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Back to school: DoDEA full-time virtual school

DoDEA understands that some families may have concerns about physically returning to the brick-and-mortar school setting due to COVID-19. For the 2020-21 school year, DoDEA is offering a full-time...
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Back to school: A look at the 'new norm'

DoDEA Pacific is excited to welcome students back to school for the 2020-21 school year!
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DoDEA launches online summer learning resources

With the summer recess period just around the corner, DoDEA is launching a web-based Summer Learning Program intended to keep K-8 students and their parents connected, active, and engaged in learning.
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4 DODEA-Pacific JROTC units earn AF Distinguished Unit Awards

Ask Jesus M. Perez Jr. which he thinks is more important, winning three straight Far East marksmanship team awards or the Air Force JROTC Distinguished Unit Award, and he says he’ll need a couple of minutes to consider it.
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DoDEA students show off their creativity and dedication to philanthropy

The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O) is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2019 CFC-O DoDEA Art and Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contests have been selected.
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Check out this new website for military teens!

Bloom is a website made entirely by military teens, for military teens. Military life can be uncertain, chaotic, difficult, challenging and unpredictable. Moving is especially hard for teenagers, leaving their friends, school and all that they have known behind, and starting a new life in another state or country.
Kendal Morgenweck, a fifth grader at Hohenfels Elementary School, does her daily online assignments from home, March 26, 2020, at Hohenfels Training Area. Some DODEA schools in Europe are adjusting their digital learning schedules to accommodate families with more than one school-age child and to reduce time online and workload for some students. (GARRICK W. MORGENWECK/U.S. ARMY)
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DODEA schools juggle schedules as parents, kids adjust to digital learning during coronavirus pandemic

Some military schools in Europe will adjust their digital learning schedules this month, consolidating and staggering the times students spend online for group instruction, a top school official said.
A sign outside Joan K. Mendel Elementary School announces an upcoming teacher work day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES
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Defense Department schools in Japan, South Korea to remain shuttered beyond spring break

Defense Department schools in Japan and South Korea will remain closed beyond spring break and virtual instructions will continue “until further notice” due to ongoing coronavirus concerns, school officials announced Tuesday.
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AAFES to provide grab-and-go meals to students as DoDEA’s ‘virtual’ schools open on Okinawa

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will continue to provide meals to students as Department of Defense Education Activity schools on Okinawa go “virtual” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year. PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK
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DODEA cancels spring sports season in Japan

Just hours after DODEA-Europe canceled its spring sports season, DODEA’s Japan district announced Thursday that it was clearing its sports calendar due to worries about the spread of coronavirus.
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Tasty chicken takeout at Okinawa's Wing King

While many of your go-to restaurants for hot wings, a familiar game-day favorite, like Buffalo Wild Wings or Hoo ters, may not yet have a home in Okinawa, there is no need to feel disappointed. Wing King is here to help with those spicy cravings.
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Enjoy beefy burgers at Okinawa's Hilly Valley Jr.

A trip to Hiji Waterfall will most likely mean a hike of one hour and 20 minutesl. If you are planning to go there, it would be a good idea to replenish your energy before starting a long hike.
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VIDEO| Speakin’ Japanese lesson: Fall food time!

Summer is almost coming to an end, but there is no need feel sad! Tons of fun stuff is coming up in the fall like some great food.
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Why Japan’s magical green tea is a healthy choice

Eisai, a famous Buddhist monk who was a driving force to introducing tea from China to Japan in the late 12th century, said “Tea is a magic bullet.”
 
About 800 hundred years later, his words have been proven right by science.
 
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VIDEO| Try Rafute, Okinawa’s favorite pork dish

If your travels throughout the island of Okinawa, you may have stumbled across a dish fit for kings. It’s true, rafute, or braised pork belly, was served as a staple to Okinawan royalty.
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Cooking up crispy Japanese tempura on your own

Various specially formulated tempura powders are available at any supermarket or grocery shop. You can cook tempura using any of your favorite ingredients.