Japanese School of Amsterdam

The Japanese School of Amsterdam
アムステルダム日本人学校
De Japanse School van Amsterdam
Address
The Japanese School of Amsterdam
The Japanese School of Amsterdam
Karel Klinkenbergstraat 137, 1061AL Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Coordinates Coordinates: 52°22′05″N 4°50′07″E / 52.3680°N 4.8353°E / 52.3680; 4.8353
Information
Type Japanese international school
Website jsa.nl

The Japanese School of Amsterdam (JSA, Dutch: De Japanse School van Amsterdam, Japanese: アムステルダム日本人学校 Amusuterudamu Nihonjin Gakkō) is a Japanese international school in Amsterdam.[1] As of 1997 the JSA is the Japanese school for about 66% of the Japanese nationals in the country.[2]

History

It was founded in 1979 with 42 students in elementary and junior high school levels. By 1997, the school had around 350 students.[2]

Curriculum

Students in grades 1-5 are required to take Dutch classes.[2]

Demographics

Most of the students' parents are diplomats, businesspeople, and teachers.[2]

Operations

The school has had a longstanding exchange programme with the Oudvaart School in Sneek.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JSA-tope.htm." (Archive) The Japanese School of Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2 February 2014. "Karel Klinkenbergstraat 137, 1061AL Amsterdam"
  2. 1 2 3 4 Farber, Jules B. ... But give me Amsterdam (4th Edition). Kosmos-Z & K Uitgevers, 1997. ISBN 9021593769, 9789021593760. p. 96 (See View #2). "The Japanese School of Amsterdam, founded in 1979 with a primary and junior high school curriculum for an initial 42 students, now has circa 350 pupils and serves two thirds of all the Japanese in the Netherlands. The parents are primarily businessmen, educators, and diplomats. [...] Dutch language classes are mandatory for the first 5 grades. An exchange[...]"
  3. ↑ "Uitwisseling Oudvaart-Japanse School Amsterdam" (Archive). Sneeker Nieuwsblad (NL). Retrieved on 16 January 2015.
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