We strive to make Japanese language education available for every children in the UK who wish to learn it, whether they have learning difficulties or budget constraints.

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Today, in the UK, Japanese language and culture are immensely popular amongst the young generation, especially because of its pop culture namely manga and animation. There are a number of large-scale Japan-themed events in London every year that are popular with young people. However, the reality is that Japanese language education is not widely available at state-run schools and colleges in the country, mainly due to their budget limitations. 

 

We have so far fully supported four state-run secondary schools in London to open regular Japanese courses via education grants: Whitefield School (2015-2017), Highbury Fields School for Girls (2015-2019), Haverstock School (2016-2018) and the Fulham Boys School (2022-.)

 

These language courses have been fully-funded by Japan-related foundations such as the Japan Foundation London and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation through their grant programmes. We have fully supported the schools to obtain the grants by designing the course syllabi and budget plans, running the courses as well as claiming the matching grants at the end of each academic year.

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One of the main purposes for running this UK school project is to connect the young pupils' personal interest to formal qualifications, such as GCSE, A-level and JLPT, which will be useful for their both academic and professional paths in future. We initially started the language courses as extra-curricular courses at the above schools, yet all the schools opted to open inter/co-curricular GCSE preparation courses subsequently due to the popularity of the courses. The courses have been attended by many keen and serious learners at each school. 

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We create a variety of learning materials that are specially designed for each class (or sometimes individual learners) considering the students’ profiles and levels. We also studying into dyslexia and other reading difficulties, giving consideration for those with learning difficulties so that everyone can enjoy learning at their own pace. 

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In addition to language classes, we organise culture-related workshops so that students can fully immerse themselves into the culture through enjoyable activities such as: cooking, calligraphy, origami, music, animation and illustration.

 

We will continuously endeavour to look for financial supports in and outside the UK so that more UK state schools so that young learners are able to obtain practical skills and deeper insights into the language of their real interest

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