Adult Program - Classes, Tuition, and Text Books

Summer Short Program 2024
Registration: Monday, May 6 to Friday, May 10, 2024
You must pay tuition to secure your space in a class.  We place first come, first served basis.   No textbooks for summer programs. 

Japanese for Travelers 6/3 to 6/6 (M-TH, 4 days), 7 PM to 8:30 PM $65.00.

Basic Grammar for Advanced-Beginner/Pre-Intermediate 6/17 to 6/27 (M-TH, 8 days) 7 PM to 8 PM $170.00.

Introduction to Kanji 7/15 to 7/25 (M-TH, 8 days) 7 PM to 8 PM $170.00.

Fall Semester 2024 to be updated soon.

Please check textbooks below to find which class to take. 

• Beginner 1 conversation (Monday 7:35 PM), for those who are new to the Japanese language. No writing/reading Kana. 

• Beginner 2 (Monday 6:00 PM or 7:35 PM)

• Beginner 3 (Monday 7:35 PM) 

• Beginner 4 (Monday 6:00 PM) 

• Intermediate 1 (Monday 6:00 PM)

• Intermediate 2 (Monday 7:35 PM)

• Intermediate 4 (Monday 6:00 PM)

• Refresher (Monday 6:00 PM)

• New Kanji 1 Class (Tuesday TBA) Knowledge of Hiragana and Katakana is helpful.  We will start with the first lesson of Basic Kanji Book Vol. 1.

• Kanji 2 Class (Tuesday TBA) Prerequisite: Knowledge of about 150 Kanji. We will start from lesson 16. 

• Kanji 3 (Tuesday 7:35 PM) – JLPT N4 level  Prerequisite: knowledge of about 250 Kanji.  We will start with the first lesson of Basic Kanji Book 2.

• Kanji 5 (Tuesday 6:00 PM) – JLPT N3 level  TBA

Questions? Contact: Masako Thomas Sensei, Adult Program Dean: thomas@sakuragakuen.org 

Class Size

Minimum 8 students to open a new class. First come (register and pay), first served. We will notify you if the class did not have enough enrollment two weeks before the first day of the class.  If a class cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, we would suggest you take a different class instead, or we will refund the tuition. There will be no refund for “no-show” or dropping a class.

Tuition

• Tuition per regular semester class: $260.00 during early registration.

• Tuition for Buddhist Church of Sacramento member: $160.00 during the early registration.

• We are only accepting online payments at this time.
  Please see Registration page for links.

Tuition does not include textbook. See textbooks listed below.  Payment must be made by Friday two weeks before the first day of class to get Zoom information.  

• Class observation fee – $25.00. Contact Adult Class Dean first. 
  Click HERE to pay online.  Class observation is available for classes that have openings.  If the class is full, students may observe for future registration for the next term. If you decide to take the class, it will be applied toward your tuition for the current semester, or the one immediately following. 

* Tuition is due in full at registration. Tuition does not include the cost of textbooks. There is no refund for No-Show.  There may be an additional charge for Kanji class. 

Tuition for one class is $260.00. Two classes are $520.00.  (The SBC church members’ tuition is $160.00 for one class and $320.00 for two classes.)

See the Registration page to register and make online payment.

* We will send you Zoom class information a week before the class starts.