Profile - Global English Training (GET) Program GET teachers, coordinators and participants whipping up a storm of enthusiasm for participation in the morning open English classes and intensive classes held throughout the day For the next three months, two coordinators and eight teachers will guide 96 participants through a unique language study program designed to teach English not as the language of this country or that, but rather an internationally shared tool for communication between people in different countries and speaking different native languages. The program utilizes the unique learning environment onboard, quite different from the standard study environment at home in Japan, to bring students of a wide range of ages and backgrounds together in a lively and stimulating environment where English (and Spanish!) become not subjects of study but real tools of communication with other people onboard and in port. The focal experience of the program though are the home stays organized in countries in which English is either the primary language, as in Australia and New Zeland, or a widely spoken second language, as in Singapore or India. In this way participants are able to discover and utilize the international-ness of English as well as improve their ability to communicate with their hosts about life and focus issues in the countries we visit. International Student Rishi a Journalist from India, playing the chef with the prize for the winners of the English treasure hunt As passengers relaxed after a busy day exploring the diverse and flashy city-state of Singapore, GET Program participants raced around the ship competing to unravel clues and locate the venue of the Cross Border party. This English treasure hunt, masterminded by teachers, aimed to give participants the chance to get to know the other members of the International Division and overcome any lingering shyness. While many hours over the next three months will be spent learning how to communicate using 組lobal・English and Spanish, there will be no lack of extraordinary activities designed to break down barriers of shyness and confidence, and inspire an easy, enjoyable and functional approach to communication. Special guests for this introductory event included English and Spanish interpreters, international staff, passengers, students and of course the English teachers doing their best to set a good example of throwing inhibition and humility to the wind. The final production from an earlier cruise Prior to arriving in Singapore, GET coordinator Rika Satake introduced the GET Program's onboard musical production, A Common Beat・ All Peace Boat participants are invited to participate regardless of age, English ability or experience, providing a cross-generational interaction and team-work based opportunity to address artistically issues of conflict, borders and discovering of shared humanity between different people, themes Peace Boat confronts everyday. Based on a production by the now disbanded American group up with People the GET Musical will commence after Istanbul and after many hours of devoted practice by the mostly first-time performers, be performed in various Pacific ports of call as well as onboard. The performance will involve two casts of 50 or more members each, and incorporate dance and costume from peoples in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Asia, portraying the sometimes violent but eventually peaceful discovery of each othe. Peace Boat's 39th Voyage index