Friendship School
Nakayoshi Gakko, or "Friendship School" is a two 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 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.
Latest News
2026 Summer Session Registration is coming in early January!
Updated 12/06/2025
Mark these dates in your calendar to register your child for the Nakayoshi Gakko 2026 Summer session:
- Past and Current Board Member Student Registration Start Date: 1/5/2026
- Returning Students (from Prior Year) Registration Start Date: 1/12/2026
- New Student Registration Start Date: 1/19/2026
- Registration Payment Form and Payment Due Date: 1/31/2026
- Registration confirmation email to all families: 2/15/2026
The registration packet will be available online soon.
Recipes
06/18/2025
Find the recipes that your child cooked here.
Parent Letters
Updated 06/06/2025
Parents, please read and review your child's class letter prior to the first day of school. The class letters are located here.
Nakayoshi Gakko Parent Handbook
06/03/2025
Download the Nakayoshi Gakko Parent Handbook for comprehensive information about our summer session here.