Osaka YMCA International School

Osaka YMCA International School
大阪YMCAインターナショナルスクール
Address
Osaka YMCA International School
6-7-34, Nakatsu Kita-ku Osaka city 531-0071
〒531-0071 大阪市北区中津6-7-34
Japan
Coordinates Coordinates: 34°42′30″N 135°29′20″E / 34.70830600000001°N 135.48887000000002°E / 34.70830600000001; 135.48887000000002
Information
Type International school
Website oyis.org

Osaka YMCA International School (大阪YMCAインターナショナルスクール, Ōsaka YMCA Intānashonaru Sukūru, OYIS) is an international school in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.[1] Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it serves grades PreKindergarten through 8.[2] It uses a Canadian curriculum.[3]

The government of Osaka Prefecture classifies the school as a "miscellaneous school".[4] In 2009 the OYIS website stated that graduates of the school may "find it difficult, if not almost impossible, to continue their studies at Japanese universities."[3]

History

The school was established in September 2001 from a partnership of Osaka city and the YMCA. In 2002 Alex Stewart of The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan wrote that "Osaka city, at least, seems to have woken up to the importance of Osaka YMCA International School."[5]

Student body

William A. Fischel, author of Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts, stated that a version of the OYCS website which had names of students, "at least half of which suggest Japanese parentage", made him conclude that OYIS was not only for North American families.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." Osaka YMCA International School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015. "6-7-34, Nakatsu Kita-ku Osaka city 531-0071"
  2. ↑ Home page. Osaka YMCA International School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Fischel, William A. Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts. University of Chicago Press, November 15, 2009. ISBN 0226251314, 9780226251318. p. 131.
  4. ↑ "List of International Schools" (Archive). Osaka Prefecture. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. Japanese version: "外国人学校リスト" (Archive).
  5. ↑ Stewart, Alex. "educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 43.
  6. ↑ Fischel, William A. Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts. University of Chicago Press, November 15, 2009. ISBN 0226251314, 9780226251318. p. 131-132.
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