September 2024 to June 2025
Fundamental Japanese Course is for students who are learning Japanese as a foreign language.
Fundamental A is designed for students who are learning Japanese as a foreign language for the first time. Students will master the basic 46 Hiragana letters while learning very basic vocabulary, greetings, songs, and grammar through interactive activities and various audiovisual aids. The class focuses more on listening and speaking than on reading and writing. There is an assessment test at the end of the year. There is an assessment test at the end of the year.
Approximate age: 6-8
For those who have passed Fundamental A or equivalent and wish to continue to learn more basic vocabulary and expressions while mastering additional 25 hiragana letters by adding diacritic marks and small ya, yu, yo, tsu, and long vowels. The class also focuses on listening and speaking more than reading and writing. There is an assessment test at the end of the year.
Approximate age 7-8
Fundamental C is for those who have passed Fundamental B or equivalent. They start studying Japanese grammar more systematically with a textbook and audiovisual aids to acquire useful sentence structures to describe themselves, their families and friends. They will also complete learning katakana. There is an assessment test at the end of the year.
Approximate age: 8-9
Fundamental D is for those who have passed Fundamental C or equivalent. They’ll learn more variety of sentences and expressions and interact in class. They’ll also learn past tense so that they can start writing a diary. They will practice reading and writing of hiragana katakana combination sentences and start learning basic kanji. There is an assessment test at the end of the year.
Approximate age: 9-10
Fundamental E is for those who have passed Fundamental D or equivalent. They will build more advanced vocabulary while learning how to connect sentences into a longer story to express their opinions in Japanese. There is an assessment test at the end of the year.
Approximate age: 10-11
Fundamental F is for those who have passed Fundamental E or equivalent. They’ll build more advanced vocabulary while learning how to connect sentences into a longer story to express their opinions in Japanese. Upon completion of Fundamental F, students will have reached the JLPT N5 level of proficiency in Japanese, which includes knowledge of 100 kanji. There is an assessment test at the end of the year.
Approximate age: 11-12
| Schedule | 10-month program (Sep – Jun) Sat 9am-12pm |
| Fees | Administration Fee: $55 [payable at the time of registration] Facility Improvement Fee: $25 [payable at the time of registration] Tuition Fee (please choose from): a. b. Annual payment $1,426 [paid after June 1 before August 24, with e-transfer, cheque or credit card] c. Monthly payment $142.60 [10 months Sep-Jun, with credit card only] Monthly payment will be automatically charged to a designated credit card (we will ask you to fill out a separate form after the registration). |
September 2024 to June 2025
Students will complete the elementary to intermediate level study of Japanese in “Genki 1&2” followed by “An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese”. The aim of this course is to develop the four basic language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking in order to cultivate a foundation of Japanese language ability. Emphasis is placed on balancing skills in accuracy, fluency and complexity. This class has an annual end of year assessment.
Textbook: Genki 1 (3rd Edition) Lesson 1-6
This class is for students between Grade 7 and Grade 12 who learn Japanese for the first time. By the end of this course You will be able to:
・Read and write hiragana and katakana
・Introduce yourself
・Order food in a restaurant
・Extend /accept/turn down invitations
・Ask and describe the location of buildings, things, people, events
・Speak and write about your background and experience in simple sentences
・Read and write 58 kanji
Textbook: Genki 2 (3rd Edition) Lesson 7-12
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
・Describe person’s physical attributes
・Combine two and more adjectives to make a long sentence
・Speak in an informal manner to your friends
・Make a polite request
・Compare things against each other
・Express your intentions for the future
・Describe two and more activities and events you did or currently do
・Describe your past experiences
・Provide advice
・Make a guess or prediction
・Read and write 102 new kanji
Upon completion of Youth B, students will have reached the JLPT N5 level of proficiency in Japanese.
Textbook: Genki 2 (3rd Edition) Lesson 13-17
This course will focus on socially appropriate communication techniques, such as using different levels of politeness and expressing appreciation.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
・Answer questions in a simple job interview
・Provide advice
・Describe give/receive something (あげる、くれる、もらう)
・Describe people’s kind acts
・Make travel plans
・Politely ask someone for a favor
・Learn and practice a more casual speech style
・Read and write 79 new Kanji
Textbook: Genki 2 (3rd Edition) Lesson 18-23
This course will focus on socially appropriate communication techniques, such as using different levels of politeness and expressing appreciation.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
・Describe the actions you did in the past and the ones you regret
・Describe your previous actions
・Express conditional sentences
・Describe the actions you perform simultaneously
・Use honorific expressions
・Describe an action that is easy or difficult to perform
・Create passive sentences
・Describe your wishes for someone
・Create causative sentences
・Create causative-passive sentences
・Create command sentences
・Create conditional dependence sentences
・Read and write 93 new kanji
Upon completion of Youth D, students will have reached the JLPT N4 level of proficiency in Japanese.
Textbook: An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Lesson (Revised Edition) Lesson 1-5
This intermediate course offers practical communication practice to build students’ ability to converse and discuss on a wide range of topics – around realistic content and functions and natural Japanese. In addition to refining communication skills developed all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing at the intermediate level, students will also learn higher-level grammatical structures and expressions and acquire the skills needed to discuss events not only in immediate, familiar situations, but also in communities and society. Students will also learn 197 new kanji.
| Schedule | 10-month program [Sep – Jun] Sat 1pm-3pm |
| Fees | Administration Fee: $55 [payable at the time of registration] Facility Improvement Fee: $25 [payable at the time of registration] Tuition Fee (please choose from): a. b. Annual payment $1,084 [paid after June 1 before August 24, with e-transfer, cheque or credit card] c. Monthly payment $108.40 [10 months Sep-Jun, with credit card only] Monthly payment will be automatically charged to a designated credit card (we will ask you to fill out a separate form after the registration). |
Youth A-E
Intermediate to advanced Japanese level is required for all Extracurricular classes except the Dance class.
A “letter” is not just a sign or character. It is a tool that can describe feelings and scenery, and that represents culture in its own form. Japanese has a lot of beautiful words, and uses three separate alphabets: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji to express culture through letters – an art in themselves. Calligraphy is to imbue letters with the meanings the words have, and the feelings you want to express, using a writing brush and ink. I feel joyful when the letters I painted with the brush speak to someone in a way that goes beyond the words. Through calligraphy, let’s learn and feel Japanese letters, words, and culture.
Native level Japanese required.
You can be a very different person from the you you know. You can show a face no one has seen before. The stage is the place, and theatre the activity. If you want to enact this dream—let’s create a play together. Watch great plays, prepare a script, and create drama. For those who prefer to create with technology such as audio and lights, there are always opportunities to get involved – that is the magic of theatre!
| Schedule | 10month (Sep – Jun) Extracurricular: Sat 3:10pm-4:10pm Classes begin on Sept 7th |
| Fees | Monthly payment $45.50 [10 months Sep-Jun, with credit card only] |
Intermediate level Japanese required.
Have you ever seen Ghibli movies? How do you feel after watching? Did you enjoy it? Do you feel inspired? Ghibli movies actually relate to Japanese culture and reflect the country’s history. When watching them, it is important to understand “why this movie is interesting” or “ what it really means”. If you get it, you will be able to enjoy more and more for sure! Let’s figure out what the hidden message is hidden in each movie.
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