Kinmon Gakuen’s Capital Campaign
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What’s New！
We are pleased to announce that Kinmon Gakuen has been honored with the APA Heritage Award. This year is especially significant as it marks the 100th anniversary of Kinmon Gakuen’s incorporation in San Francisco, a milestone celebrated with this prestigious award. The award ceremony and reception will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Herbst Theater, starting at 5:30 PM. We warmly invite you to join us for this special occasion.
Attendance is free, but an RSVP is required. Please register at apasf.org if you wish to attend.
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Kinmon Gakuen Summer Classes 2024
DATE/TIME :Every Saturday June 1st to 29th 10AM – 12PM (5 Lessons)
Tuition: $220
Application deadline: Monday, May 27th Note: Registration will close once capacity is reached.——————————————————
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Fall 2024-Spring 2025
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“Volunteer Chronicles: My Transformative Experience at Kinmon Gakuen”
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先日、当地サンフランシスコで行われたAPEC の行事に、金門学園の生徒全員が参加しました。とってもたのしい体験でした。日本町を舞台にした日本文化の紹介のために、生徒全員で、折り紙で、来園者へのお土産を作りました。とてもかわいらしい鶴がたくさん並びました。来園されたお客様には、各教室での授業参観をして頂きました。そして、いっしょに、夕焼け小焼けを歌い、正岡子規の、柿食へば、金が鳴るなり法隆寺 この俳句を覚えていただきました。参加者のひとりの方は、南カリフォルニアからお出かけいただいた金門学園の古い卒業生でした。こんなに楽しい行事なら、毎月あってもいいな。金門学園 冨永明彦園長
We participated in APEC. The other day, all the students from Kinmon Gakuen participated in the APEC event held in San Francisco. It was a very enjoyable experience. To introduce Japanese culture in Japantown, all the students made origami souvenirs for the visitors. Lots of cute cranes were lined up. The visitors were invited to observe classes in each classroom. Together, we sang ‘Yuuyake Koyake’ and learned the haiku by Masaoka Shiki, ‘Kaki kueba, kane ga naru nari Houryuuji.’ One of the participants was an alumni of Kinmon Gakuen who came all the way from Southern California. If events like this are so enjoyable, it would be nice to have them every month. Kinmon Gakuen – Principal Akihiko Tominaga
#KinmonGakuenAPECExperience #OrigamiSouvenirs #APECinSanFrancisco #KinmonGakuenAlumni #languageschool #nihongo
APEC 2023 SAN FRANCISCO JAPAN EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18
11AM – 12PM
Kinmon Gakuen – The Art of Haiku & History of Kinmon Gakuen
COST: FREE
LOCATION:Please check more information here! sfjapantown.org
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Kanmon Gakuen Autumn Festival 2023
#KanmonGakuen #AutumnFestivalPhoto on Facebook https://rb.gy/v6p8v
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始業式 2023年秋学期
Testimonials
Thank you Kinmon Gakuen! Both our son (8) and daughter (5) have been enrolled in Kinmon Gakuen for several years. Our kids have tri-lingual background (English/French/Japanese), and we see a perfect fit to the curriculum Kinmon Gakuen offers. Kids are excited to participate in many Japanese cultural and seasonal activities that the school offers… from Mochi-tsuki (rice cake pounding) & New Year resolution using brush (Kaki-zome) in Jan, Girls day (Hina-matsuri) in March, Children’s day (Kodomono-hi) in May, Tea ceremony (Ocha-kai), and they also share the same building for after school program activities such as Karate class (Japanese martial arts). Teachers and staff are very friendly and provide a sense of community based in Japan Town. We highly recommend Kinmon Gakuen! S. EMy son is high school student, and started studying at Kinmon 3 years ago. He is fast learner and I know it is also owe to the school, teachers and quality lessons. The high school takes the hours of study at Kinmon as a credit of forgin language. After graduating from high school, we are thinking him to transfer to the adult lesson at Kinmon. M.A
When my son showed his interests learning Japanese, I took him to Kinmon to have a trial lesson. Since then, he has been enjoying going to Kinmon every Saturday. Caring staff, excellent teachers, and lots of fun cultural activities. Class room and parents’ lounge have been upgraded. Very friendly atmosphere. I hope, when my son grows up, he will take me around Japan using Japanese language that he learns at Kinmon. NW
私は１０年以上にわたり金門学園を使用させていただいております。多くの子供たちが勉強に集っていた９０年代の金門学園も、９１１のテロやＩＴ企業の相次ぐ撤退の影響か、０１以降は日本人自体が日本町から姿を消し始め、それに伴い金門学園で日本語を学ぼうとする日系人の子供たちも減っていきました。近年に入り日本文化に興味を持つ新たな世代が生まれ、金門学園も新たな校長先生を始め、意欲に燃える若い先生達の努力により、建物も授業内容も、そして雰囲気さえもガラリと一変し、充実した「日本語学校」として再生したのは、驚くべきことです。元気な子供たちの声で溢れる、本来の「金門学園」に戻ったのは嬉しい限りです。この「新生・金門学園」に一人でも多くの子供たちが集い、日本文化の素晴らしさを学んでくれることを願ってやみません N.T