San Francisco Japanese School Explained

The San Francisco Japanese School (SFJS,) is a weekend Japanese school as well as a two week summer school serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The system, with its administrative offices in San Francisco,^[1] is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,^[1] and was the world's second largest overseas Japanese weekend school in 2006.^[2] The school is supported by the Japanese government.^[1]

The SFJS rents classrooms in four schools serving a total of over 1,600 students as of 2016.^[1] The student body was 1,116 in 2006.^[2]

Two of the schools are in San Francisco and two are in the South Bay. For elementary students it operates out of the A. P. Giannini Middle School in San Francisco and The Harker School Blackford Campus in San Jose. For junior high school and high school students it operates out of Lowell High School in San Francisco and the J. F. Kennedy Middle School in Cupertino.^[1]

History

The school was first established in 1968.^[1] The school previously had the English name San Francisco Japanese Language Class, Inc (SFJLC),^[3] and it previously held junior high and high school-level classes at Hyde Junior High School in Cupertino while its elementary level classes were out of Kennedy Middle.^[4] At a later point it previously held high school classes at Herbert Hoover Middle School in San Francisco.^[5]

As of 2006,^[2] there were increasing numbers of Japanese permanent residents and fewer numbers of Japanese temporary residents. The economic decline of Japan and the reduction in overseas corporate postings was the cause of the latter condition.^[6]

See also

• History of the Japanese in San Francisco

Further reading

• 梶田 正巳 and 松本 一子 (名古屋大学教育学部:愛知淑徳大学留学生別科). "<原著>サンフランシスコ日本語補習校と現地校に通う子どもたち" (Archive). Bulletin of the School of Education (名古屋大學教育學部紀要). Psychology (心理学) 46, 15-20, 1999-12-27. Nagoya University. See profile at CiNii. See profile at University of Nagoya Repository (名古屋大学学術機関リポジトリ). Alternate location (Archive).

External links

• San Francisco Japanese School
  • About San Francisco Japanese School
• San Francisco Japanese Language Class (Archive, 2002–2010)
  • San Francisco Japanese School English page (Archive)
• San Francisco Japanese Language Class (Archive, 2001)

Notes and References

1. "About." San Francisco Japanese School. Retrieved on September 27, 2016. "Address San Francisco Japanese School 22 Battery Street, #612 San Francisco, CA 94111" and "San Francisco Grades K-6 A.P. Giannini MS 3151 Ortega St. San Francisco, CA [...] Grades 7-11 Lowell HS 1101 Eucalyptus Dr. San Francisco, CA" and "San Jose Grades K-6 The Harker School Blackford Campus 3800 Blackford Ave. San Jose, CA [...] Grades 7-11 J.F. Kennedy MS 821 Bubb Road Cupertino, CA"
2. Kano, Naomi (加納 なおみ Kanō Naomi). "Japanese Community Schools: New Pedagogy for a Changing Population" (Chapter 6). In: García, Ofelia, Zeena Zakharia, and Bahar Otcu (editors). Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism: Beyond Heritage Languages in a Global City (Volume 89 of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism). Multilingual Matters, 2012., 9781847698001. START: p. 99. CITED: p. 106.
3. "北米の補習授業校一覧" (Archive). National Education Center, Japan (国立教育会館). October 29, 2000. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "サンフランシスコ San Francisco Japanese Language Class, Inc （連絡先） 760 Market Street, No.816 San Francisco, CA 94102, U.S.A. [...]（小学部） c/o J.F.Kennedy Jr.High School 821 Bubb Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A[...]（中・高等部）c/o Hyde Jr, High School 19325 Bollinger Rd., Cupertino, CA 95129, U.S.A "
4. "北米の補習授業校一覧" (Archive). MEXT. January 2, 2003. Retrieved on April 8, 2015. "サンフランシスコSan Francisco Japanese Language Class, Inc（連絡先）760 Market Street, No.816 San Francisco, CA 94102, U.S.A.[...]（小学部）c/o J.F.Kennedy Jr.High School 821 Bubb Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A[...]（中・高等部）c/o Hyde Jr, High School 19325 Bollinger Rd., Cupertino, CA 95129, U.S.A "
5. "About" (Archive). San Francisco Japanese School. Retrieved on April 17, 2015.
6. Kano, Naomi. "Japanese Community Schools: New Pedagogy for a Changing Population" (Chapter 6). In: García, Ofelia, Zeena Zakharia, and Bahar Otcu (editors). Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism: Beyond Heritage Languages in a Global City (Volume 89 of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism). Multilingual Matters, 2012., 9781847698001. START: p. 99. CITED: p. 105.