Our vision and mission
Welcome to Aozora Community!
Aozora Community (“Aozora” means blue sky in Japanese) is an educational and cultural non-profit organization (501c (3)) located in Brooklyn, NY.
Our vision is to foster a community of curious, open-minded and caring global citizens. As Brooklyn’s only Japanese and English bilingual school, our mission is to provide quality education rooted in Japanese values, morals, and spirit. As part of that mission we create programs and events for people to connect, share resources and celebrate one another.
あおぞらコミュニティへようこそ!
あおぞらコミュニティはニューヨーク州のブルックリンにある教育・文化系の非営利団体(501c(3))です。
好奇心旺盛で、広い視野を持つ、思いやりのある地球市民が集うコミュニティづくりを目指しています。ブルックリン唯一の日英バイリンガルスクールとして、日本的な価値観やモラル、精神をを基盤とした質の高い教育を提供すると共に、人々が繋がり、リソースをシェアし、お互いを尊重し助け合えるプログラムや機会づくりを行なっております。
Aozora Staff
Directors
Miho Nishimaniwa, MSED
School Director
Emi Tosabayashi, MSED
Early Childhood Education Director
Sachiko Brioso, MSED
Academy Education Director
Teachers
Sayaka Abe
Yumiko Black
Yuina Harada
Ayuko Huda
Arisa Hiraguchi
Aoi Ikeda
Maiko Kaneko-Wolfe
Mayumi Kawafuji
Aya Lamont
Rika Miyazawa
Kenichi Nakajima
Akiko Nishijima
Rie Nishimura
Mei Simones
Taisan Tanaka
Tomoko Tanaka
Eri Tiburcio
Kensho Ueda
Akane Yamamoto, MA
Yuki Yamauchi, MSED
Admin Staff
Kwame Adjei
Shiho Miyoshi
Tomoko Barclay
Board of Directors
Robyn Tomioka
Board Member
Marie Onaga
Secretary
Sakura Moriuchi
Treasurer
Yuki Kotani
Board Member
Zachary Bamberg
Board Member
Mikiko Ollison
Board Member