Miko Momozono teaches Japanese to Beth Heimann\'s kindergarten class at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10, 2012
Shosei Kagotani listens to Miko Momozono teach direction words in Japanese at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10, 2012
Kindergarten student Carlyn Sharp guides Miles Kohn in the placement of facial features using the Japanese words for up, down, right and left at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10, 2012
Japanese teacher Miko Momozono laughs with kindergarten student Abby Hutchison as she places a blindfold on her to play a directional game at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot
Miko Momozono heads to a 2nd-grade class to teach Japanese at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). She visits the kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades, while the 3rd - and 4th-grade students come to her for class. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10, 2012
Notes from students at Picadome Elementary School\'s partner school in Japan adorn the hallways. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan, 10, 2012
Second-grade students practice Japanese characters with a brush at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Learning with the brush helps them learn the correct stroke pattern according to Japanese teacher Miko Momozono. Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10, 2012
Celeste Kayigamba, Dorian Washington and Katie Franklin volunteer to practice Japanese characters during Miko Momozono\'s class at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10. 2012
Second-grade student Celeste Kayigamba practices hiragana, a Japanese syllabary, during Miko Momozono\'s class at Picadome Elementary School (Fayette County). Photo by Amy Wallot, Jan. 10, 2012