August-September 2019English（英語）English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Easy Japanese versions are available.
Please visit the Kawasaki International Association’s homepage: http://www.kian.or.jp/hlkwsk.html(財) Kawasaki International Association 〒211-0033 Kanagawa-ken Kawasaki-shi Nakahara-ku Kizuki
Gion-cho 2-2 Tel.044-435-7000 Fax 044- 435-7010 http://www.kian.or.jp/ E-mail：kiankawasaki@kian.or.jp

Where：Kawasaki International Center reception room
When：Saturday, October 12th
from 13:00 to 16:30
Performance Time: no more than 20 minutes per group
Who can perform: foreign residents,
or groups including foreign residents
Kinds of performance: dance, song, instrumental performance,
a speech about something great about your country, etc.
Anything goes!
How many: 10 groups (to be selected)
Application deadline: Saturday, August 31st
Please see the website for details, including about how to apply.

Second Semester Courses and Events
Course/EventDate/Time

Useful and Fun Japanese
Lessons for Foreigners,
2nd Semester

Morning course(9:50～11:50)
Sept. 17 – Dec. 3

Morningcourse(Tues, Fri)Evening course(Wed)

Evening course(18:30～20:30)
Sept. 4 – Dec. 11

2nd Semester Language
ClassesEnglish, Korean, Chinese,
SpanishCourses planned
to begin in early
October.
Applications will
be taken fromAugust 20th.

Fee/Reservation(22 classes)￥12,060
text soldseparately(15 classes)￥8,210text soldseparately
Application
required.
There is a fee.

Description
9 to 10 classes divided by levels
from beginner to advanced.
For the morning class there ischildcare for children from 1 to
5 years old.
Now taking applications. Pleasebring a photo (3X4cm) when youapply.

Class limit: 25 students each
Apply by reply-paid postcard.
See our homepage and/or flyersfor details.

Entering Public Elementary School or Junior High School in Kawasaki
To enter 1st grade in the 2020 school year, a child must have beenborn between April 2, 2013 and April 1st, 2014. To start juniorhigh (7th grade) a child must be on track to graduate fromelementary school (6th grade) by March 2020. Information on
how to enroll, and forms for doing so, will be sent out in late
September to children who are registered residents of Kawasaki
City. To enroll your child in elementary school, bring the necessary paperwork(the school entry application form plus documents confirming the child’s age andaddress) to your ward office by early October to complete necessary procedures.
There is a medical exam at each elementary school in November for new
first-year students; the child will need to take this.
Information on entering junior high school will become available in early
December, and new enrollments will be taken from that time.

In early February 2020 the Kawasaki International Center will host an
information session for children with overseas roots (and their parents orguardians) about elementary school. Everything you need to know aboutelementary school in Japan will be explained simply and clearly.
Foreign-language interpreters and childcare will be available, and the session
will be free. As details are decided they will be announced on our homepageand flyers.

Useful Information!
Kawasaki International Center’s Foreign Residents' Counseling Service (Free)
Foreign residents can get free advice and information
10-12am, 1-4pm TEL: 044-455-8811 (number dedicated for counseling service)
LanguageDays
Language
Days
EnglishMonday - Saturday
ChineseTuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Portuguese
Tuesday, Friday
SpanishTuesday, Wednesday
KoreanTuesday, Thursday
Tagalog
Tuesday, Wednesday
Vietnamese* Tuesday, Friday
Thai*Monday, TuesdayIndonesian
Tuesday, Wednesday
Nepali
Tuesday, Saturday*Vietnamese and Thai counseling service will start from September.
Free Counselling Services for Foreigners on Visa and Others (in Japanese) with an administrative
scrivener (Gyōseishoshi) is available at Kawasaki International Center, 2nd floor Association
Meeting Room. (Interpreter requires a reservation and a fee.)When: Sunday, August 18th, 14:00 – 16:00
Sunday, September 15th, 14:00-16:00