Yokohama International Christian Academy (YICA) is a PreK-G12 co-ed independent international school that strives to foster self-empowerment, mutual respect and responsible global citizenship among all children within the framework of a
Christian-centered learning environment.
YICA serves children of any faith, ethnicity or nationality. YICA boats highly qualified teaching and support staff from around the world in an atmosphere that encourages appreciation for diversity and deep respect for Japanese customs. Due to the low
teacher-student ratio, teachers flexibly customize courses to meet individual needs while encouraging children to do their best and achieve effective learning.
Student body
As of 2008, 70% of the students were Japanese nationals. Many of them have non-Japanese parents and/or are
kikokushijo
and are Japanese-language terms referring to the children of Japanese expatriates who take part of their education outside Japan. The former term is used to refer to children who have returned to Japan, while the latter refers to such children ...
(returnees). In 2008 YICA headmaster Federico Sancho stated that beginning in the mid-1990s the proportion of Japanese nationals had been increasing.
[Nakamura, Akemi.]
Flexible and diverse, international schools thrive
(). '' The Japan Times''. January 3, 2008. Retrieved on October 23, 2015.
References
Christian schools in Japan
Elementary schools in Japan
High schools in Yokohama
International schools in Yokohama
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