkiJACS is open to the pu,lic" Take ca e with you ,elongings, and do not leave valua,les out of you sight" /f you see anything o any,ody suspicious, please contact a mem,e of staff st aight away" Alcohol%cigarette %drug Students unde &9 yea s of age a e not legally allowed to smoke o d ink in Japan" Students unde &9 a e e2ui ed to o,ey these laws while in the count y" 5 ug possession6use is 2uite a e, and is punished ve y ha shly in Japan" /f caught, you face months in !ail ?likely in solita y confinement@ ,efo e you t ial, then many yea s afte that in p ison, o depo tation to you home count y, to ,e imp isoned the e" 5o not do d ugs in Japan" /n addition, smoking in the school itself is p ohi,ited" The e is a smoking a ea !ust outside the ent ance to the school ,uilding"

7. Cla
Schedule

/n gene al, you classes each weekday a e scheduled as follows$ 7$(98%%$&9$ )8skills p actice classes %&$(98%)$&9$ g amma classes %)$(9J$ additional classes This schedule changes depending on the season and num,e of students" /n addition, at Deginne % and Deginne & level, )8skills and g amma classes a e com,ined" ;ach cou se is taught ,y multiple teache s, so you teache will change f om day to day, ,ut classes follow the p eset cu iculum" ;ve y F iday, a ce emony is held fo g aduating students ?with speeches@ f om %)$&+ in the lounge" When No Cla Grou" 2 A1ailable

/f you a e the only student at you a,ility level, the following options a e availa,le$
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%@ /f a class at a simila level is availa,le, you will have two hou s of p ivate lessons pe day, and two hou s with the closest class" &@ /f no class at a simila level is availa,le, you will have th ee hou s of p ivate lessons pe day" Fo additional lessons ?Japanese #lus Conve sation, Japanese #lus #op Cultu e, etc"@, if you a e the only student at you level, you will have ( p ivate lessons pe week"

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