| Osaka International School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
4-4-16 Onohara-nishi, Minoh, Osaka 〒562-0032 Minoh, Osaka Japan | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private/co-educational |
| Motto | Informed, caring, and creative individuals contributing to a global community The Five Respects: Respect for self, others, environment, leadership and authority, learning |
| Established | 1991 |
| Principal | Stephanie Alcantara, Stephen Frater |
| Head of school | Kurt Mecklem |
| Enrollment | Approx. 489 |
| Color(s) | Purple, Black and White |
| Mascot | Crossed Sabers |
| Website | https://sois.kwansei.ac.jp/ |
Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (OIS, 関西学院大学インターナショナルスクール) is a co-educational international school, located in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This institution educates students from kindergarten (age 4-5) through to grade 12. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is offers three International Baccalaureate (IB) programs: Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).
The government of Osaka Prefecture classifies the school as a "miscellaneous school".[1]
OIS shares its campus, facilities, and a number of programs with its sister school, Senri International School (SIS), a grade 7-12 Japanese-curriculum school primarily for students who have lived abroad. Together, the schools are known as the "Senri and Osaka International Schools of Kwansei Gakuin." Secondary school students from both schools share classes in physical education, music, and art. Senior students in English and Japanese can take courses in either one of the schools. Students from both schools also join for athletic teams, drama casts, choir, bands, and orchestra groups.
Founded in 1991, This institution is a member of the Japan Council of International Schools (JCIS), the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).
Student body
As of 2016, about 33% of the school's population of Senri and Osaka international school body is made up of returnees.[2] It is the third-largest English/European language international school in Japan and the largest school of such a field of study in the Kansai region.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of International Schools" (Archived 2015-08-26 at the Wayback Machine). Osaka Prefecture. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. Japanese version: "外国人学校リスト" (Archive).
- ↑ The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 43, "The Combined enrolment of Senri and Osaka International schools makes it the largest international school in the Kansai Region. One-half of the 800 pupils are Japanese returnees who study on the same campus. educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 43.
- ↑ Stewart, Alex. "educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 42.