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in Oberkassel,

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. ''Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Düsseldorf'' (デュッセルドルフ日本語補習校 ''Dyusserudorufu Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a Japanese weekend school, is a part of the institution.

History

It first opened on April 21, 1971 in the Canisiushaus building of the St. Antonius Church in Oberkassel. It served 43 students in grades 5 through 9.Outline of the school
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Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Retrieved on 1 January 2014. In 1972 classes for grades 1-4 opened at the Don Bosco School in Oberkassel, with 90 students. That year, the

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recognized the school as an international school.Überblick über die Schulgeschichte
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Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Retrieved on 2 January 2013. "1972 Anerkennung durch das Japanische Kultusministerium als Bildungsinstitut im Ausland. Neueinrichtung der Klassen 1-4 mit 90 Kindern in der Don-Bosco-Schule in Oberkassel." In 1973 a dedicated school building, located in Oberkassel, opened. The growth of Japan's economy resulted in an expansion in the student body. Due to overcrowding, the junior high school moved to a satellite building in 1983. The Lanker School, a former public school building in Oberkassel, began serving the junior high students. In 1985 the school had 880 students ages 6 through 15.Heinrich, Mark. "Corporate Japanese colony sprouts in West German city." ''

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with a library card. The student population peaked in 1992. In 2001 the junior high school moved back to the main building. Since the early 1980s and as of 2003 the school's secondary division has consistently had over 500 students.White, Paul. "The Japanese in London: From transience to settlement?" In: Goodman, Roger, Ceri Peach, Ayumi Takenaka, and Paul White (editors). ''Global Japan: The Experience of Japan's New Immigrant and Overseas Communities''.

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, 2003. , 9780203986783. White, p
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As of 2016 the school had 356 students in elementary school, grades 1-6, and 108 students in junior high school, grades 7-9.http://www.jisd.de/about_jisd/outline/image/2016zaiseki.pdf

Curriculum

Because Japanese parents want their students to be prepared for higher education in Japan, most courses were taught in Japanese. As of 1985 students take

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lessons for two hours per week. Fukushima, an official of the school quoted in an

article, stated in 1985 that he wanted to organize inter-cultural activities such as stage plays and picnics and to increase instruction time of German classes to increase interaction between Japanese and Germans in the area.

Teachers

Each teacher comes from Japan to the school and teaches on a three year shift. As of 1985 the school had 30 teachers.

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