Teens' Beginner Japanese: Kana class

Teens’ Beginner Japanese Kana

Learn to pronounce, read and write hiragana and katakana!

And if you put both Teens’ Beginner Japanese Kana and Teens’ Beginner Japanese I in the cart, you get the Teens’ Intro Bundle discount with discount code teensintrobundle[session #] (online option) or teensintrobundle[session #]ip (in-person option)!

2026 Online

Saturdays 6 – 7PM Central
[Session 1 Online] Jan 10, Jan 17, Jan 24, Feb 14, Feb 21, Feb 28
[Session 2 Online] Mar 28, Apr 4, Apr 11, Apr 18, Apr 25, May 2
[Session 3 Online] Jun 20, Jun 27, Jul 11, Jul 18, Jul 25, Aug 1
[Session 4 Online] Sept 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 31

2026 In-person

Please sign up 3 hours or more before the first class. Sessions may be cancelled/moved if there are no students.

[Session 1 In-person] Sundays 3 – 4PM Central
Elmhurst Public Library (125 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126)
Jan 4, Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 22

You can request classes at a library closer to you:
see all available in-person locations.

Description

A fresh take on studying hiragana and katakana, let’s use the way your brain works to make learning 92 Japanese kana characters a breeze!

Additional information

Prerequisites

Ages 8 and up.

Sensei will occasionally use email to communicate with the student during the lesson: if the registration email cannot be used during class, please respond to the Welcome email with an email address for the student. When there are quizzes or the class is working on their worksheets, they will be asked to send photos of what they’ve completed so far if they can’t use their camera to show what they’re working on. Any work they’re unable to get to in class is homework they'll scan in or photograph and email to Sensei before the next class.
Topics

writing systems; pronunciation; hiragana; katakana
Location

If you sign up for the online session:
Online via Discord. Invitation with chatroom info and other necessary materials will be sent to your registration email up to a week before the start date of the class or by midnight on the day you make the purchase if it's the day before the first class.

If you sign up for an in-person session, it'll be at the location you choose from the following list:
— Logan Square Branch, Chicago Public Library (3030 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647)
— Lincoln Park Branch, Chicago Public Library (1150 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614)
— Glenview Public Library (1930 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL 60025)
— Blackstone Branch, Chicago Public Library (4904 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60615)
— Cicero Public Library (5225 W Cermak Rd, Cicero, IL 60804)
Pricing

Individual: $108 online / $111.88 in person
Bundle with Teens' Beginner Japanese I and use coupon code TEENSINTROBUNDLE[session number] (online option) or TEENSINTROBUNDLE[session #]IP (in-person option) at checkout to get the Teens' Intro Bundle discount.

Families: Half off the individual rate for every 2nd person
Just add coupon code EVERY2TEENSB0[session number] at checkout.
Included with this purchase

Weekly lessons [$180 value]; detailed curriculum [$30 value]; workbook [$30 value]; weekly 30-minute online office hour every Wednesday night [$60 value]; worksheet review [$120 value]; private Discord Japanese learning community [$150 value]

You get $570 worth of instruction, materials and practice for just $108!

Students taking the class in person will be given a binder/folder of the worksheets for the entire course on the first day. Please bring it to every class.

Return policy

Refunds possible (restrictions apply): see specifics under Online, live courses in the Refund and Returns Policy.

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