Outreach
Festivals we attend to teach the game of Go:
Sakura Con
March 30- April 1, 2018
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Cherry Blossom Festival
April 20-22, 2018
Seattle Center: Armory (Former Center House)
U-District Street Fair
May 19 & 20, 2018 10:00 – 7:00 Saturday; 10:00 – 6:00 Sunday
Japan Fair – Bellevue
July 7 & 8, 2018 Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Bon Odori
July 21 & 22, 2018
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Bunka No Hi
Nov. 12, 2017
Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Washington (JCCCW)
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Projects done with University of Washington Classes
University of Washington, Asian Languages and Literature, 2017-2018
JAPAN 317 Chanoyu, The Japanese Culture of Tea. Studio sessions of this class are held in the tatami room of the Seattle Go Center.
University of Washington Master of Library and Information Science Program
“Go Players: The Information World of Serious Hobbyists” Presentation to the Information Behavior Class, March 2015
University of Washington Master of Public Health Program
Practice field studies: community and networks at the Seattle Go Center, February 2012
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Visits to Schools, Libraries, and Events
(in reverse chronological order)
University Child Development School
Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Taught two classes Capture Go and showed slides from the history of Go.
Salmon Bay Elementary Pi Night
Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Joining an evening of mathematical games and real pie on the date of 3.14
John Stanford School Japan Night
Friday, March 8, 2018. John Stanford International School, a public elementary school, has a Japanese immersion program.
Roosevelt High School Japanese Club
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. One visit to teach beginners and advanced beginners.
Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue, WA
Six visits during the 2017-2018 school year to teach Go to students studying Japanese
Northwest Chinese School
Ongoing Saturday weiqi (Go) class taught by Sonny Cho 6d, with assistance from our board member David Snow
Japan Week, Bellevue College
Class on Go, with hands-on instruction, Oct 2, 2017. Outreach tables with informal lessons, Oct 7, 2017
DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, WA
Oct. 24, 2015 Open House. Helped the Digipen Go Club do outreach.
Outreach at Living Well Health Fair, Seattle
July 25, 2015
Japanese Language School summer camp (JCCCW)
One visit – July 2015
Shoreline Arts Festival
June 28, 2015 Taught Go (baduk) in the Korean Cultural Room
Lake and Park School, Seattle
June 23 & 25, 2015 – Taught class at summer school
Meridian Park Elementary School, Shoreline
May 14 & 15, 2015 – visit to chess club
John Stanford International School, Seattle
Feb. 27, 2015 – Japan Night. (We have a Go Club at this school.)
Meridian Park Elementary School, Shoreline
January 29, 2015 – visit to chess club
Mukilteo Elementary School, Mukilteo
January 28, 2015 – one 4th grade class
Japanese Language School summer camp (JCCCW)
One visit – July 2014
Hing Hay Park, International District, Seattle
July 7 & 14, 2014. Outdoor summer evening outreach at event organized by the Seattle Chamber Music Society
Bel Red Bilingual Academy Summer School
June 30 – July 3, 2014. Morning classes for 25 campers
Shoreline Arts Festival
June 27 & 28, 2014. Slide presentation and instruction in the Korean Cultural Room. Done in cooperation with the Korean American Historical Society.
South Sound Community College
June 21, 2014. Visit to Go Center by College Tomodachi Club
Snohomish Senior Center
May, 2014 Donation of baduk equipment for seniors who already play
Mukilteo Elementary School
April 1, 2014 – one 4th grade class
Brighton School – Visit to Go Center
Jan. 10, 2014 – two middle school classes
Pacific Lutheran University
September 21, 2013
Japanese Language School summer camp
July 25 and Aug. 1, 2013
Newport Way Library – Bellevue
July 27, 2013 – teen group
Seattle Aikikai
Kid’s Summer Camp
July 9 – 12, 2013
McDonald International School
International Night
May 19, 2012
John Stanford International School
Japan Night
Feb. 10, 2012
South Shore School, Seattle
Strategy games afterschool program with Kid’s Co.
Jan. 30 & 31 2012
Bothel Library
Jan. 26, 2012 – teen group
Feminist Karate Union
Aug 9 & 11 2011 – 15 children
Kid’s Co. at South Shore (Rainier Beach) Summer Camp
Strategy Games Week – one visit Aug. 4 2011 – 20 campers
Bel – Red Bilingual School Summer Camp
July 5 – 8, 2011 – mornings
most students will enter kindergarten or 1st grade in the fall
Home Schoolers meeting at Seattle Center House
March 15 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
March 29 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Cancelled: Bainbridge High School
Japanese Immersion Class
March 5, 2011 1.5 hours
(They are also interested in forming a Go club)
Home Schoolers meeting at Seattle Center
Feb. 22, 2011 2 hours
Brighton School – Lynnwood
Jan. 27, 2011 2 hour visit at school
Jan. 14, 2011 2 hour visit to Go Center
John Stanford International School – Seattle
Jan 21, 2011 Japan Night 2 hours
Issaquah Library Manga Club – Issaquah
Nov. 15, 2010 1.5 hours
Ben Rush School – Redmond
Nov. 15 – 19, 2010
1.5 hour session with 5 classes in Quest program
YMCA – Auburn Valley Branch
“Game On” camp
July 20, 2010 2 hours at the Go Center
Bel – Red Bilingual School Summer Camp
June 28 – July 2, 2010
half day sessions with young students