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Kokoro no Gakko

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General Agency Information
Name: Kokoro no Gakko
Alternate Name(s): Japanese American Cultural Education Program Summer School
Address: PO Box: 2063
Freedom,  CA  95019
Contact Information
Email: akikominami70@gmail.com
Website: http://www.kokoronogakko.org
Details
Description: Kokoro no Gakko, School with a Heart, is a Watsonville, CA based nonprofit program. The program was founded in 1989 by Gerald Kondo and Mark Takeuchi. The school seeks to keep alive Japanese cultural traditions such as language, calligraphy, history, customs, festivals, Ikebana flower arranging, tea ceremony, bonsai, haiku, visual & performing arts, storytelling, music, taiko drumming, mochi pounding, sushi, ceramics, cooking, woodworking, paper making, origami, games, arts & crafts, and more!

ELIGIBILITY: Children who have completed kindergarten through 6th grade.
Mission: To keep traditional Japanese cultural traditions alive by educating our local youth
Programs: Japanese language, calligraphy, history, customs, festivals, Ikebana flower arranging, tea ceremony, bonsai, haiku, visual & performing arts, storytelling, music, taiko drumming, ceramics, cooking, mochi pounding, sushi, woodworking, paper making, origami, games, arts & crafts.
Facilities: Location: Watsonville Buddhist Temple, 423 Bridge Street, Watsonville.
Languages other than English: Japanese
Accommodations for Disabled Persons: Parking & Wheelchair Access
Public Transportation: Available Within One Block
Eligibility: See Description Notes
Fees: See Description Notes
Areas Served: California
Santa Cruz County
Watsonville
Funding Source: Fundraising
Tuition
Subject Headings
Subject Headings: Camps
Cultural Heritage Programs
Day Camps
Private Nonprofits
Summer School Programs
This agency was last updated on April 21, 2020.