Indiana Japanese Language School Explained

Address:	615 WEST 64th Street
City:	Indianapolis, Indiana
Zipcode:	46260
Country:	United States
Type:	Supplementary
Established:	1981
Principal:	Katsuyoshi Mori

is a Japanese supplementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Classes are held at the Orchard School.^[1]

History

It opened in 1981.^[2] Previously the International Center hosted classes. By 1986 the Orchard School hosted the Japanese school's classes. The school had around 40 students, with some having parents working at some twenty companies which were branches of Japanese firms, including subsidiaries of Enkei, Sanyo, Sony, and Uniden. Some students had parents were academics at area universities, including Indiana University and Purdue University. By then the Indiana Japanese School served around two to three students who were living in Columbus, all of them children of Enkei employees.^[3]

By 1997 it had 308 students, including Columbus and West Lafayette students, with most of them being children of company employees. That year the school, which served K-12, was the largest of the Indiana hoshuko.^[4]

Curriculum

As of 1986, mathematics, science, and the Japanese language are the main courses taken.^[2] By 1997 the course offerings also included social studies, and each day had five hours of instruction.^[4]

Further reading

• 長野. 欣也. 人との関わりの中で日本語力を高めるための指導法 ―― 魅力ある学校づくり ――. 在外教育施設における指導実践記録集. 31. 152–155. 東京学芸大学 国際教育センター. 2008.
• Kajita (梶田). Masami (正巳). Nishiguchi (西口). Toshifumi (利文). -インディアナポリスにおける日本の子供. Japanese Children Living in Indianapolis. Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University (名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科紀要). 48. 1–8. 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科. 2001. 2016-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194431/http://ir.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jspui/bitstream/2237/3064/1/KJ00001236348.pdf . 2016-03-04. - English abstract included

External links

• Indiana Japanese Language School

Notes and References

1. "インディアナ日本語学校内図." Indiana Japanese Language School. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. "C/O The Orchard School 615 West 64th Street Indianapolis, IN 46260"
2. News: Schools a big concern for Japanese. The Indianapolis Star. 1986-03-30. 14A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
3. News: Kantor. Amy. School instills Oriental traditions. The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. 1986-07-29. A1, A10. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com. Also posted in the Chicago Tribune as "Indiana Builds Bridge To Japan" (November 22, 1986)
4. News: Mullen. Ruth. Home Away From Home. The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. 1997-12-14. J1, J12. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.