Michigan Japanese Bilingual Education Foundation

About Michigan Japanese Bilingual Education Foundation

MJBEF (Michigan Japanese Bilingual Education Foundation) is a 501(c) non-profit with a six-fold purpose: a) To be an organization dedicated to the support of Japanese language education for pre-K through 12th grades in the state of Michigan b) To actively solicit grant funds, corporate donations, and individual contributions to be used in such support c) To develop curriculum for bilingual Japanese-English education, using the best practices of Japanese and Michigan schools d) To provide outreach and education to the general public, both Japanese and American, here in the State of Michigan, regarding bilingual education e) To actively support the possibility of Japanese teachers coming to teach in the US, and American teachers going over to teach in Japan (ie., teacher exchange) f) To assist in creating a bilingual Japanese-English K-6 partial immersion elementary school in the Metro Detroit area MJBEF received a planning grant from MDE in 2009, and consequently developed/ implemented a two-way immersion elementary school for Japanese and English. After managing that school for 4 years until its closure and subsequent recreation as a new public school of choice in Livonia Public Schools, we are now working to create the necessary supports for this school through grade 6 and beyond, as well as the needs for other bilingual and heritage learners of Japanese and English in Michigan.

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