OUR SCHOOL
In 1925, Venice Gakuen was established by eminent Issei pioneers in order to preserve
the Japanese language and culture among their children.
Classes for K-12 grade students are held
every Saturday during the academic school year from 9:00am - noon
at the Venice Japanese Community Center.
Our educational approach is to encompass Japanese culture, tradition, and modern Japanese-American perception into language instruction in order to deliver a complete understanding of the culture to our students.
The Venice Japanese Community Center was established a hundred years ago to preserve, share and promote Japanese and Japanese American culture. The Center is available to everyone in the community to participate in the various classes, clubs and events offered at the Center. There are classes in Japanese language, music, martial arts and cultural arts, as well as activities of general interest such as dance, sports, exercise and personal well-being.
There are classes and programs available to all ages. Whether it is sports or martial arts for children after school and on weekends, or senior adult programs during the week, we try to offer a variety of activities and events that meet the needs of our community.
We welcome you to browse our website HERE or stop by the Community Center to see if there are classes of interest to you. We are a non-profit volunteer organization. We greatly value and appreciate your contributions and continued support.