Courses

We offer courses for children, youth, and adults, payable on registration day or within a few weeks later.
Details are listed below, including an overview of the curriculum and the text books used.
All the courses are given every Saturday morning in two semesters, the first one starting in September and the last one starting in January with the school year finishing in May.
Summer classes are only given by popular demand.
For a detailed agenda of the school, consult our calendar .

Courses for children: Japanese as a heritage language

  • Kindergarten - 4 &5years old
  • Aoba - using grade 1 Kokugo textbook of Education Ministry of Japan
  • Kodama - using grade 2 Kokugo textbook of Education Ministry of Japan
  • Hikari - using grade 3 Kokugo textbook of Education Ministry of Japan
  • Nozomi -using grade 4 Shakai textbook of Education Ministry of Japan

(Please note that the classes will be combined or canceled if the class does not reach the enough registration)

Courses for children and youth: Japanese as foreign language

  • Youth 1 – Youth (ages 13 to 17) – Beginner level instruction
  • Youth 2 – Youth (ages 13 to 17) – Intermediate level instruction

Adult classes

  • Beginner1- new beginner (using Japanese for Busy People vol.1 3rd revised edition)
  • Beginner2- person who attended the summer course or person who complete equivalent level (using JBP1 from lesson 10 to end of the book)
  • Intermediate1- person who completed JBP1 textbook or person who complete equivalent level (using JBP2 textbook)
  • Intermediate2- person who completed JBP2 textbook or person who complete equivalent level (using JBP3 textbook)
  • Advanced1- person who completed JBP3 or equivalent textbooks or JLPT 3 or 4 level (teacher provide the handouts)
  • Advanced2- person who completed Advanced1 level or JLPT 1 or 2 level (teacher provide the handouts)

Summer Classes

These classes are only given by popular demand and are usually held at a location different than the fall school year.
We assess their feasibility towards the end of the second semester ending in May and we decide to which levels and which age groups the classes will be the most appropriate to.
The summer classes are offered for adult students only. Once the decision is made to give summer classes, we will inform the students and the public at school and via our Web site's front page .

Summer Japanese Camp for Kids

OJLS will be holding a Summer Japanese Camp for kids aged 4 to 9 years old, for four weeks, starting from July 7. Activities include: an introduction to tea ceremony, Karate, flower arrangement and Japanese cooking as well as learning the Japanese language. The summer camp will be held at the OJCC .

Please see the Summer Camp registration form for more information about the course, schedule and registration.