2022

Junior
Ambassadors'
Guidebook

Group No. Day

Name

【My Goals】 During BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp, I will ...

 BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp

【JAs’ Guidebook】

Contents

1. Participating Countries/Regions ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1

2. Our BRIDGE Promises ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2

3. Schedule of BVSC ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3

4. How to join in BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp ・・・・ 4-5

5. About Doors+ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6-9

6. Communication Activity “TSUNAGARU” ・・・・・・・・・・ 10

7. APCC Theme Song ♪We are the BRIDGE♪ ・・・・・・ 11

【Important】 Date, Time ＆ Zoom Meeting ID

Date July 23, Aug. 6, Aug. 20

Saturday
Time(JST*) 15:00-18:00
Course
Meeting ID 898 9614 7138

Date July 24, Aug. 7, Aug. 21

Sunday
Time(JST*) 09:00-12:00
Course
Meeting ID 833 0117 6252
*JST＝Japan Standard Time. Please be aware of the time in your country/region.
 1. Participating Countries/Regions

Saturday Group

China Singapore Thailand

Bangladesh Bhutan India

Nepal Mongolia Sri Lanka

Papua New Guinea Micronesia Myanmar

Maldives Cambodia Kyrgyzstan

Japan

Sunday Group

Korea Hong Kong Taiwan

Philippines Malaysia Indonesia

Sri Lanka Australia Hawaii

Kiribati Ipoh (Malaysia) Atlanta (USA)

(Saturday in Local Time)

Dalian（China） Peru Japan

(Saturday in Local Time)

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 2. Our BRIDGE promises

Please keep “Our BRIDGE promises” in your mind when you join BRIDGE Virtual
Summer Camp.

Be positive! Always join with big smile 

Not everyone speaks English

Respect your friends! very well, so try to listen to
each other.

Turn off TV and video games

In a silent place! and focus on the program.

Don’t be afraid to speak out!

Don’t be shy! Never mind making
mistakes!

Express your feeling more

than usual.

Good reaction!
Use “Reaction cards” to show
your opinions or feelings.

Have fun and enjoy the

Enjoy yourself! program!

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 3. Schedule of BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp

・ This is the schedule of “BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp”.

・ The waiting room will be opened 30mins before the program starts. Please sign in Zoom and
enter the waiting room 5-10mins before at latest.
・ Please visit the website for JAs and download the worksheets for each day before the
program starts. (https://www.apcc.gr.jp/cms/bvsc2022-documents-for-jas/)

Let’s make friends around the world

Theme
～Understanding Each Other～

・JA’s Guidebook ・Writing Tools ・Blank paper

What to bring
・Reaction Cards ・Worksheets for each day
Date & Time
Day Contents Dress Code
(JST)

Depends on
Day 1 --- each The Preparatory & Training Session ---
delegation

★Online Exchange Program（1）

July 23 - Opening Ceremony
Sat National
15:00 - 18:00 - Greeting Speech
Clothes
- Knowing Each Other (Group Activity)
Day 2 （If you do not
- Let’s Learn Positively (Whole Activity)
have any, ”your
July 24 - Fun Activity
Sun favorite clothes”.）
9:00 - 12:00 - TSUNAGARU
- Nice to Meet You

August 6 ★Online Exchange Program（2）

Sat - Knowing Each Other
15:00 - 18:00 Your
- Fun Activity
Day 3 Favorite
- Let’s Learn Positively
Clothes
August 7 - TSUNAGARU
Sun
9:00 - 12:00 - Nice to Meet You

August 20 ★Online Exchange Program（3） APCC’s

Sat
15:00 - 18:00 - Knowing Each Other Theme Color
- Fun Activity 【Yellow】
Day 4
- Let’s Learn Positively
August 21 - Nice to Meet You Please put on
Sun something yellow!
9:00 - 12:00 - Closing

Depends on
- Review of the whole program
Day 5 --- each ---
- Wrap-Up Meeting
delegation

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 4. How to join BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp

1. Preparation

Please prepare with your parents while reading “Zoom settings for BRIDGE Virtual Summer
Camp and Zoom Connecting Test Day”.

