San Fernando Valley Japanese Language Institute

No school today but teachers are in the annual workshop! Thank you SFVJLI teachers!

27 No school this Saturday for teachers' workshop. Have a great weekend and we will meet on 27th, when we will celebrate Hinamatsuri together. See you all there!

Happy Valentine's day! from SFVJLI! No school on 20th. 20

We threw a bunch of paper-made beans to cast bad luck away today. This year will be another special good year. May happiness come to you and to your family.

Bean throw to cast bad luck away and pull good luck in! May abandance of happiness comes to your home this year!

Invitation to our New Year Party online** Please come to our new year party this Saturday at 3:30 pm -online-. Please contact via email for the link to gather together as a community. Email: [email protected] ... 20212634 [email protected] See more

151121 We would like to thank everyone who participated in our Panda Express Fundraiser the weekend before last. It was a great success!! We are planning to do this once a month for 5 more months and the next one is scheduled on November 21. Stay tuned for the information!

Hi, Everyone: Our neighbor, SFVHBT will have an Online Silent Auction. Please see information below! ******************************************** You are invited to participate in the inaugural SFVHBT Online Silent Auction.... You may view items at www.32auctions.com/SFVHBT2020 Please see below for more information: See more

12 It was a different kind of Halloween this year, but no one can stop us having fun on this day. Very creative costume ideas were found among us and we had fun again! Next is our holiday program. Can't wait!

1121 We thank everyone who participated in our first Panda Express fundraiser event last Saturday. We are planning the next one on November 21. If you missed last weekend, join us next time and post your yummy smiles here!

T4 students are making onirigi today for #OnigiriAction organaized by Table for two. Post onigiri photo on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #onigiriaction to send 5 meals to children in need. 1031SNS https://onigiri-action.com/en/

28 Support J-School by ordering meals from Panda Express today. Panda Express will kindly donate 28% of the sales to SFVJLI. Please click the link below and participate! Thank you for your cooperation. https://community.pandaexpress.com//629ffe90-e/en/landing

1024 Do you want to support SFVJLI and enjoy Chinese food at the same time? Let's have Panda's Chinese dish on October 24 and support the school. Here is the detail and you will need the code in the link to order from the restaurant nearby. You can access & use the code anywhere in the US! Enjoy and spread the word! https://community.pandaexpress.com//629ffe90-eb/en/landing

If you want to become an animator or game creator and work in Japan some day, check this out. Webinar information Watch online: https://youtu.be/wDZUG6ZuKpY Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 @7:00-8:30pm Online seminar by Mr. Hiromichi Takahashi (director/producer of "Doko Demo Issho"; co-creator of Toro [aka the Sony Cat]) and Ms. Alexis Broadhead (Floridian 3D animator). With continuing sequels and the cumulative copies in the series exceeding two million, "Dok...o Demo Issho" (Together Anywhere) has firmly established itself as a long hit series. Mr. Takahashi possesses a broad understanding of the community gleamed from time spent in the online gaming industry, coupled with abundant experience and knowledge in developing and managing online games. Topics to be covered (tentative): - Basics of Japanese company operation - Job hunting timeline in Japan - Work visa requirements - Ideal candidates in the game industry in Japan - Renting an apartment in Japan - Living/working in Japan Works related to Mr. Takahashi or AMATA: Doko Demo Issho ‘Together Anywhere’ (1999): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toro_Inoue Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light (2017: Netflix drama): https://www.netflix.com/title/80178543 Brave Father Online: Our story of Final Fantasy XIV (2019: movie trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj2CleLIHJk Last Labyrinth (2019: VR game trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EpgRaN9TnM

Attention high school students!

Be creative and try this!

School assembly today. After doing our exercise with Kusanagi-kun's Rajio taiso, we sat down and made table top trash boxes using scratch paper. Wow, everyone did very well and some of the students made them to wear as hats!

E Wow, that was a hot weekend! The school will resume this Saturday and we will have all school assembly after class. We will do Radio Taiso together and learn a paper craft using scratch paper. Please see your email for details. See you all there!

,912 Good morning, everyone. No school today for Labor Day weekend. The forecast says it will be very hot this weekend, so avoid crowds, stay cool and spend fun and safe weekend! We will have our 2nd school assembly next Saturday, September 12. We are planning to do some exercise together and enjoy craft making with scratch paper. Stay tuned and have a great weekend!