The School Handbook FY200７
ASAKUSA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Taito City, Tokyo
Asakusa Junior High School Taito City, Tokyo 1-3-4 Kuramae, Taito-ku,
Tokyo 111-0051 JAPAN
Tel. +81(0)3-3866-5168
Fax. +81(0)3-5687-5888
Email: asakusa-jhs@taitocity.net
http://www.taitocity.net/asakusa-jhs/
1. History of The School
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2. The Aims of Education
1) The School Aims of Education
To foster accomplished students with high intelligence and sensibilities To foster considerate students of sound mind and body To realize these two aims, the students shall practice these Five Virtues from the school motto: 仁(Jin) Benevolence Let's be considerate. 義(Gi) Righteousness Let's have a well-disciplined school life. 礼(Rei) Courtesy Let's be courteous. 智(Chi) Intellect Let's improve our academic ability. 信(Shin) Trust Let's trust each other and be friendly to each other. |
2) Basic Policies to Achieve the School Aims of Education
To achieve the school aims of education, the school shall organize and practice a creative course of study according to the actual needs of each student and local community.
i) Through the overall educational activities, the school shall guide students as they learn to respect human rights, and practice moral education as 'education of the heart'.
ii) The school shall encourage students' motivation for life-long learning, with guidance according to the students' individual characteristics and abilities. Each teacher shall teach the rudiments and basics of the subject.
iii) The school shall foster good daily-life habits and promote norm consciousness, in order to nurture both mentally and physically healthy students.
iv) The school shall be open to parents and the local community, by means of a school management committee that consists of members from the school administrators, parents and local community.
v) The school shall foster students with an international outlook, by utilizing opportunities to learn from the culture and traditions of the local community.
vi) During all three years of education, the school shall guide the students through their own courses of life. The school shall foster students' self-recognition and self-esteem.
vii) The school shall select school events carefully and strictly, so that the school can obtain more class hours. All teachers shall try to improve their teaching activities for the students' better academic abilities.
viii) All the teachers shall receive training for better education.
3. Class Hours
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1) The unit time for one lesson is 50 minutes. The school takes the trimestrial system.
(The 1st trimester: Apr. - July; The 2nd trimester: Sep. - Dec.; The 3rd trimester: Jan. - March)
2) Team Teaching and Teaching in Small Groups
* Science is taught by two teachers to all the grades for one whole year.
* English is divided into ｔｈｒｅｅ small groups out of two classes each grade, three times a week, for one whole year.
* Mathematics is taught in both Team Teaching and the "Small Group" system,
for one whole year.
3) The dates for education in local community
* The 1st grade students take part in a local festival, "Tokyo History Festival," on Nov. 3rd.
* The 2nd grade students have an on-the-job training in February.
4. Daily Schedule
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5. Annual School Events FY 2007
| Apr. 6th 9th |
Opening ceremony of the 1st trimester Entrance ceremony |
| May 27th-29th | School Trip to Nara and Kyoto (3rd Grade) |
| Jun. 7th - 10th Jun. 23rd |
Camping school in Kirigamine, Nagano Pref. (2nd Grade) Sports Festival |
| July 20th | Closing ceremony of the 1st trimester |
| July 21st - Aug. 31st | The Summer vacation |
| Sep. 3rd 27th |
Opening ceremony of the 2nd trimester Taito Junior High Schools' Track and Field Competition |
| Oct. 27th | School Festival |
| Nov. 3rd | Tokyo History Festival (1st Grade) |
| Dec. 25th | Closing ceremony of the 2nd trimester |
| Dec. 26th to Jan. 7th | Winter Vacation |
| Jan. 8th | Opening ceremony of the 3rd trimester |
| Feb. 7th to 8th | On-the-job Training(2nd Grade) |
| Feb. 8th | Outing (1st Grade) |
| Mar. 5th - 10th 11th 19th 25th |
Exhibition of Students' works Choir Contest Graduation Ceremony Closing ceremony of the school year |
6. Teachers and Other Personnel
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( )... Part-time staff of Taito City, of private sector companies
7. Students
1) Total number of students FY2007 (Jun. 2007)
299 Students (154 Boys and 145 Girls)
2) Grades and Classes
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(HT)... Head Teacher of the grade
3) Club Activities (Consultant Teacher)
Athletic Clubs
Baseball (Matuno, Tosaka)
Basketball (Saijo, Sugiyama)
Badminton (E. Kouno, T.arai)
Swimming (Noguti. Kawanago)
Track and Field (Tosaka. Noguti.)
Soft Tennis (Noro. Umezu)
Volleyball (Kamikawa. S.Arai. Umezu)
Volleyball (Kamikawa. S.Arai. Umezu)
Cultural Clubs
Brassband (Koyama)
Shamisen (Kamio)
Art (Ishiwata)
Science (A. Kouno)
Drama (Kawanago)
Announcing (Kakizaki)
About the School Symbol The 'A' in the center indicates the initial letter of ASAKUSA, as well as 'Ace', meaning 'first-class'. With the five wings on both sides, the students of the school can fly away to a bright future. As well, each of those five wings indicates the Spirit of Five Virtues, which is the school motto, from Chinese Classics: Jin, Gi, Rei, Chi, Shin (kindness, righteousness, propriety, knowledge, and good faith).
ＳＣＨＯＯＬ ＥＮＶＩＲＯＮＭＥＮＴ
