Tokyo Korean School

Tokyo Korean School (Japanese: 東京韓国学校 Tōkyō Kankoku Gakkō, Korean: 동경한국학교) is an international school located in Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; catering to the Korean expatriate community and to Japanese-Koreans living in and around Tokyo. It was founded in 1954. It is affiliated with the South Korean government and Mindan (민단). It includes an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. The total population of the school is approximately 1,100 students. The primary language of instruction at the school is Korean. However, there is an English language partial-immersion program and English library at the school.

For the North Korea-aligned school in Kita-ku, Tokyo, see Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School.
Tokyo Korean School
東京韓国学校
동경한국학교
Address
Tokyo Korean School
Tokyo Korean School
2-1 Wakamatsuchō, Shinjuku-ku, Tōkyō-to 162-0056,
〒162-0056 東京都新宿区若松町2-1
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Websitetokos.ed.jp

Notable alumni

References

    See also

    Japanese international schools in South Korea:

    Further reading

    (in Japanese)

    • 田端 広英. "同じアジアの小学生は、どのように英語を学ぼうとしているのか 東京韓国学校での「英語活動」の取り組み (特集2 新世紀シリーズ企画/学校に何ができるか(3)小学校の「英語活動」--そのヒント)" 総合教育技術 56(7), 58-61, 2001-08. 小学館. See profile at CiNii.
    • 朴 貞玉. "日本におけるニューカマー韓国人の子どもに対する教育戦略 : 東京韓国学校と日本の公立学校の違い (第43回日本言語文化学研究会)." 言語文化と日本語教育 (43), 86-89, 2012-07. お茶の水女子大学日本言語文化学研究会. See profile at CiNii.
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