How to get started

At Highgate School, we offer English and Contemporary Japanese classes for students. These Japanese classes have been established to provide you with natural Japanese expression in both speaking and writing. We offer a choice of 3 curriculums to best suit your needs and goals.

This class is for students who want to study basic Japanese expressions and alphabets, or students who are planning to travel to Japan and want to gain daily conversation skill.

This class is for students who want to study complicated expressions or higher level kanji, or those who are interested in reading books or newspapers in Japanese.

This class is for students who want to improve their current vocabulary and grammar in Japanese. This class is suitable for those who have studied Japanese more than 3 years, or may have lived in Japan.

In our Japanese classes, native Japanese instructors teach natural Japanese,and are able to give detailed explanations in English to foster your understanding of Japanese expressions and their meaning and usage.

Please download Skype or Web RTC (Whereby) for the lesson, and make sure your computer can use the system. To use appear.in with your smartphone or iPad, you need to download the app on your device. Also, please check the time difference between Japan and your country when you arrange the lesson schedule.