Regular tuition is $1,980 and includes access to all Gakko New York events that take place during the quarter in which tuition has been paid.

Gakko New York is firmly committed to financial accessibility. Our scholarships can cover up to 90% of tuition costs for qualified students. Please contact us at newyork@gakko.org for more information.

Yes, you can! Families or individuals interested in sponsoring scholarships may opt to pay an increased tuition of $2,950. Besides the opportunity to give someone the gift of studying at Gakko New York, patrons will be recognized for their gracious support.

All financial transactions are done in U.S. Dollars. Tuition is $1,980 for the 10-week program and includes 5 hours of class time per week and access to official Gakko New York events during the quarter in which tuition has been paid. Program tuition excludes all state and federal taxes and equipment required for program participation. Tuition and fees are due no later than 14 days prior the first day of class.

Balance payments are refundable until 2 weeks (14 days) prior to the start of the confirmed program start date. No refund will be issued for cancellations or withdrawals within 14 days of the start of the confirmed course start date. If students leave the program for any reason, the tuition is not prorated and no refund will be issued. Cancellations can be made by contacting our team at newyork@gakko.org or (347) 560-1079.

Gakko reserves the right to cancel any course that is undersubscribed. We will inform all participants and refund any tuition paid in the event that we are obliged to cancel a class.

Gakko New York afterschool programs all take place in Manhattan at 243 Canal Street. As long as you can get here for class sessions over the course of the 10 week program, you can live anywhere! Unfortunately, we cannot offer any travel or housing support for participants, so if you are applying from outside of the New York area you will need to find travel and housing independently.

You can! We will want to chat with you to make sure that you can fit in such a considerable time commitment. But we’d love to have you. Please select both programs in the application form and we'll reach out to talk with you more about your interests and time commitment.

Gakko New York is so much more than a school with two courses. Besides the advanced classes we offer, we host a multitude of events, conferences, summer camps, and parties, as well as volunteer, intern, and teaching assistant opportunities.

Yes, please! Gakko sees itself as an incubator for new approaches to education, art, and technology. If you have an idea, pitch it!

We are not accredited but we are working hard to develop and further relationships with colleges and universities so that they understand and recognize the benefits of Gakko New York participation.

Grades are for grade school! While we don’t assign grades to our students, we take evaluation very seriously, and provide careful, in-depth feedback to all of our students.

We encourage anybody interested in becoming a student at Gakko New York to apply. We are firmly committed to providing education that is accessible and inclusive and we absolutely do not and will never discriminate on the grounds of race, creed, ability, gender, sexual orientation, or any other facet of your identity. We are available to field any questions you might have regarding the application process.