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.
History
It opened in 1981. 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.
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.
Curriculum
As of 1986, mathematics, science, and the Japanese language are the main courses taken. By 1997 the course offerings also included social studies, and each day had five hours of instruction.
See also
- List of schools in Indianapolis
- Japanese language education in the United States
References
Further reading
- 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016. - English abstract included
External links
- Indiana Japanese Language School (in Japanese)
