Last updated: 2025/11/27

Ohisama Gakushu Yochien

Let's laugh together and grow up together!
A kindergarten with a curriculum praised as "Great Work!" by Harvard.

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Experiencing a Japanese kindergarten in America

While in America, you can experience seasonal events and fun activities just like in a Japanese kindergarten. It's a small-group kindergarten where each child is carefully looked after and nurtured through "dialogue."

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Things that Ohisama values when taking care of your precious child

It is about"building a relationship of trust with parents and their children."

We support the growth and individuality of each child, working in cooperation with parents to monitor and guide their development

The reason why Ohisama received the "Great Work!" evaluation from Harvard University's educational institution is..

This is because our curriculum carefully nurtures children's "life skills" through their daily activities

Even though "non-cognitive abilities" are not easily visible in early childhood, graduates of Ohisama Preschool can make great strides five or ten years later

This is because a solid "foundation" is cultivated during early childhood

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seasonal events,fun activities, andpartiesto enjoy.

STEAM educationfosters "everyday problem-solving skills" and "creativity to generate new things."

At Ohisama, we value connecting with nature. We grow vegetables and flowers in "Ohisama Everyone's Garden," and during outdoor play, we take walks to feel the changing seasons. Through various activities and learning experiences, we nurture rich minds and bodies

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Carefully prepared daily activities

We carefully prepare everything to suit your child's developmental stage and age. We work in cooperation with parents to support your child's growth

We understand that there are times when you feel lost or worried while raising children. We have a system in place to ensure you can reach out to us immediately in such situations, creating a safe and secure environment for you to send your child to daycare

Regular activities:

Our daily activities are packed with fun, including traditional Japanese finger plays, group activities, story time, seasonal songs, crafts, worksheets, educational learning, outdoor play, and walks. Our warm school lunches are also very popular!

Examples of seasonal events:

Moon viewing, Shichi-Go-San (children's festival), New Year's holidays, calligraphy practice, mochi pounding games, Setsubun (bean-throwing festival), Valentine's Day, Hina Matsuri (Girls' Festival), Children's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Tanabata (Star Festival), etc

Events, parties, etc.:

	"Halloween Party"Let's all dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating!
	"Christmas Party": Singing performances and decorating a gingerbread house.
	"Playing Shopkeeper"is a very popular event where participants take on the roles of shopkeeper and customer, buying and selling wonderful products.
	SportsDayisa major event at Ohisama Kindergarten. It includes events like ball toss, giant ball rolling, obstacle races, scavenger hunts, an oath by the older children, and dances performed by the Ohisama kindergarteners. The children practice together repeatedly, working in harmony and learning the joy of creating something together as a class. The children are delighted when they perform well and receive applause from their parents, and some parents are moved to tears by their children's growth…
	The "End-of-Year Summer Festival"is a fun event to wrap up the year at Ohisama, featuring popular games like ring toss and yo-yo fishing, as well as traditional Bon Odori dancing.
	The graduation ceremonyis a special occasion for children who have grown up to be fine young adults.

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At Ohisama, we work in cooperation with parents to ensure that all children can come to school with a smile,what each child is "seeing in the moment,"and supporting their growth by guiding and supporting them.

This is a kindergarten where children can laugh and grow together with their beloved friends and teachers .

Information

address	12512 SE 52nd St., Bellevue WA 98006
telephone number	425-503-1832
E-mail	ohisamagyouchien@gmail.com
Website	http://www.ohisamayouchien.com

We offer classes tailored to different age groups

◆Lunch provided, curriculum entirely in Japanese

*Please inquire about scheduling options (2-5 days per week)

Preschool (ages 2-3), Preschool (ages 4-4):

Week 2~Week 5, 9:30am-1:30pm

— A curriculum that helps children flourish through "non-cognitive skills education" with a forward-looking perspective —

The Ohisama curriculum not only nurtures your child's current growth but also cultivates the "foundation of their heart" that will allow them to truly flourish in 5 or 10 years

Around the world, many educational institutions, including Harvard University,

The WHO, UNESCO, and other organizations are advocating "skills-cognitive"the importance of non .

It's about human qualities that can't be measured by test scores, such as compassion, perseverance, creativity, collaboration, self-expression, and the mental strength to take on challenges .

AI, simply being able to "do the same things as humans" is no longer enough.
In the society of the future,children who can observe the changing world, think for themselves, and take actionthe leaders of the futurewill become

Although this educational approach is not yet widely adopted in Japan, top schools such as Shibuya Education Academy Shibuya and Keio University have already begun to implement it. It is said that full-scale implementation in Japan is still about 10 years away . At Ohisama, we have been practicing a curriculum that naturally nurtures this cutting-edge learning from early childhood for several years now, nearly 15 years ahead of the rest of Japan.

Harvard University also praised Ohisama's efforts in non-cognitive skills education, as well as its innovative approach to daily communication and achievements, calling it " Great Work! "

To help children shine as leaders in society in the future, Ohisama nurtures the "roots of their ability to live."

Our graduates from Ohisama Preschool have shown remarkable growth in various areas since graduating

I participated in Harvard University's "Project Zero" and have already filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for EdShare, a future-oriented education system

The integrated curriculum, which combines four pillars—"STEAM," "Reggio Emilia approach," "Japanese culture," and "non-cognitive skills"—isconsidered rare in the world.

In order to nurture the children who will live in the future, we believe that "education itself must evolve."

Current education has remained largely unchanged for the past 50 years: "The teacher teaches, and the students answer."

Ohisama values a curriculum style where teachers and children engage in dialogue, deepening each other's understanding and generating better ideas

We cultivate the ability to soar into the future by fostering qualities such as "exploration," "inquiry," "courage to take on challenges," "perseverance," "unyielding spirit," and "collaboration."

I'm also participating in Harvard University's "Project Zero," and I'm currently applying for a patent for "EdShare," a system for education in the age of AI.