Indiana Japanese Language School
| Indiana Japanese Language School | |
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| Address | |
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615 WEST 64th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°52′10.05″N 86°10′20.35″W / 39.8694583°N 86.1723194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Supplementary |
| Established | 1981 |
| Principal | Katsuyoshi Mori |
Indiana Japanese Language School (インディアナ日本語学校, Indiana Nihongo Gakkō) is a Japanese supplementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Classes are held at the Orchard School.[1]
History
[edit]It opened in 1981.[2] Previously the International Center hosted classes. By 1986 the Orchard School hosted the Japanese school's classes. The school had around 40 students, with some having parents working at some twenty companies which were branches of Japanese firms, including subsidiaries of Enkei, Sanyo, Sony, and Uniden. Some students had parents were academics at area universities, including Indiana University and Purdue University. By then the Indiana Japanese School served around two to three students who were living in Columbus, all of them children of Enkei employees.[3]
By 1997 it had 308 students, including Columbus and West Lafayette students, with most of them being children of company employees. That year the school, which served K-12, was the largest of the Indiana hoshuko.[4]
Curriculum
[edit]As of 1986, mathematics, science, and the Japanese language are the main courses taken.[2] By 1997 the course offerings also included social studies, and each day had five hours of instruction.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "インディアナ日本語学校内図." Indiana Japanese Language School. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. "C/O The Orchard School 615 West 64th Street Indianapolis, IN 46260"
- ^ a b "Schools a big concern for Japanese". The Indianapolis Star. 1986-03-30. p. 14A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kantor, Amy (1986-07-29). "School instills Oriental traditions". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. pp. A1, A10. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com. Also posted in the Chicago Tribune as "Indiana Builds Bridge To Japan" (November 22, 1986)
- ^ a b Mullen, Ruth (1997-12-14). "Home Away From Home". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. pp. J1, J12. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit]- 長野, 欣也 (2008). "人との関わりの中で日本語力を高めるための指導法 ―― 魅力ある学校づくり ――" (PDF). 在外教育施設における指導実践記録集. 31. 東京学芸大学 国際教育センター: 152–155.
- Kajita (梶田), Masami (正巳); Nishiguchi (西口), Toshifumi (利文) (2001). "-インディアナポリスにおける日本の子供" [Japanese Children Living in Indianapolis] (PDF). Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University (名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科紀要). 48. 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科: 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-12. - English abstract included
External links
[edit]- Indiana Japanese Language School (in Japanese)
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