- Download “Zoom Client for Meetings” application on your PC that you are going to use for
BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp (BVSC).

- Sign in from the “Zoom Client for Meetings” application.

（You need the e-mail address and the password that you set up when you signed up for
Zoom.）

- Prepare to a good environment with a good internet connection.

2. How to join a BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp

Please sign in in with plenty of time on the program day.

(1) Open the Zoom desktop client (the Zoom application) and sign in.
Please DO NOT sign in Zoom from the Internet Browser (e.g. Chrome, Safari, Internet
Explorer, etc.)You CANNOT join in BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp via Internet Browser
even if you sign in Zoom correctly.

OK（From App.） NG（From Zoom Website）

(2)
If you see this window, Please click “Sign in”.
*If you have several Zoom Accounts, Please make sure
to sign out from all the accounts first.

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(3)
Please enter your sign-in e-mail address that you
submitted to APCC as your Zoom Account e-mail address.
Then, enter your password.

(4)
After sign in, click button “join”
and then enter the meeting ID
and your display name.

【Meeting ID】
Please refer to the “Contents” page of this guidebook.

【Display Name】
Please enter your display name like below.
[ Group number – your first name or nickname (your country / region)]

e.g. Karuna from Nepal, Group 1 → 1-Karuna (Nepal)

(5) After entering the Zoom meeting, set up to “Mute” and “Start Video”. Recommend to
change the video layout from “Speaker view” to “Gallery view”.

(6) If you see the below window, your Zoom e-mail address
is not registered as a BVSC participant’s ID!!
Please go back to (3) and check if you enter the e-mail
address you informed APCC.

If you cannot join in the meeting room despite you are doing
everything in the right way, please contact with your Chaperon!

Notes
・Please do not use “Virtual Backgrounds (including Blur)” for operational issues.
・If you have any technical problems with your speakers or microphones, please consult with
your parents / guardians on how to solve it.
・If you can’t join the Zoom meeting on Day 2-4, please contact your Chaperon.
・Sometimes the screen may freeze or you may automatically sign out (the Zoom meeting screen
might shut down). When that happens, please sign in again from the first step and rejoin the
Zoom Meeting.

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 5. About Doors+ (APCC’s Original Online Database)

(1) What is Doors+？ URL link to

Doors+
Doors+, Online Database for APCC Global BRIDGE Network, is an online
exclusive platform where only APCC former and current participants can
access. You can find APCC friends who you have met in BRIDGE Virtual
Summer Camp and exchange messages with them in Doors+.

*When you get message or friend request in Doors, you will receive a notification email to your
Door+ registered email address. So please check it regularly

(2) OMOIYARI Point

You can see how much time you have spent for APCC/BC(=BRIDGE CLUB) activities as
“OMOIYARI Point” (1minute = 1 OMOIYARI Point). You can gain points by taking part in official
APCC program, registered volunteer meeting, registered BC event etc. And only you can see
details of your own OMOIYARI points. The total points of everyone’s OMOIYARI point is displayed
in the front page of Doors+. You can get OMOIYARI point for BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp
after all of the programs. (And, you must have a lot of OMOIYARI points to be a Peace
Ambassador or BCIO member in the future.)

(3) How to find a friend

First, login Doors+. (https://apcc-doors.net/）

You can access from the QR code on the top of this
Page.

★When you know your friend’s name

(Full name or part of his/her name)

1. Click “Member Search” button from menu.

2. Enter your friend’s name at “name” space

under world map, and then click the button
at the right end.

3. When you find the name of your friend,

Click “Request Friend” button.

4. After the friend accept your request,

you can exchange messages each other.

