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Japanese Programs for Kids in San Francisco
Nihonmachi Little Friends (NFL):
Nihonmachi Little Friends (NLF) is a bilingual, Japanese, multicultural childcare organization located in San Francisco’s Japantown. We offer engaging and diverse programs including a preschool childcare program and an afterschool program, both with a multicultural curriculum.
Outreach to Japan:
Nihonmachi Little Friends is very much at the center of life in Japantown. We have helped many families with their transition to San Francisco by providing an instant network of businesses and people who speak Japanese, and who are committed to maintaining the Japanese culture and traditions. Our children's programs have a strong emphasis on Japanese bilingual activities which are presented through music, stories, arts and crafts, and celebration of traditional holiday and events.
Our Goals:
- Expand programs to provide a continuum of childcare services for pre-kindergarten to early teens.
- Provide more after school enrichment programs.
- Explore the feasibility of expanding the preschool hours from 7:30am to 6:00pm.
- Explore the feasibility of developing an after school program for middle schoolers as a stand-alone program or in conjunction with other organizations.
- Explore expansion of slots for low-income children.
- Preschool Childcare Program:
(for children aged 2 1/2 to 5 years old)
NLF Preschool Programs provides a flexible schedule designed to accommodate the needs of families (full-day, half-day or three days per week).
- Afterschool Program:
(for elementary, school-age children (grades K through 5)
We provide childcare services to elementary school-age children both before and after their regular elementary school programs.
We offer a diverse, multicultural curriculum which emphasizes the Japanese language and culture while integrating a wide range of developmentally appropriate activities. In an environment conducive to learning, our program develops children in all areas fostering self-esteem, cooperation and confidence through Japanese lessons and general lessons.
Parents are Key Partners at NLF :
Through the years, parent and family services have been integrated in an effort to foster active involvement in the overall development of our children. Exciting and educational parent events include workshops on various topics of interest, weekend outings and holiday celebrations.
NLF is Active in the Community:
We participate in several local events throughout the year such as the Cherry Blossom Festival and Nihonmachi Street Fair. We also work with other service organizations providing childcare services for many businesses in our neighborhood.
Affiliations:
NLF is affiliated with the following organizations:
- Asian Pacific Islander Family Resource Network (APIFRN).
- SF CARES: Provides stipends for childcare workers to encourage them to stay in the field and continue their education.
- The City of San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Families: Provides quality childcare and mental health collaborative funding.
- Family Service Agency of San Francisco.
- APA Fund: Asian Pacific American Community Fund.
Address:
2031 Bush Street, CA 94115, San Francisco, California , USA
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English Camps for International Students - San Francisco
Courses / Programs
If you are searching for a quality English language camp in the USA for your child or teenager, look no further than an accredited English language school in the beautiful Bay Area of California.
Our summer and winter English camps combine language classes with exciting afternoon and weekend activities.
Conveniently located in the Financial District of Downtown, San Francisco provides Junior English Language Adventure Programs for kids and teens ages 10-17, and Leader in Training Programs for young adults ages 17-21.
Connect with other similarly-aged students from all over the world in our international camps. Make amazing life-long friendships, learn about other cultures while practicing your newly-acquired English language skills.
Our summer and winter English camps combine language classes with exciting afternoon and weekend activities.
Conveniently located in the Financial District of Downtown, San Francisco provides Junior English Language Adventure Programs for kids and teens ages 10-17, and Leader in Training Programs for young adults ages 17-21.
Connect with other similarly-aged students from all over the world in our international camps. Make amazing life-long friendships, learn about other cultures while practicing your newly-acquired English language skills.
Junior English Language Adventure Programs:
• Duration: 1-7 weeks in summer; 1-4 weeks in winter
• Age requirement: For students ages 10-17 (13-17 years for homestay)
• Language Levels: Any level
• Duration: 1-7 weeks in summer; 1-4 weeks in winter
• Age requirement: For students ages 10-17 (13-17 years for homestay)
• Language Levels: Any level
ABC Languages, San Francisco CA & Online Portuguese Classes USA
Courses / Programs
• ABC Languages offers group and private Portuguese classes for kids and teens at our language schools in downtown San Francisco and in Menlo Park (serving Silicon Valley and Peninsula region of San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale). • We want our students to learn Portuguese in a natural way. Our lively and relaxed atmosphere lets you have fun while you learn and make friends with your fellow classmates in Portuguese.
• We know when our students learn Portuguese well, they stay on to achieve fluency. Our effective lessons focus on attaining authentic language skills you can use in the real world.
• ABC is known as a great place to learn languages and was voted “Best of the Bay Area” by SFGate users.
• Portuguese lessons are offered for kids and teens privately (one-on-one) or as a customized group or after-school program.
• Our learner-centered approach encourages lively conversations, role-play and games, all in Portuguese.
• ABC Languages also offers instruction in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Farsi, Arabic and other languages.
• Our learner-centered approach encourages lively conversations, role-play and games, all in Portuguese.
• ABC Languages also offers instruction in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Farsi, Arabic and other languages.
Bay Language Academy, Alameda CA
Courses / Programs
Situated in Alameda CA, Bay Language Academy provides beginner to advanced level classes and after school programs to children and adults in a variety of languages. We currently offer Spanish, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Italian, Korean, English, German and Arabic. Focusing on the specific needs of students and their parents, the classes are offered once, twice or three times weekly after school in 75 to 150-minute sessions. Parents are informed after each class of what was covered and what is expected from the young students for the next session.
