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Yokohama International School
is a co-educational international school located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The school consists of a pre-school (Early Learning Centre), a kindergarten/ elementary school (grades K-5), a middle school (6-8) and a high school (9-12), covering a total of 13 academic years. The language of instruction is English although Japanese, French, Spanish, and German language options are also offered to interested students according to language proficiency. The school offers a wide variety of curricula; it offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP) in its first two years of high school, and then the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP) in the latter 2 years of high school. The SAT is another external exam offered at the school. History Yokohama International School was established in 1924, shortly after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake by a group of foreign residents in Yokohama. The first class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naka-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 146,563 and a population density of 7,080 persons per km². The total area was 20.86 km². Geography Naka Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and east of the geographic center of the city of Yokohama. Its name means "middle ward." In the low-lying Northern district, commonly referred to as Kannai, it hosts the Yokohama city hall and the headquarters of the Kanagawa prefectural government. The central part of the ward includes elevated ground; this area, known as Yamate, has long been a residential area. Along the shore lies reclaimed land upon which port facilities, part of the Minato Mirai 21 complex, and Yamashita Park were built. To the south are the piers, oil refineries and the central port of Yokohama. The Nakamura River, a branch of the Ōoka River, cuts across the northern part of the ward. The northernmost and southernmost poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuizawa
is a resort town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,323 in 9897 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Karuizawa is one of the oldest and most famous summer resorts in Japan, visited by many people from different countries since the 19th century. Geography Karuizawa is located in eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gunma Prefecture to the north, east and south. The town is located on an elevated plain at the foot of Mount Asama, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The mountain is classed as a Category A active volcano. A small eruption was detected in June 2015, a more significant eruption spewing hot rocks and a plume of ash occurred in February 2015. Mt. Asama's most destructive eruption in recent recorded history took place in 1783, when over 1,000 were killed. The volcano is actively monitored by scientists and climbing close to the summit is prohibited. *Usui Pass *Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Baccalaureate Schools In Japan
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Elementary Schools In Japan
in Japan is compulsory. All children begin first grade in the April after they turn six--kindergarten is growing increasingly popular, but is not mandatory—and starting school is considered a very important event in a child's life. History In the Edo period, some children attended terakoya or temple schools where they learned practical methods of reading, writing, and calculation. In 1886, the modern elementary school system started as compulsory education. Until 1947, only elementary schools were compulsory. Immediately before and during World War II, state education was used as a propaganda tool by the Japanese fascist government. Today, virtually all elementary education takes place in public schools. Tuition to these schools is free, although families have to pay for school lunches, supplies, and non-school expenses, such as extra books or lessons. Less than 1% of the schools are private, partly because of the latter's expense. Some private elementary schools are pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1924
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelarc
Stelarc (born Στέλιος Αρκαδίου ''Stelios Arcadiou'' in Limassol in 1946; legally changed his name in 1972) is a Cyprus-born Australian performance artist raised in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, whose works focus heavily on extending the capabilities of the human body. As such, most of his pieces are centered on his concept that "the human body is obsolete". Until 2007 he held the position of principal research fellow in the Performance Arts Digital Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England. He is currently furthering his research at Curtin University in Western Australia. Performances Stelarc's idiosyncratic performances often involve robotics or other relatively modern technology integrated with his body. In 26 different performances he has suspended himself in flesh hook suspension, often with one of his robotic inventions integrated. His last suspension performance was held in Melbourne in March 2012. In another performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Barr (writer)
