MISSION

LEX America, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1985 by Yo Sakakibara with the mission of promoting multilingualism and intercultural understanding. To this end, LEX America offers immersion-style multilingual language learning programs for individuals and families, international exchange programs, a series of lectures on language acquisition, and educational publishing. LEX America works in close partnership with the LEX offices in Japan, Korea, and Mexico. LEX has more than 25,000 active members worldwide.

The name LEX stands for Institute for Language Experience, Experiment, and Exchange.

To learn more about LEX America’s activities, click here: What LEX does or download LEX brochure.