, also known as , is a
Japanese weekend school in the
San Diego metropolitan area
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.
classes are held at
Madison High School in
Clairemont,
San Diego, while the school office is in another location in San Diego.
History
It was established in 1978, meaning San Diego-based Japanese people who previously attended
Asahi Gakuen
Asahi Gakuen (あさひ学園 "School of the Rising Sun"), or the Los Angeles Japanese School (ロス・アンジェルス補習授業校 ''Rosu Anjerusu Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), is a part-time Japanese school in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.R ...
in the Los Angeles area now had their own Japanese weekend school. Initially the school was based in the Clairemont neighborhood in San Diego.
Initially it had 40 pupils grouped into four classes. In 1988 the enrollment was almost 300, and almost 70% of the students were at the elementary school level. Classes were held in 22 temporary buildings at Wagenheim Junior High School in
Mira Mesa, San Diego
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. In 1996 Minato Gakuen switched to holding classes at
Eastlake High School in
Chula Vista. The South County Economic Development Council (EDC) helped broker an agreement between Minato Gakuen and the party that operates Eastlake High,
Sweetwater Union High School District
The Sweetwater Union High School District is a school district headquartered in Chula Vista, California. , the school district is the largest secondary school district in California.
The union high school district serves over 42,000 high schoo ...
. The expected enrollment post-move was a total of 500 students. The board of directors planned to donate funds to the school district as a part of the agreement. In July 1996 the school district's board of directors formally accepted the donation, totaling $10,000. School offices were located in a separate area.
Several students, as of 1997, had parents who worked for the San Diego area
Sony offices and other Japanese companies.
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In 2015 the school began holding its classes at Madison High.
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References
Further reading
; Articles by former school staff
* Ogura, Keiichi (小倉 恵一 ''Ogura Keiichi''). "サンディエゴ補習授業校における高等部活性化のひとつの試み : 高等部改革と生徒会の発足." 在外教育施設における指導実践記録 24, 153-157, 2001. Tokyo Gakugei University
See profile at
CiNii.
External links
Minato Gakuen
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1978 establishments in California
Asian-American culture in San Diego
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Education in Chula Vista, California