Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion

Yujin Gakuen’s mission: Enable our diverse student community to be productive citizens in our global society through a bilingual, bicultural, integrated Japanese/English curriculum.

友人 (Yujin) means “friendship”

学園 (Gakuen) means “school.”

Our school climate – We are:

Respectful 親切　しんせつ

Safe　安全　あんぜん

Responsible　責任　せきにん

Culture

• Taiko drumming
• Bento (traditional Japanese lunch) making
• Onigiri (riceball) celebrations
• Traditional Japanese festivals
  • Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival)
  • Oshogatsu (New Year’s)
  • Kite Festival/Children’s Day (May)
• Japanese plays performed by each grade level
• Songs in Japanese
• Traditional fan dances
• Origami
• Kimonos, yukatas and happi coats worn for cultural celebrations and performances
• Bilingual school store (K-2)

Academics

• Japanese taught by all native speakers
• Immersion begins in kindergarten
• Rigorous, fast paced curriculum
• Subjects taught in both languages
• Social-emotional instruction begins in K and continues through 5th grade
• Our Japanese immersion program K-12 continues from Yujin Gakuen to Kelly Middle School and then North Eugene High School

We build community, family, and culture through…

• Japanese class plays at each grade level
• Hosting interns from Japan through a homestay program
• Traditional Japanese food and activities, for students and the school community