“Yui” – Japanese Language & Culture After-School Program
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Free Trial Class
Explore Japanese language and culture with “yui”, meaning “connect” in Japanese. In this after-school program we will be doing fun-filled activities — creating arts including calligraphy, singing and role-playing, while learning about culture and obtaining communication skills for practical Japanese.
We will be offering 3 different Programs for Session 1 of the 2018/19 School Year that new students can signup for: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The curriculum for each program is different, but all programs are available to K-5 (Session 3&4: TK-5) students at all levels, from beginners to native speakers.
We are also offering a FREE TRIAL CLASS that you can register your child(ren) for on this page.
* The free trial class is offered to students in K-5 who have never attended one of Yui’s Japanese After-School Programs or trial class before.
Join us for a new adventure in language and culture!
Thank you for your interested in our Japanese Program.
All TRIAL Classes are FULL.
If you would like to signup for one of the Japanese After-School Programs, please click here. Thank you!
What Parents are Saying
Here is what parents have to say about “Yui”.
Presley absolutely LOVED this program, especially the arts and crafts. As soon as I walked in the door, she would be waiting to show me what she had made that day and tell me what she had learned. Then she was excited about what she would be doing the following week! Shiho is amazing and Presley just loved her. She attended other after school programs and this was definitely her favorite.
School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 3rd Grade
Thank you for running such a fun, artistic and interesting class! Our son really looked forward to the Japanese class every week and was excited to show his project to us after school. The class is a great blend of exposure to Japanese culture and language, while inspiring artistic creativity. He finished all levels and is already asking if there is another Japanese class he can take this fall.
Highly recommend this well-run class!School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 1st Grade
Shiho’s Japanese after school program was our daughter Lacy’s favorite! From the language and history learned to the most creative and beautiful art projects, we could not have asked for more. Shiho’s genuine care and attention to this class and our daughter made us send her to every session, THANK YOU Shiho, Lacy’s first international destination on her wishlist is now Japan and we will take her 🙂
School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 2nd Grade
I cannot speak highly enough of this brilliant after-school program, and Shiho, the kindest and most patient of teachers of Japanese culture. My son was completely committed by the end of the very first afternoon. He looked forward to it every week, we went straight through the four programs and now we are genuinely distraught there isn’t a 5th program for us to sign up for. Every week the children created the most beautiful Japanese objects – parasols, sushi platters, bonsai trees, traditional dolls; they had tea ceremonies, learned some Japanese phrases, and learned about the culture (“Mummy, the Japanese seek perfection in simplicity”!). Arigato, Miss Shiho, and sayonara.
School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 1st Grade
Shiho runs a wonderful language and cultural arts program. My daughter in Kinder took her Japanese 3 class after having taken the two prior classes. She loved creating the beautiful crafts and practiced the language she learned with us. We wish there were a 4 class and highly encourage everyone to take at least one class with Ms. Shiho!School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: Kindergarten
Yui’s Japanese After-School Program is my daughter’s favorite after school activity. Shiho is a wonderful teacher. She has that special magic with children that make them excited to learn all she has to share. Each week Shiho taught them something new about Japanese culture and language in a way that was creative and fun. My daughter would proudly share all that she learned with me, and was always looking forward to next week’s session.School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 1st Grade
Dixie looks forward to every weeks class and projects. She comes home excited to share her stories and projects with her sisters. She naturally absorbs the teachings of the Japanese culture through art and fun activities. We look forward to continuing the session.School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 1st Grade
My daughter looks forward to attending Japanese class with Ms. Shiho. She has incorporated new vocabulary words and has fun making crafts and learning more about the culture. Good blend of fun with learning for an afterschool class.School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: Kindergarten
My sons (in 3rd grade and Kindergarten) both absolutely loved Yui’s Japanese Language & Culture After-School Program. Every week, they looked forward to going to class, and every day afterwards, they came home sharing what they learned and made with such enthusiasm – it was wonderful to see. They both liked making ink using the ink stone so much, that we took a trip to the Japanese Market, bought an ink stone for both of them, some more ink and some paper so that they could practice writing their names in Japanese, which they did regularly. The boys also repeatedly told me that they really liked their teacher, Shiho, who “was the nicest person they had ever met.” Cannot say enough good things about the class. We are signing up for a second session!School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 3rd Grade & Kindergarten
My 5 year old son truly enjoyed “Yui”. Creatively he was introduced to many different veins of Japanese language & culture. He often came home with such beautiful art pieces that I love to display and he loves to “share”. He is very proud to write his name and say a few phrases in Japanese. What was most impressive to me (and I think it shocked him as well) was when we were on vacation and he could recognize some of the Japanese characters in the signs.School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: Kindergarten
Our daughter took the introductory course in Japanese. She absolutely loved it! From the calligraphy to the vocabulary to the food and the culture, she was enthralled. She enjoyed it so much we have signed her up for the same class with plans to continue her participation in the continuation class. Well organized, fun, entertaining, and educational. Truly a unique and awesome cultural experience.School: Coeur d’Alene Avenue School (Venice, CA)
Student Grade: 2nd Grade
Schedule
This year we will be offering two trial classes, one on Tuesday 8/21 1:45pm – 2:30pm (45 minutes) and one on Thursday 8/30 2:45pm – 3:30pm (45 minutes).
* The free trial class is offered to students in K-5 who have never attended one of Yui’s Japanese After-School Programs or trial class before. To offer others a chance to experience a trial class, each student can only register for one trial class.
Location
All classes will generally be held in Room 10, unless otherwise notified.
Register
Are you ready to sign your child(ren) up for the FREE TRIAL CLASS?
Great! Spots are limited, so please register your child(ren) for the free trial class using the form below now.
Registration will be closed once all spots have filled, or latest at noon the day before the trial class.
After submitting the form, please scroll down and make sure that the form was submitted without any errors. After successfully submitting the form, you should be transferred to a different “Thank You” page and a confirmation email will be sent out within minutes. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 15 minutes, chances are high that the registration did not go through. Please reach out to us through the “Contact Us” form below in the even that you don’t receive a confirmation email.
* If you are unable to attend the free trial class after registering for it, please let us know as soon as possible, so we can free up a space for another student.
** If you would like to register for Session 1 of Yui’s Japanese After-School Program (instead of or in addition to the free trial class), you can do so here. Please note that registering for a trial class does not guarantee a spot in the After-School Program. We usually have spots available for our trial class participants to signup, but if you would like to guarantee a spot for Session 1 on a specific day (or any day), please register here as soon as possible. Some of the programs sometimes fill up quickly.
Thank you for your interested in our Japanese Program.
All TRIAL Classes are FULL.
If you would like to signup for one of the Japanese After-School Programs, please click here. Thank you!
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