Grades: 6-12th
Course Length: 1-10 months
Credit Available: 8-12th grade - World Language 1.0 for a year / .50 for one semester

Japanese is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.

The Japanese writing system combines Chinese characters, known as kanji, with two unique syllabaries derived by the Japanese from the more complex Chinese characters: hiragana, 'simple characters' and katakana, 'partial characters'. Latin script is also used in a limited fashion (such as for imported acronyms) in Japanese writing. The numeral system uses mostly Arabic numerals, but also traditional Chinese numerals.

This course includes 30 minutes per week with a live instructor and video recording so you can go back over the vocabulary and assignments. Everything is done via Zoom or online. Additional materials are at the discretion of the teacher, and you will be notified after your non-refundable deposit for the course is received.

Parents will fill out a financial contract for the remainder of months through the year and pay the balance of the course directly to the teacher of record after the initial $125.00 nonrefundable deposit is paid to cover the first month. The average is $105.00 per month depending on the number of weeks in a month.

We recommend your student finish at least 18 weeks for a .50 credit. The World Language credit towards graduation is required by most Universities and Colleges requires two full years in one language. If your student is not going to college, then career pathway credits and / or a variety of world languages will work. Additional live sessions are available, and arrangements can be made with the teacher direct.

7th and 8th grade students may earn High School credit by paying an additional fee of $130.00.