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

Our location starting in August 2020: 850 Howard Ave. Eugene, OR 97404

While Yujin Gakuen and Kelly Middle School are co-located, there will be separate entrances, classrooms and gyms for both schools. The schools will share a cafeteria, but the lunch schedule with be staggered so that each school has their own time in the cafeteria. We are excited about the opportunity to collaborate with our YG graduates in middle school. 

Yujin Gakuen is a choice school – any student can apply to attend YG through the Eugene 4J lottery system. Families who live outside the district may also request a transfer.