Sundai Michigan International Academy (駿台ミシガン国際学院 ''Sundai Mishigan Kokusai Gakuin''), affiliated with the Sundai Center for International Education (駿台国際教育センター ''Sundai Kokusai Kyōiku Sentā'', see 駿台予備学校), is located in Novi, Michigan, in

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History

Previously known as the Koby International Academy (コービィ国際学院 ''Kōbii Kokusai Gakuin''), the school was founded in September 1993, by Yoshihisa Kobayashi, who, as of 2008, is the president of the school. Kobayashi moved to the U.S. in 1987 after working as an English teacher in his native Japan. Prior to opening Koby, Kobayashi attended

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and worked in the automobile sector. The school began with after school enrichment and Saturday supplemental divisions. In 1999 the day school opened, and the school was registered with the

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in 2000. In 2008 it had a yearly tuition of $10,000 and a 60 student waiting list. As of 2008 it is not accredited. The school does not take public funds, so it is not required to offer standardized tests such as the

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Campus

The school formerly had its main campus in the Peach Tree Plaza shopping center in Novi and the West Maple Center (West Maple校 -''Kō'') in West Bloomfield Township. As of 2008 the school had plans to occupy empty storefronts and expand within the Peach Tree shopping center.

Curriculum

The school offers calligraphy, English, handicrafts, mathematics, and science courses. As of 2008 the school's teachers give more individualized attention due to the class sizes, as there were 12 students per class.

Student body

As of 2008 most of the school's students are those who will shortly return to Japan; about 95% of the students were scheduled to leave the United States and return to Japan within a three-year period. The students live in various parts of Southeast Michigan, including Ann Arbor and Canton. As of 2008, 60 students were on the school's waiting list. Velvet S. McNeil of ''

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Notable employees

Katate Masatsuka is a Japanese part-time author. He is an author of unique three-volume high-school Math textbooks (in Japanese) titled ''Seishun High-School Mathematics'' and a technical book on Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) titled ''I do like CFD, VOL.1' ...

References

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External links

Sundai Michigan International Academy

Koby International Academy
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