HOW to join us

Call for participation in Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2025

#Please download the APPLICATION FORM below to apply. 　

<AIM OF THE PROJECT>
Japan Art Mile implements Artmile International Collaborative Learning (AICL), aiming at cultivating global citizens who respect diverse cultures, have a global perspective and take actions to build peace and drive sustainable development in collaboration with people with different cultural backgrounds.

<OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT>
Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2024 is endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and cooperated by Japan International Cooperation Agency.
　　

<WHAT IS AICL>
AICL is a project-based learning that allows students to interactively and collaboratively learn about the issues facing the world today and think together solutions and their future.

– What is AICL
– Flow of the learning
– Effect of the learning
– Impact of the learning
– Support of JAM

<THEME OF THE LEARNING>
You can discuss and decide a common learning theme with your partner. What is your students’ interest or an issue in your local area? Please think about which one among 17 SDGs it can be related to and set the related goal as a learning theme.

<HOW TO COMMUNICATE>
Students use Online Forum JAM provides as a communication tool, sharing their research with their partners, discussing how to solve their challenges and thinking together about what they can do for their better future, throughout the project.

<OUTCOMES OF THE LEARNING>
Students co-create a mural (1.5m by 3.6m) by drawing halves (one by a Japanese school, the other by their partner school abroad) with a message as their learning outcome.

<HOW TO IMPLEMENT>
Please refer to AICL CURRICULUM MODEL in implementing this project in your classroom.
If you do not fit into this curriculum schedule because your school year begins at a different time, please contact us in advance. <jam@artmile.jp>

HOW TO APPLY

<APPLICATION DETAILS>
[Application period] March 1st – April 20th 2025
[Implementation period] June 2025 – March 2026
[Target] Students of elementary, secondary and high schools
[Number of acceptance] 50 schools/classes
[Cost] No registration fee yet need actual shipping cost for sending a completed mural back to Japan

2025AICL_Application  Please download
Please send us an application with a signature of the principal to <jam@artmile.jp> by E-mail. (Any of docx, pdf or jpg  is OK.)
And please send the original WORD data as well.
[Participation Admission] May, 2025 (informed by email)
[Contact] Any question is welcome to <jam@artmile.jp> .

<NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL>
After you send Application Form, you are expected to submit “Requirement to Participants” “Entry Sheet” and “Survey Sheet”. JAM will make a decision of your participation, referring to all of the documents.
In May JAM will inform the result of your participation by E-mail.

<ATTRIBUTION OF THE MURAL>
The murals will be presented to JAM and JAM will take appropriate custody of them.
For the purpose of promoting the AICL project, JAM reserves the copyright to exhibit the murals and to make and distribute the copies.

Learning Schedule

The table below shows a standard learning schedule. However, if you do not fit into the schedule below because you have summer holiday in July and August, please contact us <jam@artmile.jp>. We are ready to give you some advice about how to adjust the standard schedule and arrange your own schedule.

When you implement this project, about 2 lessons per week will be necessary. As it depends on the duration of one lesson, please feel free to contact us <jam@artmile.jp> if you have any questions.