Looking for a place where your child or teen can learn Japanese in a fun way?! All classes are taught via Zoom. These are LIVE classes, not an app or a program. Students are expected to have their video camera and audio on if possible, so they can be active and present! Parents are welcome to join the classes, sit in the background, or watch/listen from afar! Our instructors Satoko and Ayumi have years of experience, hold teaching certifications, and have been fully background checked and verified. (You can read more about their bios below)

HAPPY NEW YEAR SPECIAL:
Register for any group class before January 11 and automatically get $50 off registration!

TEENS (AGES 13-18)

Immersive Japanese 101 for Teens
Level: Beginner
8 weeks /8 class hours
Thursdays 1 hour
7:30-8:30pm Eastern, 6:30-7:30pm Central, 5:30-6:30pm Mountain, 4:30-5:30pm Pacific
January 22 – March 12
Price: $175 ($125 before Jan 11!)

Older Kids / preteens (ages 8-12)

Japanese Topical Vocabulary for Kids (8-12)
Level: Beginner
8 weeks / 6 class hours
Wednesdays 45 minutes
5:30-6:15pm Eastern, 4:30-5:15pm Central, 3:30-4:15pm Mountain, 2:30-3:15pm Pacific
January 28 – March 18
Price: $150 ($100 before Jan 11!)

Japanese Story Time (3rd-6th grade / ~8-12 years old)
Level: Beginner
8 weeks / 4 class hours
Sundays 30 minutes
11-11:30am Eastern, 10-10:30am Central, 9-9:30am Mountain, 8-8:30am Pacific
January 25 – March 15
Price: $100 ($50 before Jan 11!)

Younger Kids (5-8)

Japanese Story Time (K-2nd grade/ ~5-8 years old)
Level: Beginner
8 weeks / 4 class hours
Sundays 30 minutes
10-10:30am Eastern, 9-9:30am Central, 8-8:30am Mountain, 7-7:30am Pacific
January 25 – March 15
Price: $100 ($50 before Jan 11!)

Meet the instructorS:

SATOKO

Satoko is a native Japanese speaker originally from Japan. She holds a BA in Japanese Language and Culture from Eastern Michigan University, an MA in Japanese Language and Culture from Middlebury College, a Graduate Certificate in Foreign Language Teaching from MSU as well as additional AA degrees in English and Spanish. Satoko also holds teaching certifications in Ohio, California, and Florida.

In Japan, Satoko started her career as an engineer and worked for Honda for more than 10 years. In addition to her technical work, she also provided technical and legal translations between English and Japanese and provided Japanese and English language classes as well as cultural training for employees working cross-culturally or preparing to move overseas as ex-pats.

In the past several years, Satoko has been working as a math, social science, and Japanese teacher for 6th grade students at a local Japanese language school in Ohio. She teaches small group and private Japanese lessons online in her free time.

Satoko is both structured and flexible and loves watching her students making accomplishments in their language-learning journey.

ayumi

Ayumi is a native speaker originally from Japan. She served as an officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for over 10 years before transitioning into the education field. She received her Japanese language teaching training through Berlitz and has been teaching Japanese as a Second Language for more than eight years through Berlitz, M&K Communication, and independently. she also currently teaches Japanese language and culture to both children and adults at a local Japanese heritage center in the greater Washington D.C. area.

Outside of teaching, Ayumi enjoys practicing yoga, traveling, and spending time with her family and her dog, experiences that often inspire and enrich her lessons.