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

References[]

^ "JSA-tope.htm." (Archive) The Japanese School of Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2 February 2014. "Karel Klinkenbergstraat 137, 1061AL Amsterdam"
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Farber, Jules B. ... But give me Amsterdam (4th Edition). , 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[...]"
^ "Uitwisseling Oudvaart-Japanse School Amsterdam" (Archive). (NL). Retrieved on 16 January 2015.

External links[]

The Japanese School of Amsterdam (in Japanese)
The Japanese School of Amsterdam at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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[1] "JSA-tope.htm." (Archive) The Japanese School of Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2 February 2014. "Karel Klinkenbergstraat 137, 1061AL Amsterdam"

[FarberJ-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Farber, Jules B. ... But give me Amsterdam (4th Edition). , 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). (NL). Retrieved on 16 January 2015.

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