Classes
2011 Supporters
- Natsuyo Ham and Fujitsu
- Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay
- Hilton San Francisco
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- Southwest Airlines
- Monterey Peninsula Foundation
- Hornblower Cruises
- Nothing Bundt Cakes, Sunnyvale
- The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation
- Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
- Benihana
- Bowlmor Lanes, Vallco Cupertino
- Campo di Bocce
- Children's Discovery Museum
- Cucina Bambini, San Jose
- Dave and Busters, Great Mall
- Elephant Bar Restaurant, Campbell
- Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
- Golden State Warriors
- Great America
- Hearst Castle
- National Geographic Theatre
- Kyoto Palace, Pruneyard in Campbell
- LaserQuest, Mountain View
- Lisa's Tea Treasures, Campbell
- Poppy Hills Golf Club
- San Francisco Giants
- San Juan Oaks Golf Club
- Captain Kirk's Sailing Adventures
- The Cheesecake Factory, Valley Fair
- The Mountain View Buddhist Temple
- Arts Council of Silicon Valley
- Atlas Sales
- Dreyer's Ice Cream
- Happi House, Mountain View
- Heritage Source
- Avista Audio Visual Rentals
- Hobee's California Restaurants
- Imahara Produce and Oriental Foods
- Mollie Stone's Markets
- Safeway
- Starbucks Coffee
- Palo Alto Unified School District
- Trader Joe's
- Tri-City
- Whole Foods Market
- Vasquez Family
- Natsuyo Ham
- Doreen Nakamura
- Aya Itagaki
Nakayoshi Gakko 2012 Registration is Now Open!
Session Dates: June 18-29
- Please download and read the Registration information (PDF).
- Once you have read the document, click here to register online.
- New Families Only - please register here first
Friendship School
Session Dates: June 18-29
- Please download and read the Registration information (PDF).
- Once you have read the document, click here to register online.
- New Families Only - please register here first
Friendship School
Nakayoshi Gakko, or "Friendship School" is a 2 week summer program where children in grades 1 through 8 learn about Japanese culture and tradition. Nakayoshi Gakko provides an opportunity for the children and parents to explore the many aspects of the Japanese-American heritage
Nakayoshi Gakko is a full day program. Morning sessions include art, literature, social studies, and language. Afternoons continue with specialty-subjects. Origami, odori (dance), soroban (abacus), cooking, undokai (P.E.), sumi-e and music have been offered in the past. The 2010 board is busy working on the specialty classes for this year's program. The Ryu and Tsuru classes have the opportunity to learn taiko and aikido as their specialty subjects. All students enjoy various cultural demonstrations at the end of each day.
We are proud to have a teaching staff of highly skilled and dedicated professionals who are committed to sharing their talents with our children. Nakayoshi Gakko promotes the Japanese concept of mentorship through our Sempais.
This program funded in part by a grant from Arts Council Silicon Valley in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council.