GenkiJACS was created by a former JET participant, an ALT in Fukuoka Prefecture. As such, we are always happy to help other JET participants further their Japanese study. That's why we provide several special services tailored just for JETs.
An Introduction to GenkiJACS
Genki is a new type of Japanese school, that focuses on the specific needs of Western learners, and uses communicative and practical techniques to teach useful Japanese in interesting ways. Courses and schedules are very flexible: classes start every Monday, and run for as many weeks as you want. Prices are low, and we offer large discounts for two or more people coming to study together.
Courses range from standard conversational Japanese, to Pop Culture (study modern Japanese using current materials), to Traditional Culture (study about and experience a variety of traditional arts while learning the language) and more. Classes are small, usually 2-4 students, and all teachers are graduates of a 420-hour Japanese teacher training course at a recognized study institution.
Services for JETs
Depending on the whims of each contracting organization, JET participants may be eligible to receive special study leave ("tokubetsu kyuuka"), to allow you to improve your skills without having to use all of your yearly leave ("nenkyuu"). We offer several services designed to help convince COs to give JETs study leave, and JETs from many prefectures were successful in receiving study leave with our help. Some of the services we offer are as follows:
- We provide an information packet for JET participants’ contracting organizations, to tell them more about our school and the courses we offer, as well as the specific benefits to both JETs and COs of study at GenkiJACS. This packet consists of the following:
1) a cover letter stating that the JET is interested in coming to our school, with reasons why other schools have let their JETs come in the past (in Japanese)
2) a document outlining our school, the courses we provide, the teaching method, the advantages to JETs and to COs, etc. (in Japanese)
3) our school pamphlets (in English) - We can provide a formal schedule of classes and syllabus of course content in English or Japanese before the course starts .
- We offer to take student attendance every day (having the student inkan an official timecard, as at school), and can provide a report for the school on what was studied, and what progress the student made.
We are happy to send the above information to the school or contracting organization of a JET participant. In addition, if there is anything else your CO would like, we are always happy to help!
Programme Details
More detailed information on the programmes we offer is available throughout our website.
In particular, information on the courses we offer is available on our Course Page.
Information on costs is here, but remember that we offer large discounts for groups of students of the same Japanese level coming together to study the same course - 20% for two students, 30% for three students, and in some cases, 40% for four or more.
We offer several options for housing: a private room with a Japanese family, a small private apartment in the center of the city, or a weekly apartment (contracted with a private company, and similar to a hotel in quality). We also have roomshares with Japanese university students.
Answers to Your Questions
If you have questions about anything at all, feel free to contact us. We're always happy to help! We try to reply to email within two days, but if you need an answer right away, feel free to call us!
