5th Grade Parent Resources

Important Links and Resources

• Request access to the 2023 trip email list
  Is your child interested in participating in the 2023 exchange? Please provide your contact information and we’ll add you to the email list!
• Sign up for the ONK Trip App
  The app is where you’ll make your deposits in a number of installments over the course of the year.
• Apply for a scholarship
  Scholarship applications are due December 1, 2022. If you think a scholarship would help your family participate, please don’t self-select – send in an application ASAP!
• 5th Grade Trip FAQ
  This is a living document that will be updated frequently as questions arise. Last update: 10/21/2021.
• Preparing Your Child
  Traveling to another country—without your parents!—can be a scary thing for kids. Here are some tips to help your child feel more comfortable.
• Travel Insurance
  Travel insurance is required for all trip participants.

Presentations & Meeting Recordings

This section will contain recordings of Zoom meetings as well as any meeting presentations.

• October 17, 2022: Informational Meeting for Parents
  • Presentation Slides
  • Zoom Recording (Passcode: 5GJPTrip! )
• November 7, 2022: Student Readiness Meeting for Parents
  • Presentation Slides
  • Zoom Recording (Passcode: ONK5thGJT! )
• November 14, 2022: Student & Parent Meeting
  • Presentation Slides
  • Video Recording – to protect students’ privacy, this video will not be posted publicly. Please email 5gculturalexchange@oyanokai.org for a link to the video.

Yen Exchange

• AAA
• Wells Fargo
• US Bank
• Bank of America

Portland Public Schools does not fund, sponsor, or endorse this travel study program. The District is not responsible for conducting or supervising this trip. Portland Public School employees who participate in travel study programs are not acting in their capacity as District employees and do so at their own risk. Students participating in travel study programs do so at their own risk.