School Facts
(1)Name of School
Japanese Language School of Greater Cincinnati
(2)Location
Northern Kentucky University
MP 102 Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
(3)Contacts
PHONE: (859) 572-6197
FAX: (859) 572-6198
E-MAIL: jls_office@nku.edu
WEB SITE: http://www.jls-cincinati.edu/
(4) Administration
Chairman of the Board
Principal
(5) Enrollment as of April 8, 2023
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|
Kindergarten |
Elementary |
Jr. High |
Sr. High |
Total 205 |
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Grade |
Pre |
Kin |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
3 (3) |
4 (4) |
5 (5) |
6 (6) |
1 (7) |
2 (8) |
3 (9) |
1 (10) |
2 (11) |
3 (12) |
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|
# of Classes |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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# of Students |
16 |
11 |
27 |
27 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
23 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
27 |
141 |
23 |
14 |
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(6) Number of Faculty / Administration
Principal
(Appointed by the Japanese Ministry of Education) 1
Teachers 17
Office Personnel 3
Total 21
(7) Subjects Taught
Kindergarten：Lessons on age-appropriate subjects in general, which is equivalent to those in Japan.
Grade 1 – 3 Japanese Language, Mathematics
Grade 4 – 6 Japanese Language, Mathematics, Social Studies
Grade 7 – 9 Japanese Language, Mathematics, Social Studies
Grade 10 -12 Japanese Language, Mathematics, Electives
(8) Enrollment Expectation
Age-appropriate Japanese language fluency
SCHOOL HISTORY
1975 October The Japanese Language School of Greater Cincinnati was established at Mt. Auburn Church with Mr. King Tanaka, Principal and 10 teachers.
1980 March The first Graduation Ceremony was held.
April Junior high school was established.
1981 May First Sports Day was held.
1984 April PTA was established.
June The school was moved to the University of Cincinnati
1985 December The 10th anniversary of the school was commemorated.
1986 April Anniversary School Yearbook was published.
November Senior high school was established.
1991 March The 15th anniversary of the school was commemorated.
March Support group for the Japanese Language School was
established.
April The first Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry of
Education arrived from Japan.
April Elementary and Jr. High student enrollment exceeded 100.
1992 February First Open House was held.
September School office was moved to Blue Ash.
1993 April Second Open House was held.
July School moved to Northern Kentucky University.
1994 April The second Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry
of Education arrived from Japan.
July School office moved to Northern Kentucky University.
October Third Open House was held.
December The 20th edition of the school biannual magazine, "Ohio
River", was published by the PTA.
1995 July Japanese Ministry of Education and the Japan Overseas
Education Services visited to provide guidance.
October Fourth Open House was held.
December The 20th anniversary of the school was commemorated.
The first School Symbol and Song were adopted.
1996 June JLS held a conference for Japanese Schools in the Chicago
and Detroit consulate regions.
June Japanese Ministry of Education and the Japan Overseas
Education Services visited to provide guidance.
November Fifth Open House was held.
November School web site in Japanese established.
1997 April The third Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry of
Education arrived from Japan.
November Sixth Open House was held.
1998 October 7th Open House was held.
1999 October 8th Open House was held.
2000 April The fourth Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry
of Education arrived from Japan.
October 9th Open House was held.
2001 October 10th Open House was held.
2002 October 11th Open House was held.
2003 April The 5th Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry of
Education arrived from Japan.
2007 April The 6th Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry of
Education arrived from Japan.
2008 October 17th Open House was held.
2009 October 18th Open House was held.
2010 April The 7th Principal appointed by the Japanese Ministry of
Education arrived from Japan.
October 19th Open House was held.
November JLS 35th Anniversary Commemoration.
