was a Japanese international school in

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, Buckinghamshire, England. The school, a Catholic institution,Derek Walker Associates. ''Derek Walker Associates: the view from Great Linford'' (Architectural Monographs (London, England), No. 43, Volume 43 of Architectural monographs). Academy Editions, 1995. , 9781854902825. "GYOSEI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Milton Keynes, 1984 The Gyosei School is a private Catholic boarding school based on the philosophy of the Kisagaru School in Tokyo. In 1984 the founding principal. Father Tagawa, decided to open a new school at Milton Keynes to provide education for the children of the business and diplomatic community in the EC. The co-educational school has 700 pupils, ranging from elementary to junior high and .. was one of several Japanese private schools in the UK with a Japanese curriculum. This school was an overseas branch of a Japanese private school, or a ''

Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu ''Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' ( 在外教育施設 "Overseas educational institution"), or in English, Japanese international school or overseas Japanese school, may refer to one of three types of institutions officially classified by the Ministry ...

'' ( 私立在外教育施設). The former Gyosei campus is located at Willen Park. It included a baseball diamond, dormitories, and sports facilities. The facility was a

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History

The school opened in

in 1987. Father (田川茂 ''Tagawa Shigeru''), the principal of the

Gyosei International School The is a school located in Yana, Kisarazu, Chiba, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The principal is (田川茂 ''Tagawa Shigeru''). As of 1995, it was a Roman Catholic institution, and Tagawa was a member of the clergy.Derek Walker Assoc ...

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Witan Hall , later known as and Witan International College (WIC), was a Japanese international post-secondary education campus,

(Gyosei International School in the UK). 2 December 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2014. was the founding principal of this school. He opened the school to serve Japanese children in the

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(EC) who were members of diplomatic families and families on business. The construction company

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won the contract to design and build the school in association with the Mitsui Construction Company. Mitsui Construction was the main contracting company, while Higgs and Hill designed the school. The design and construct programme had a cost of £8 million. In 1991 the school was Europe's largest Japanese school, with 1,000 students. As of 1995 the school had 700 students from elementary through after junior high school. In 1998 the school had 9.8 points in its

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rankings. Around 1998 there was an incident where a group of students placed barricades in their dormitory area and loudly made statements against teachers; Lesley Downer ''

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'' stated that reports cited the students not being permitted to participate in the local football culture nor visiting the McDonald's in town. The secondary school's peak number of students was 400. In January 2002 it had 30 students, and that month the school announced it would close in March of that year, stating that the economic crisis in Japan was responsible for its closing. By 2002 fewer Japanese executives were being sent abroad and fewer Japanese families sent their children abroad to study. Shiro Suematsu was the school's final chief administrator.Sayonara!
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''. 17 January 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2014. The school closed on 8 May 2002. In 2004 a developer planned to demolish the school campus and replace it with a housing development.Gyosei school homes plan runs into trouble
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''. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2014. The site is now a retirement village.

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Gyosei International College in the UK – Has section discussing the Gyosei International School UK

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