Japanese Curriculum 日本語のカリキュラム

• Taught by native speaking Sensei

• One hour of formal Japanese instruction daily in Nihongo class

• Sensei model authentic linguistics

• Meaningful cultural context provides solid foundation for advanced language proficiency over time

• Students can expect to meet third grade content standards for Japanese Language after 6 years of learning*

English Core Curriculum 基本カリキュラム

• Core curriculum taught in English

• Language arts, math, science, and social studies align with state and SFUSD requirements

• Close collaboration between Sensei and credentialed teachers is unique to Rosa Parks’ JBBP

School Environment

• Japanese is maximized each day through greetings, instructions, daily procedures, and basic classroom conversation outside of Nihongo class

• Japanese celebrations and cultural traditions, arts and crafts, field trips, etc, teach language through culture and community

Methods

• Content learning in arts, science and social studies is infused with Japanese language development

• Songs, arts + crafts, and experiments in kindergarten

• speech competitions, journals, and live video-conferencing with peers in Japan in the upper grades.  Language proficiency is an explicit goal.

*After 6 years in JBBP, students can expect to meet third grade content standards for Japanese Language, established by the National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project.