2011 October 20th Open House was held.
2012 October 21st Open House was held.
2013 October 22nd Open House was held.
2014 October 23rd Open House was held.
2015 October 24th Open House was held
2016 October 25th Open House was held.
2017 October 26th Open House will be held.
2018 October 27th Open House will be held.
2019 October 28th Open House will be held.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS
1. To prepare students to become responsible, compassionate, well-rounded adults.
2. To educate all students at a grade-appropriate level in line with the Japanese National Curriculum.
3. To encourage a positive attitude towards learning, responsible judgment and the ability to act independently.
4. To foster our students’ knowledge and appreciation of their native language and culture.
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
1. To educate our students in the Japanese tradition.
2. To join with students to create a warm, friendly atmosphere conducive to learning and the ability to act independently.
3. To provide students with a firm grounding in their own culture and a broad-mindedness and understanding of International society to prepare them for the future.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT STATISTICS
| School Enrollment Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Pre. Kindergarten | Compulsory | Special Class | Grand Ttl. | Comments | ||||||||||
| Elem. | Jr. High | Sub Ttl. | Sr. High | ||||||||||||
| NoS | NoC | NoS | NoC | NoS | NoC | NoS | NoC | NoS | NoC | NoS | NoC | NoS | NoC | ||
| 1975 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 6 | JLS established |
| 1976 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |
| 1977 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
| 1979 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 6 | |
| 1980 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 1981 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | Jr.High established |
| 1982 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
| 1983 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 7 | |
| 1984 | 14 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 10 | Pre-K established |
| 1985 | 15 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 11 | JLS moved UC |
| 1986 | 18 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 110 | 13 | Sr.High established |
| 1987 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 125 | 13 | |
| 1988 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 13 | |
| 1989 | 17 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 89 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 14 | |
| 1990 | 39 | 2 | 114 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 140 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 13 | 15th Anniversary |
| 1991 | 48 | 2 | 122 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 157 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 14 | |
| 1992 | 45 | 2 | 127 | 8 | 56 | 3 | 183 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 15 | |
| 1993 | 27 | 1 | 117 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 175 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 16 | Pre-K discontinued |
| 1994 | 37 | 2 | 114 | 7 | 44 | 3 | 158 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 14 | JLS moved NKU |
| 1995 | 40 | 2 | 117 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 152 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 13 | Pre-K reopened |
| 1996 | 51 | 3 | 107 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 146 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 15 | |
| 1997 | 74 | 4 | 166 | 10 | 54 | 3 | 220 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 20 | |
| 1998 | 54 | 4 | 187 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 244 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 21 | |
| 1999 | 79 | 4 | 168 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 224 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 20 | |
| 2000 | 84 | 4 | 162 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 213 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 17 | |
| 2001 | 78 | 4 | 176 | 9 | 70 | 3 | 246 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 19 | |
| 2002 | 84 | 4 | 195 | 10 | 59 | 3 | 254 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 20 | |
| 2003 | 91 | 4 | 197 | 10 | 59 | 3 | 256 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 20 | |
| 2004 | 97 | 4 | 202 | 10 | 65 | 3 | 267 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 77 | 5 | 210 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 266 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 21 | 30th Anniversary |
| 2006 | 70 | 5 | 225 | 10 | 57 | 3 | 282 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 21 | As of July 31, 2006 |
| 2007 | 80 | 5 | 224 | 10 | 60 | 3 | 284 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 21 | As of April-1, 2007 |
| 2008 | 83 | 5 | 243 | 11 | 64 | 3 | 307 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 22 | As of April 5, 2008 |
| 2009 | 73 | 5 | 256 | 12 | 55 | 3 | 311 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 23 | As of April 1, 2009 |
