Adult Program - Classes, Tuition, and Text Books

Spring Semester 2024
Registration will begin on Friday, December 1, 2023 - Friday, December 15, 2023. Classes begin on January 22, 2024. Last Day of semester is May 20, 2024. 

Please check textbooks below to find which class to take. You must pay tuition to secure your space in a class.  We place first come, first served basis.

• Beginner 1 conversation (Monday 6 PM), for those who are new to the Japanese language. No writing/reading Kana.

• Beginner 2 (Monday 7:35 PM)

• Beginner 3 (Monday 6:00 PM) 

• Beginner 4 (Monday 6 PM) 

• Intermediate 1 (Monday 7:35 PM)

• Intermediate 4 (Monday 6:30 PM)

• Pre-Advanced 1 (Monday 7:35 PM)

• Refresher (Monday 6:00 PM)

• Advanced (Wednesday 5:25 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 7:35 PM) Prerequisite: Knowledge of about 150 Kanji. We will start from lesson 16. 

• Kanji JLPT N4/N3 level (Tuesday 6:00 PM) –Prerequisite: knowledge of about 350 Kanji. We will start from lesson 31.

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

• Tuition for Buddhist Church of Sacramento member: $160.00

• 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 12/15/2023 to get Zoom information before the first class starts.  

• 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. Two classes are $520.  (The SBC church members’ tuition is $160 for one class and $320 for two classes.)

See Registration page to register and make online payment.

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