Japanese Weekend School

8 West Bayview Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 07632 USA
Phone: (201)947-4832 Fax: (201)944-3680

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ホーム＞マンハッタン校＞フレンズアカデミー＞ Japanese Weekend School

フレンズアカデミー

	親子の日本語教室
	ひらがな教室Ⅰ・Ⅱ
	国語教室
	幼児の日本語教室
	ピアノレッスン
	春のお勉強スクール
	サマースクール
	ウィンタースクール
	日ようびは日本語であそぼう
	日本語ウィークエンドスクール
	Japanese Weekend School

　Japanese Weekend School

Friends Academy of JCS
Japanese Weekend School

Dear Parents and Students,

Friends Academy provides children with the finest environment suitable to their ages and levels to learn the Japanese language and culture on weekends. We welcome students from any nation and offer classes at every level. We respect students’ eagerness to learn and we support them in achieving their goals. The ability to speak and write Japanese is a considerable asset for them. We hope they will gain confidence in their Japanese language skills and move on to their future.

Toru Okamoto (Director)
Friends Academy

＜Level Classification＞
Ⅰ: Students will learn Japanese greetings, vocabularies, responses and simple conversations.
Ⅱ: Students can communicate in Japanese and will learn advanced expressions.

A.　Class Outline

１．Japanese for Young Children　Ⅰ

Activities to learn and speak basic words, greetings and simple sentences
Writing Hiragana (Japanese alphabet)
Crafting for the better understanding of Japanese culture
Students aim to move up to the next levels, Japanese for Young ChildrenⅡ or Japanese for Elementary-Age ChildrenⅠ.

２．Japanese for Young Children　Ⅱ

Activities to build up vocabulary and sentence structures
Writing Hiragana (Japanese alphabet)
Crafting for the better understanding of Japanese culture.
Students aim to move up to the next level, Japanese for Elementary-Age Children Ⅱ.

３．Japanese for Elementary-Age Children　Ⅰ

Activities to learn and speak basic words, greetings and simple sentences
Writing Hiragana (Japanese alphabet)
The goal is to prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)and move up to the next levels, Japanese for Elementary-Age Children Ⅱ.

４．Japanese for Elementary-Age Children Ⅱ

Japanese as Language Arts
Writing Katakana (Another Japanese alphabet) and Kanji　(Chinese characters)
The goal is to prepare for JLPT and The Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test (Kanji Kentei).
Students aim to move up to the next level, Japanese for Middle and High School Children Ⅱ.

５．Japanese for Elementary-Age Children Ⅱ / Mathematics /Social Studies

Japanese as Language Arts/ Math /Social studies
Writing Katakana (another Japanese alphabet) and Kanji (Chinese characters)
The goal is to prepare for JLPT and Kanji Kentei.
Math and social studies alternate each week.
Math course will focus on mathematical terms and problem solving. Social Studies will focus on increasing common knowledge of Japanese culture.
Students aim to move up to the next level, Japanese for Middle and High School Children Ⅱ

６．Japanese for Middle and High School Children Ⅱ

Japanese as Language Arts / Integrated study
Integrated study focuses on Japanese important etiquette, polite expressions and reading daily Japanese newspapers.
The goal is to prepare for JLPT and Kanji Kentei.

B.　Class Schedule

Saturday	Young Children （3～6 yrs old）	Elementary-Age （7～12 yrs old）	Middle/High School Age （13～18 yrs old）
AM	1. JapaneseⅠ TIme：9:30〜12:00 Class Size：12	4. Japanese Ⅱ Time：10:00〜12:30 Class Size：7
PM	2. Japanese Ⅱ Time：1:00〜3:30 Class Size：12	5. Japanese Ⅱ & Math, SS Time：1:30〜4:00 Class Size：７
Sunday
AM		3. Japanese Ⅰ Time：9:30〜12:00 Class Size：12	6. Japanese Ⅱ Time：10:00〜12:30 Class Size：7
PM	2. Japanese Ⅱ Time：1:00〜3:30 Class Size：12

C.　School Days

Saturday
term	periods	sessions
1st	4/9/2011 ～ 6/25/2011	12
2nd	9/10/2011 ～ 12/17/2011	14
3rd	1/7/2012 ～ 3/24/2012	12
Sunday
1st	4/10/2011 ～ 6/26/2011	12
2nd	9/11/2011 ～ 12/18/2011	13*1
3rd	1/15/2012 ～ 3/25/2012	11*2

*1 except 10/2: Sports Day
*2 except 1/8: New Year Rice cake party

D.　Tuitions

	For Young Children Ⅰ･Ⅱ	For Elementary- Age ChildrenⅠ･Ⅱ	For Middle/High School Age
Registration Fee	$ 50.00
Enrollment Fee	$225.00
1st Term	$660.00	$780.00	$840.00
2nd Term	$770.00 $715.00 (Sun)	$910.00 $845.00 (Sun)	$980.00 $910.00 (Sun)
3rd Term	$660.00 $605.00(Sun)	$780.00 $715.00(Sun)	$840.00 $770.00(Sun)

Tuition fees are prorated by terms. If the student joins in the middle of the term, we calculate the fees according to the number of days remaining.
If the student leaves during a semester or is absent, the amount of tuition won’t change.
Please make check payable to "Japanese Children’s Society,Inc. ."

E.　Registration

Please call us to schedule the student’s evaluation/examination.
Please send the application documents and a non-refundable registration fee check in the amount of $50.00.
*We also accept them on the day of evaluation/examination.
*Regardless of the examination result (pass/waiting/fail), the registration fee won’t be refunded.
The evaluation/examination will take about 150 minutes. The purpose of the examination is to evaluate the student’s level of Japanese proficiency and also evaluate the student’s attitude toward group study.
If accepted, the applicant may begin as soon as a seat becomes available. If there is no available seat, his/her name will be put on a waiting list.

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