Minneapolis Japanese School

Minneapolis Japanese School (MJS; ミネアポリス日本語補習授業校 Mineaporisu Nihongo Hoshū jugyō kō) is a Japanese weekend school in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

It is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to teach Pre-K through 12th Grade children the Japanese language, culture and traditions in order to enrich cross-cultural skills. Classes are currently held on Saturdays at Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood, Minnesota.

The school previously held its classes at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minneapolis.^[1]

As of 2011 the school engages in fundraising during the annual Lantern Lighting Festival.^[2]

General Information

The school provides four hours of instruction per week for at least forty weeks during the year, primarily in the areas of Japanese language and mathematics, in accordance with the teaching guidance summary established by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The Japanese government provides schoolbooks free of charge.

References

↑ "English Page" (Archive). Minneapolis Japanese School. October 6, 2001. Retrieved on April 8, 2015.
↑ Nishikawa, Maya. "Lantern Lighting Festival has special meaning for 2011" (Archive). Asian American Press at the Twin Cities Daily Planet. August 29, 2011. Retrieved on April 8, 2015.

External links

Minneapolis Japanese School (Japanese)
Minneapolis Japanese School (Archive) (Japanese)
- English information (Archive)

Japanese weekend schools in the United States and Canada

With Japanese gov't teachers

United States	Chicago Futabakai Japanese Saturday School Japanese School of Dallas Japanese School of Detroit Japanese School of Guam Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston Asahi Gakuen (Los Angeles area) Japanese Weekend School of New York (New York City area) Portland Japanese School Princeton Community Japanese Language School San Francisco Japanese School Seattle Japanese School Indiana Japanese Language School (インディアナ日本語学校) (Indianapolis) Minato Gakuen (みなと学園) (San Diego)

Canada	Toronto Japanese School

W/o Japanese gov't teachers

U.S. schools w/o gov't teachers	Minneapolis Japanese School Minnesota Japanese School Nishiyamato Academy Saturday School (Lomita, CA) Orlando Hoshuko St. Louis Japanese School Sundai Michigan International Academy (Detroit area)

Canada schools w/o gov't teachers	Montreal Hoshuko School

The Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) designates most of these schools as hoshū jugyō kō. Schools in italics are not designated as such by MEXT.

Coordinates: 44°59′38.5″N 93°0′49.8″W / 44.994028°N 93.013833°W / 44.994028; -93.013833

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