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★When you can’t find your friend or
you don’t know your friend’s name spell

1. Click “Member Search” button from menu.

2. When you want to find friends from overseas

… After click “Junior Ambassador”,
select as below and click “Search” button.
・Role ➝ JA
・Year ➝ 2022
・Country ➝ The country/region where
Your friend lives

3. When you want to find friends in Japan

After click “Program History”,
select as below and click “Search” button.

・ Program History Program

➝ 全体交流プログラム (written in Japanese)
・ Program History Join Program
➝ 2022 年 (written in Japanese)

4. You will see the names of people who meet all of the conditions. Find the name which
you want to be friend, and then click “Request Friend”.

5. After the friend accept your request, you can exchange messages each other

This year, All JAs and FUKUOKA KIDS of BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp are already
“Friends” on Door+ for some communication activities in the program, so they can send a
text message each other without sending or accepting “Friend Request”.

(4) How to send a message to

your group

1. Click green “Message” button.

2. You will see the list of the groups

you belong to.
Click the group name that you want
to send messages.

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3. The chat page of the group
will be opened.

Write messages in the (1) box,

and click the green button (2)
“Send Message”.

（1）
↑（2）

4. When you want to post a file,

(e.g. photos, document, videos,
etc.), click the blue button
“Update Files”.

5. Choose the file from

the window.

6. You will see a confirmation

message. Click “OK” if everything
is right.
Then, the file will be posted
to the group chat.

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 (5) How to use1 to 1 Chat Room

1. Click “APCC Friends” on your profile

Page.

2. You will see the list of your friends on

Doors+.
Find the friend’s name you want
to send a message and click “Message”
button.

3. You will see the same message page as

Your group chat.
Write messages in the (1) box, and click
the green button (2)“Send Message”.

（1）

↑（2）
Important Note

・You CANNOT delete a message or a file once you send it to the chat page. Please check
them carefully before you send them.
・You can send a file of photos, images, videos, documents (word, excel, PowerPoint) as well.
・Do NOT write your personal information in detail.
・Do NOT write any words which make other people feel bad or uncomfortable.

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 6. Communication Activity “TSUNAGARU”

(1) What is “TSUNAGARU”

“TSUNAGARU” is one of the activities that JAs and FUKUOKA KIDS will do in BRIDGE Virtual
Summer Camp. The word “TSUNAGARU” means “To be connected” in Japanese language.
This activity aims to get JAs and FUKUOKA KIDS to connect with other participants who join
BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp and enjoy communicating with them.

(2) How to join in “TSUNAGARU”

You can join “TSUNAGARU” activity in two different ways.

1. Talk with your friends in “Nice to Meet You” activity in BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp
2. Use 1 to 1 Chat Function on Doors+

Please try to connect with many other participants with

these 2ways. Regarding how to use Doors+ Chat Function,
please refer to page 9 of this guidebook.

(3) What to do in “TSUNAGARU” activity

Please try to connect with other participants of BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp and communicate
with them. If you have no idea what to ask your friends, we have some tasks for the participants.

（Task 1） Ask your friend about his/her nickname.

（Task 2） We will tell you the details of “Task 2” on Day 3 (August 6/7)

(4) Important Notes

When you join in “TSUNAGARU” activity, please keep the following rules.
・When you try “TSUNAGARU” with Doors+, please do not spend too much time for the Internet.
・”TSUNAGARU” is not a competition. Please do not put pressure on your friends to send a reply.
・You do not have to send a reply all of your friends if you receive so many messages. Please
don't push yourself too hard！
・Please understand some friends may be too busy to send a reply. Please do not expect too
much and take it easy！

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 7. APCC Theme Song：♪We are the BRIDGE♪

1. 2.

♬
♬

♬ … Singing Part of Fun Activity

★You can listen to the APCC Theme song from the below URL link and QR code.

<Up-Tempo Version>
https://youtu.be/eJ7gxityvA0
… We will use <Up-Tempo Version> in “Fun Activity Program” during
BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp! Please listen to the music when
you have time and review the lyrics and music!

<Normal Version>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nkQvvtTi0k

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