Hanabi Judo’s After School Care Program offers children a safe, fun, culturally enriching place to do homework and enjoy a few hours after school.
Daily during the school year.
Maximum 20
For any questions please call Hanabi Judo at 510-604-6640 or email info@hanabijudo.com.
Albany Unified elementary students meet their Hanabi Instructors at school and walk, or drive, together to the Hanabi Dojo. (The decision on whether to drive or walk will be determined by weather, distance and staff schedules.) Students from outside Albany Unified can contact Hanabi directly to arrange Hanabi’s Transportation and pick up services.
Students can do their homework, supervised and assisted.
Hanabi has daily Reading, Writing and Language Enrichment activities that help students with their academics. Students write their own stories and learn to read them, expanding their knowledge of both phonetics and sight words. Spelling and penmanship skills are also emphasized.
Japanese language and culture such as origami, Japanese writing, and Pokemon(!) are offered to enrich your child’s experience.
Children love – and need – to play. We offer a large padded open space and professional instructors to lead children in fun, active games.
Hanabi has drawing materials, lego, puzzles, and a library of children’s books.
After-care students have their own private entry-level judo class. In addition they can take part in our regular judo classes for free while they are with us. Our Chibi, or pre-judo class, starts at 4:30, allowing our After Care kids to learn how to fall safely, develop balance, coordination and confidence.
We believe that Hanabi is a big family where we care about everyone and where everyone belongs. “Jita Kyoei,” or Mutual Welfare and Benefit for All, is the motto of judo. Hanabi students and staff demonstrate this by being both supportive and respectful. But we also expect Hanabi to be a fun place: you will find discipline at Hanabi; but you will probably first notice our smiles and laughter.
The head instructor, 6th degree black belt Dan Augustine, won the US Sr. National Championship in 1984 and was the alternate to the 1988 Olympics. But more importantly, he is a father of three children who grew up in the East Bay (two of whom became Hanabi black belts). He has taught in New York, Tokyo and Berkeley. He holds a Master’s Degree in Education and speaks Japanese and Spanish.