The overall method is based on a modular teaching with an approach based on task, where a balance between practice and theory is achieved. The aim is to develop effective communication skills through the elementary development of the four basic language known skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Our instructors are trilingual, share a passion for languages and provide instruction through an engaging set of media interactive games, songs, art projects, total physical response and classical games. Our team of educators are either linguists who hold Bachelor's degree with certifications, Master's degree, Ph. D degree or are credentialed teachers.
Language Classes for Children & Adults:
Languages include:
- Spanish
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Arabic
- Japanese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Russian
- Korean
Specific courses include:
- After-school Program
- Beginner (for children who only speak English)
- Beginner (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Intermediate (for children who only speak English)
- Intermediate (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Child Advanced
Languages include:
- Spanish
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Arabic
- Japanese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Russian
- Korean
Specific courses include:
- After-school Program
- Beginner (for children who only speak English)
- Beginner (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Intermediate (for children who only speak English)
- Intermediate (for children whose parents speak the foreign language)
- Child Advanced
D'Angon Academy English Camp
Courses / Programs
D'Angon Academy for Language Acquisition provides summer English camps in California for children ages 3-16 as well as academic year, English immersion homestay programs for children entering 4th-8th Grade.Our programs combine quality English classes with fun excursions to popular tourist destinations that allow our students to experience American culture and practice their English language skills.
Located just 50 miles south of Los Angeles, 80 miles north of San Diego, and 6 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, the city of Irvine is rated one of the safest cities of its size in the United States.
Homestay students reside in a home with a local family, and attend the prestigious Montessori on the Lake school in Lake Forest, CA.
All of our students return home with noticeably stronger English skills. They will have confidence in their ability to read, write, speak and listen in English.
We provide the Year-Round English Courses for children ages 3 through 13/14 years old at our partner I-20 (student visa) certified school just south of Los Angeles.
Thanks to our ESL programs, our students experience American culture in a way that will contribute to their future academic success. They will have fun and make new friends from around the world!
Academic Year ESL Immersion Homestay Program:
For high-achieving students entering 4th – 8th Grade
- This homestay program is for a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 10 months.
- Designed as a preparation for students who likely attend high school or university in the U.S.
Summer English Language Camps:
1-week camps for children ages 3-16 & ESL Groups
- English language classes for 3-4 hours each morning
- Excursions to popular tourist attractions such as Disneyland or Sea World with English activities integrated into the excursion
For high-achieving students entering 4th – 8th Grade
- This homestay program is for a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 10 months.
- Designed as a preparation for students who likely attend high school or university in the U.S.
Summer English Language Camps:
1-week camps for children ages 3-16 & ESL Groups
- English language classes for 3-4 hours each morning
- Excursions to popular tourist attractions such as Disneyland or Sea World with English activities integrated into the excursion
Orange Coast Gakuen Japanese Language School, Huntington Beach
Courses / Programs
Located in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA, Orange Coast Gakuen (OCG) is a Japanese language school that provides Japanese language learning courses to students of all ages and ability levels. Our Japanese classes are catered for elementary school age children, junior & senior high schoolers, and adults alike. Our classes are divided into 'tracks', allowing us to teach children and adults of all backgrounds in the Japanese language. One track is for learners of Japanese as a Heritage Language (JHL), designed for students who regularly hear and speak Japanese in their home environments. A second track is for learners of Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL), which is designed for students with less background in Japanese.
Our classes also include a variety of cultural activities and events, as well as opportunities to take additional cultural classes such as Japanese flower arrangement for adults, or Japanese calligraphy.
Since becoming an independent school, OCG has been fortunate to have the guidance of a team of curriculum advisors from California State University Long Beach. Our new advisors have helped to construct an innovative and highly effective approach to teaching Japanese.
Japanese Language Learning Classes
- Children's Japanese Classes (Elementary school age)
- Junior & Senior High School Japanese classes (Foreign language credit available)
- Adult Japanese Language Classes
- 'Japanese as a Heritage Language' (for students with some Japanese)
- Japanese as a Foreign Language (for beginner students)
- Japanese Cultural Classes
- Japanese Calligraphy
- Japanese Flower Arrangement
- Children's Japanese Classes (Elementary school age)
- Junior & Senior High School Japanese classes (Foreign language credit available)
- Adult Japanese Language Classes
- 'Japanese as a Heritage Language' (for students with some Japanese)
- Japanese as a Foreign Language (for beginner students)
- Japanese Cultural Classes
- Japanese Calligraphy
- Japanese Flower Arrangement
Mandarin Kids Tutoring
Courses / Programs
Serving students in San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County and surrounding areas, Mandarin Kids Tutoring provides hands-on, private Mandarin Chinese language classes to pre-K and elementary students and their parents.
Established in 2005, we offer small hands-on classes that engage children with each other, allowing them to become familiar with the Mandarin tones connected with familiar everyday items.
We use simplified Chinese, yet also expose students to traditional written Chinese characters.
Established in 2005, we offer small hands-on classes that engage children with each other, allowing them to become familiar with the Mandarin tones connected with familiar everyday items.
We use simplified Chinese, yet also expose students to traditional written Chinese characters.
Mandarin Chinese Language Classes:
- Pre-K Chinese Immersion
- Chinese for Elementary Students
- Chinese for Parents
- Group Mandarin classes
- Private / Small Group Mandarin lessons
- Pre-K Chinese Immersion
- Chinese for Elementary Students
- Chinese for Parents
- Group Mandarin classes
- Private / Small Group Mandarin lessons