Japanese School of Amsterdam

The Japanese School of Amsterdam (JSA, Dutch: De Japanse School van Amsterdam, Japanese: アムステルダム日本人学校 Amusuterudamu Nihonjin Gakkō) is a Japanese international school in Amsterdam.^[1] As of 1997 the JSA is the Japanese school for about 66% of the Japanese nationals in the country.^[2]

History

It was founded in 1979 with 42 students in elementary and junior high school levels. By 1997, the school had around 350 students.^[2]

Curriculum

Students in grades 1-5 are required to take Dutch classes.^[2]

Demographics

Most of the students' parents are diplomats, businesspeople, and teachers.^[2]

Operations

The school has had a longstanding exchange programme with the Oudvaart School in Sneek.^[3]

References

↑ "JSA-tope.htm." (Archive) The Japanese School of Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2 February 2014. "Karel Klinkenbergstraat 137, 1061AL Amsterdam"
1 2 3 4 Farber, Jules B. ... But give me Amsterdam (4th Edition). Kosmos-Z & K Uitgevers, 1997. ISBN 9021593769, 9789021593760. p. 96 (See View #2). "The Japanese School of Amsterdam, founded in 1979 with a primary and junior high school curriculum for an initial 42 students, now has circa 350 pupils and serves two thirds of all the Japanese in the Netherlands. The parents are primarily businessmen, educators, and diplomats. [...] Dutch language classes are mandatory for the first 5 grades. An exchange[...]"
↑ "Uitwisseling Oudvaart-Japanse School Amsterdam" (Archive). Sneeker Nieuwsblad (NL). Retrieved on 16 January 2015.

External links

The Japanese School of Amsterdam (Japanese)
The Japanese School of Amsterdam at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

International schools in the Netherlands

Amsterdam area	Lycée Vincent van Gogh Japanese School of Amsterdam British School of Amsterdam Albert Einstein International School Amsterdam Amsterdam International Community School International School of Amsterdam

The Hague	Lycée Vincent van Gogh German International School of The Hague British School in the Netherlands American School of The Hague International School of The Hague

Rotterdam	Japanese School of Rotterdam American International School of Rotterdam Rotterdam International Secondary School Deutsche Schule Rotterdam (CLOSED)

Eindhoven	International School Eindhoven

Maastricht	International School Maastricht United World College Maastricht

Brunssum	AFNORTH International School

Bergen	European School, Bergen

Japanese international day and boarding schools in Europe

Weekend supplementary schools (hoshū jugyō kō) are located in a separate template

Currently operating

Nihonjin gakkō	Vienna Brussels Prague Paris Berlin Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Munich Budapest Milan Rome Amsterdam Rotterdam Warsaw Bucharest Moscow Barcelona Madrid Zurich London

Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu	Kumon Leysin Academy Rikkyo School Teikyo School

Closed

Closed nihonjin gakkō	Japanese Community School of Athens Las Palmas Japanese School (ラス・パルマス日本人学校) Belgrade Japanese School (ベオグラード日本人学校)

Closed Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu	Tokai University Boarding School Lycée Konan Lycée Seijo Toin Gakuen Schule Sundai Ireland Gyosei International School UK Shi-Tennoji School in UK (英国四天王寺学園)

Turkey is not included in the classification of Europe by the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT). For schools in Turkey see the school template for Southwest Asia.
Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu are overseas branches of Japanese schools; these are boarding and day schools and the only Japanese educational schools in Europe which provide sixth form/senior high school level education. Nihonjin gakkō are day schools operated by Japanese associations and only include primary and junior high school levels.
MEXT categorizes Japanese sections of European international schools as hoshū jugyō kō part-time schools and not as full-time schools. See the template for part-time schools.

Coordinates: 52°22′05″N 4°50′07″E / 52.3680°N 4.8353°E / 52.3680; 4.8353

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