The Japanese School in Zurich (, Chūrihhi Nihonjin Gakkō) is a Japanese international school in Uster, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, situated in the Zurich metropolitan area.Home page. Japanese School in Zurich. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. It has a day school division and it has a weekend complementary school that meets on Wednesdays and Saturdays."English page ." Japanese School in Zurich. Retrieved on 7 March 2015. It is the sole non-boarding Japanese day school in Switzerland,"Eine Insel Nippons mitten in der Schweiz" (Archive). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 9 June 2005. Retrieved on 23 April 2015. "Bei der 1988 gegründeten Tagesschule in Uster handelt es sich um die einzige japanische Schule in der Schweiz,[...]" and "[...]lässt das Gespräch mit der Journalistin durch den japanischen Englischlehrer und die Schulsekretärin übersetzen und versichert, die Schüler aller Stufen müssten zweimal pro Woche Deutsch büffeln - neben Englisch und Japanisch." and it serves kindergarten, elementary school, and junior high school (equivalent to Zurich cantonal Sekundarstufe I).
Japanese School in Zurich's primary education program (elementary) is approved as Primarstufe by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich. However, not the Kindergarten.
The Japanese School in Zurich's lower secondary education program (junior-secondary) is approved as Sekundarstufe by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich.
On 20 October 1975, the Japanese Language School in Zurich (), the predecessor institution, opened with 15 students. On 23 April 1988, the permanent day school Japanese School in Zurich opened with 57 students, of which 50 were elementary school students and seven were junior high school students.Home page (English) (). Japanese School in Zurich. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.
Students take Japanese and English courses, and they also take German two times every week.
See also
Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland, private Japanese high school in Switzerland
Further reading "Japanische Schule." Schweiz Aktuell. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 15 April 2002.
References
External links
Japanese School in Zurich Japanese School in Zurich (Archive) – Mid-2000s Japanese School in Zurich (Archive) – 1999–2000