Immersion Programs
Below is a list of schools we found in the United States that offer Japanese language immersion programs. A Japanese program is considered to be a full-immersion program when 100% of class activities in all subjects are conducted in Japanese. Partial immersion programs can consist of any percent of certain classes, or parts of a school day (or combination there of) being taught completely in Japanese. In all cases Japanese is considered the target language / second language. Immersion programs are considered to be the most effective road to fluency among young learners of a foreign language.
If you have any questions about a particular program, please contact the school directly and if you have information on a school not on the list, please contact jflaeducation@jflalc.org.
Alaska
- Sand Lake Elementary School (public, grades K-6, partial-immersion)
7500 Jewel Lake Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99502
(907) 243-2161
School Website
- Mears Middle School (public, grades 7-8, partial-immersion)
2700 W. 100th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99515
(907) 742-6400
School Website
- A.J. Dimond High School (public, grades 9-12, partial-immersion)
2909 West 88th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99502
(907) 742-7000
School Website
California
- Amestoy Elementary School
1048 West 149th Street
Gardena, California 90247
(310) 327-5592
School Website
- Nora Sterry Elementary School
1730 Corinth Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 473-2172
School Website
- El Marino Language School (public, grades K-5, partial-immersion)
11450 Port Rd.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 572-9420
School Website
- Culver City Middle School (public, grades 6-8, partial-immersion)
4601 Elenda St.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 842-4200
School Website
- Culver City High School (public, grades 9-12, partial-immersion)
4401 Elenda St.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 842-4200
School Website
- Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School (partial immersion)
1751 N. Verdugo Rd.
Glendale, CA 91208
(818) 241-2433
School Website
- Dunsmore Elementary School (partial immersion)
4717 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214
(818) 241-2433 ext.1209
Contact: Aya Taylor
School Website
- Springbridge International School (partial immersion: 60% Japanese, 40% English)
771 Waldo Road
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 370-7600
Email: info@springbridgeis.com
School Website
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School
1221 Monterey Road
Glendale, CA 91206
(818) 244-8145
School Website
- American International Montessori School
• Infant Community (18 months-36 months) Full Immersion
• Preschool/Kindergarten (3-6 years) Full Immersion
• Elementary (1st-6th grade) Full Immersion (80%)
3339 Martin Luther King Jr. Way,
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 868-1815
School Website
connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
- Thomas Dooley Elementary School (public, grades K-6, dual immersion)
622 Norwood Lane
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 357-6250
School Website
- Jane Addams Junior High School (public, grades 7-8, dual immersion)
700 S. Springinsguth Road,
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 357-5900
School Website
- Intercultural Montessori Language School (private, grades pre-K-8, full-immersion)
Chicago
114 South Racine Ave., Ste. 100
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 265-1514
School Website
Michigan
- Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies (public, grades K-8, partial-immersion)
6501 West Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 651-2400
School Website
- Himawari Preschool (private, preschool, full-immersion, state-licensed preschool)
Japanese language preschool
36611 Curtis Rd.
Livonia, MI 48152
(734) 266-0611
School Website
- Niji-iro Elementary School (public, grades K-6, partial immersion)
36611 Curtis Rd.
Livonia, MI 48152
734-744-2785
School Website
Minnesota
- Concordia Language Villages
901 8th Street South
Moorhead, MN 56562
(800) 222-4750
School Website
new jersey
- International Academy of Arts and Sciences
300 High Street
Closter, NJ 07624
(201) 767-1144
School Website
North Carolina
- West Mecklenburg High School (public magnet, grades 9-12, full-immersion/late-immersion/regular foreign language)
7400 Tuckaseegee Road
Charlotte, NC 28214
(980) 343-6080
School Website
- South Academy of International Languages/S.A.I.L. (formerly E.E. Waddell Language Academy)
(public, grades K-8, full-immersion/late-immersion)
7030 Nations Ford Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28217
(980) 343-5815
School Website
ohio
- Academy of World Languages (Cincinatti Public Schools)
2030 Fairfax Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45207
(513) 363-7800
School Website
Oregon
- Richmond Elementary School (public, grades K-5, partial-immersion)
2276 SE 41st St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 916-6220
School Website
- Mt. Tabor Middle School (public, grades 6-8, partial-immersion)
5800 SE Ash St.
Portland, OR 97215
(503) 916-5646
School Website
- Grant High School (public, grades 9-12, partial-immersion)
2245 NE 36th Ave.
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 916-5160
School Website
- The International School (private, grades K-5, full immersion (80%)
025 SW Sherman St.
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 226-2496
School Website
- Yujin Gakuen (public magnet by lottery, grades K-5, partial-immersion)
250 Silver Lane
Eugene, OR 97404
(541) 687-4606
School Website
- Kelly Middle School (public, grades 6-8, partial-immersion)
850 Howard Ave.
Eugene, OR 97404
(541) 790-4740
School Website
- North Eugene High School (grades 9-12)
200 Silver Lane
Eugene, OR 97404
(541) 790-4500
School Website
Virginia
- Fox Mill Elementary School (public, grades K-6, partial-immersion)
2601 Viking Dr.
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 262 2700
School Website
- Great Falls Elementary School (public, grades K-6, partial-immersion)
701 Walker Rd.
Great Falls, VA 22066
(703) 757-2100
School Website
- Cooper Middle School (public, grades 7-8, partial-immersion)
977 Balls Hill Rd.
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 442-5800
School Website
- Rachel Carson Middle School (public, grades 7-8, partial-immersion)
13618 McLearen Rd.
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 925-3600
School Website
Washington State
- Lincoln High School (public, grades K-12, dual immersion)
4400 Interlake Ave.
N Seattle, WA 98103
206-252-3590
School Website
- John Stanford International School (public, grades K-5, partial immersion)
4057 5th Ave. NE.
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 252-6080
School Website
- McDonald International School (public, grades K-5, dual immersion)
144 NE 54th St
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-2900
School Website
- Hamilton International Middle School (public, grades 6-8, partial immersion)
1610 N 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-5810
School Website
- Asia Pacific Language School (private kindergarten, partial immersion)
14434 NE 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425)-747-4172
School Website
School Website (in Japanese)