Pat Barr (25 April 1934 – 20 March 2018) was a British novelist, writer of social history and journalist. She was born in Norwich, attended Norwich High School for Girls and studied English at the University of Birmingham. She worked as a teacher at Yokohama International School in Japan. She also studied for a master's degree from University College London. Career In the 1960s Barr was Assistant Secretary of the National Old People's Welfare Council. In this role she wrote ''The Elderly: Handbook on Care and Services'' (1968), and edited a book of older people's memories of their childhoods, ''I Remember: An Arrangement for Many Voices'' (1970). Barr's history books include: * ''The Coming of the Barbarians: A Story of Western Settlement in Japan, 1853-1870'' (1967) * ''The Deer Cry Pavilion: A Story of Westerners in Japan, 1868–1905'' (1988) * ''A Curious Life for a Lady: The Story of Isabella Bird, A Remarkable Victorian Traveller'' (1970) * ''Foreign Devils: Westerne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Elementary Schools In Kanagawa Prefecture
This is a list of elementary schools in Kanagawa Prefecture. Municipal Yokohama Aoba-ku * Aobadai (青葉台) * Azamino Daiichi (No. 1) ( あざみ野第一) * Azamino Daini (No. 2) (あざみ野第二) * Edanishi (West) ( 荏田西) * Ekoda ( 荏子田) * Enokigaoka (榎が丘) * Fujigaoka ( 藤が丘) * Ichigao (市ケ尾) * Kamoshida Daiichi (鴨志田第一) * Kamoshida Midori ( 鴨志田緑) * Katsura (桂) * Kenzan ( 嶮山) * Kurogane ( 鉄) * Kurosuda ( 黒須田) * Mitakedai ( みたけ台) * Motoishikawa (元石川) * Nara ( 奈良) * Onda (恩田) * Satsukigaoka (さつきが丘) * Shinishikawa ( 新石川) * Tana ( 田奈) * Tsutsujigaoka ( つつじが丘) * Utsukushigaoka ( 美しが丘) * Utsukushigaoka Higashi (East) ( 美しが丘東) * Utsukushigaoka Nishi ( 美しが丘西) * Yamauchi ( 山内) * Yamoto (谷本) Asahi-ku *Fudōmaru (不動丸) *Futamatagawa (二俣川) *Higashi-Kibōgaoka ( 東希望が丘) *Honjuku (本宿) *Ichisawa ( 市沢) *Imajuku ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Junior High Schools In Kanagawa Prefecture
This is a list of junior high schools in Kanagawa Prefecture. Municipal Yokohama Aoba-ku * Akanedai ( あかね台) * Aobadai ( 青葉台) * Azamino ( あざみ野) * Ichigao (市ケ尾) * Kamoshida ( 鴨志田) * Midorigaoka ( 緑が丘) * Mitakedai ( みたけ台) * Moegino ( もえぎ野) * Nara ( 奈良) * Susukino ( すすき野) * Utsukushigaoka ( 美しが丘) * Yamauchi ( 山内) * Yamoto ( 谷本) Asahi-ku *Asahi (旭) *Asahi-Kita ( 旭北) *Honjuku ( 本宿) *Imajuku ( 今宿) *Kami-shirane ( 上白根) *Kibōgaoka ( 希望が丘) *Makigahara ( 万騎が原) *Minami-Kibōgaoka ( 南希望が丘) *Sakon-yama ( 左近山) *Tsuoka (都岡) *Tsurugamine (鶴ケ峯) *Wakabadai ( 若葉台) Hodogaya-ku *Arai (新井) *Hodogaya (保土ケ谷) *Iwaihara (岩井原) *Iwasaki ( 岩崎) *Kamisugeta ( 上菅田) *Miyata (宮田) *Nishiya (西谷) *Tachibana ( 橘) Isogo-ku *Hama ( 浜) *Mori (森) *Negishi ( 根岸) *Okamura ( 岡村) *Shiomidai (汐見台) *Yōkōdai-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kengo Kuma
is a Japanese architect and professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolific writings. He is the designer of the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, which was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life and education Kuma was born in Kanagawa, and attended Eiko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School. After graduating in Architecture from the University of Tokyo in 1979, he worked for a time at and . He then moved to New York City for further studies at Columbia University as a visiting researcher from 1985 to 1986. Career In 1987, Kuma founded the Spatial Design Studio, and in 1990, he established his own firm, Kengo Kuma & Associates. He has taught at Columbia University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Keio University, where in 2008, Kuma was awarded a Ph.D. degree in architecture. As a professor at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamate
is the name of a historic neighbourhood in Naka-ku, Yokohama often referred to in English as ''The Bluff.'' The neighbourhood is famous as having been a foreigners' residential area in the Bakumatsu, Meiji and Taishō periods. While still dominantly residential in character, with views over downtown Yokohama, historic residential properties, ornamental gardens and public parks, the area is also a popular visitor destination. History When the Port of Yokohama first opened to foreign trade under the terms of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1859, the foreigner's settlement was initially confined to a low-lying area known as Kannai. As commercial activity in the Kannai settlement rapidly outgrew the available space, construction on the elevated Yamate Bluff started in 1862. Initially a residential area for the foreign diplomatic community, one of the first structures to be built on the Bluff was the residence of the British Consul-General, Sir Rutherford Alcock. British Mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggio Emilia Approach
The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy and pedagogy focused on preschool and primary education. This approach is a student-centered and constructivist self-guided curriculum that uses self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environments. The programme is based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration, discovery and play. At the core of this philosophy is an assumption that children form their own personality during the early years of development and that they are endowed with "a hundred languages", through which they can express their ideas. The aim of the Reggio approach is to teach children how to use these symbolic languages (e.g. painting, sculpting, drama) in everyday life. This approach was developed after World War II by pedagogist Loris Malaguzzi and parents in the villages around Reggio Emilia, Italy; the approach derives its name from the city. History During the post-World War II era in Italy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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