Japanese School in Bucharest

The Japanese School in Bucharest (ブカレスト日本人学校 Bukaresuto Nihonjin Gakkō, Romanian: Şcoala Japoneză din Bucureşti) is a Japanese international school in Voluntari, Ilfov County, Romania, near Bucharest.[1] Previously it was located in Bucharest proper.[2] The school is affiliated with the Embassy of Japan in Bucharest.

History

In December 1975 the Japanese community of Bucharest requested that a Japanese school open in their community. In 1977 the Japanese government granted this licence.[3]

The school opened in 1979.[4] The school receives funds from tuition and the Japanese government. As of 2005 the monthly school fee was 270 euros.[5] In order for a student to be eligible to attend, he/she has to speak Japanese.[4]

Student body

In 1986 there were 32 students. As of 2005 the school had 21 students.[5] In 2006 there were 20 students, with a class average of 3 per class.[6]

The parents of students tend to be company employees, Japanese restaurant owners, diplomats, and teachers. After the 9th grade students tend to study in international schools in Romania or travel outside of Romania to get a high school education. Minoru Nishida, the school's director, stated in 2005 that the student body fluctuated depending on business opportunities in Romania; in 1986 there was an influx of Japanese businesspeople in Romania and therefore the student body had increased.[5]

Recreation

This school holds an autumn festival.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "ホーム." Japanese School in Bucharest. Retrieved on 5 February 2014. "Str.Erou Iancu Nicolae, Nr.91E, Localitatea Voluntari, Judetul Ilfov, ROMANIA" - See map (Archive)
  2. ↑ Home page. Japanese School in Bucharest. 31 March 2001. Retrieved on 9 February 2014. "Str.A.Constantinescu nr.61 sector1 Cod.713261 Bucharest ROMANIA" - Original page URL: http://www.jpschool.ew.ro/
  3. ↑ Ban, Kenzaburō (伴 憲三郎 Ban Kenzaburō). Kaigai ni okeru Nihon no kyōiku : Nihonjin gakkō, hoshū jugyōkō (海外における日本の教育: 日本人学校・補習授業校). Zenkoku Kaigai Shijo Kyōiku Kenkyū Kyōgikai (全国海外子女教育研究協議会), 1983. Available at Google Books. See entry at Worldcat. p. 232. "[...]5 丁) (昭和 53 年 4 月 1 日設立)児童,生徒の在籍数の変動(毎年 5 統計)令学校の沿革昭和 50 年 12 月ブカレスト日本人会において日本人学校設立の要望が出され、日本人学校設立準備委員会を結成。 52 年 1 月ブカレスト日本人学校設立認可を日本政府 [...]"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Learning the hard way." (Archive) The Diplomat. April 2005. Retrieved on 9 January 2014. "The school was founded in 1979."
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "La scoli straine pe bani buni" (Archive). Cotidianul, hosted by the Sistem Educational Informatizat, Ministry of National Education of Romania. 28 September 2005. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Being in the know" (Archive). The Diplomat. April 2006. Retrieved on 9 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Margarit, Adriana. "El a ales Romania. Yasuyuki Takagi, lecţia de japoneză." (Archive) Income Magazine. 15 October 2012. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Din când în când, mergem la evenimentele organizate de comunitatea noastră, cum ar fi Festivalul Toamnei de la Şcoală Japoneză din Bucureşti şi petrecerea sfârşitului de an."

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