| 2010 | 74 | 4 | 228 | 11 | 63 | 3 | 291 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 21 | As of April 1, 2010 |
| 2011 | 58 | 4 | 204 | 12 | 64 | 4 | 268 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 23 | As of April 1, 2011 |
| 2012 | 57 | 4 | 205 | 12 | 65 | 4 | 270 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 23 | As of April 1, 2012 |
| 2013 | 50 | 4 | 177 | 10 | 58 | 3 | 235 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 18 | As of April 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | 39 | 2 | 182 | 9 | 53 | 3 | 235 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 16 | As of April 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | 38 | 2 | 194 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 257 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 14 | As of April 1, 2015 |
| 2016 | 45 | 2 | 181 | 8 | 51 | 3 | 232 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 14 | As of April 1, 2016 |
| 2017 | 59 | 4 | 179 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 233 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 15 | As of April 1, 2017 |
| 2018 | 59 | 4 | 197 | 9 | 51 | 3 | 257 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 17 | As of April 1, 2018 |
| 2019 | 50 | 4 | 162 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 211 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 16 | As of April 1, 2019 |
| 2020 | 49 | 4 | 157 | 8 | 50 | 3 | 207 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 16 | As of April 1, 2020 |
| * NoS - Number of Students NoC - Number of Class Room | |||||||||||||||
CURRICULUM
Class Days
2 terms a year, April - March, based on the Japanese school calendar
All classes are held on Saturdays (43 days a year)
Number of Lessons
Pre, K 5 lessons 8:45am - 2:00pm
1 – 3 5 lessons 8:45am - 2:10pm
4 – 12 6 lessons 8:45am - 3:00pm
Annual School Days (2023 – 2024)
|
Term |
1st Half |
2nd Half |
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|
Month |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
|
School Days per Month |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
School Days per Term |
22 |
21 |
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School Days per Year |
43 |
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Number of Lessons
|
Grades |
P&K |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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Lessons/Day |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
Lessons/ Year |
215 |
215 |
215 |
215 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
Number of Lessons by Subject
|
Activity/Grade |
P&K |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10,11,12 |
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|
Japanese Language |
Weekly |
- |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
Yearly |
- |
115 |
115 |
115 |
115 |
115 |
112 |
101.5 |
101.5 |
98.5 |
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|
|
Social Studies |
Weekly |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Yearly |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
42 |
41 |
42 |
42 |
41 |
|
|
|
Math
|
Weekly |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
Yearly |
- |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
81 |
101.5 |
101.5 |
98.5 |
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|
|
School Event |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
|
|
School Activity |
0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Lessons per Year |
215 |
215 |
215 |
215 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
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DAILY SCHEDULE
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Grades 1-3 |
Grades 4-6 |
Grades 7-12 |
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Teachers’ Meeting |
8:30am - 8:45am |
8:30am - 8:45am |
8:30am - 8:45am |
|
Homeroom |
8:45am - 8:55am |
8:45am - 8:55am |
8:45am - 8:55am |
|
Book Reading Session |
8:55am - 9:05am |
8:55am - 9:05am |
8:55am - 9:05am |
|
1st Period |
9:05am - 9:50am |
9:05am - 9:50am |
9:05am - 9:50am |
|
2nd Period |
9:55am - 10:40am |
9:55am - 10:40am |
9:55am - 10:40am |
|
3rd Period |
10:50am - 11:35am |
10:50am - 11:35am |
10:40am - 11:25am |
|
4th Period |
11:40am - 12:25pm |
11:40am - 12:25pm |
11:30am – 12:25pm |
|
Lunch Break |
12:25pm - 1:10pm |
12:25pm - 1:10pm |
12:25pm - 1:10pm |
|
5th Period |
1:10pm - 1:55pm |
1:10pm - 13:55pm |
1:10pm - 1:55pm |
|
6th Period |
- |
2:00pm - 2:45pm |
2:00pm – 2:45pm |
|
Homeroom |
1:55pm - 2:10pm |
2:45pm - 3:00pm |
2:45pm - 3:00pm |
|
Dismissal |
2:10pm |
3:00pm |
3:00pm |
SCHOOL CALENDAR
(April 2023 through March 2024)
|
Month |
Event |
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April |
1st Term Opening Ceremony Entrance Ceremony Class Observation/Parent-Teacher Meeting (K, 4-6, 10-12) |
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May |
Class Observation/Parent-Teacher Meeting (K, 1-3, 7-9) Sports Day 9th Graders School Trip |
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June |
|
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July |
The Star Festival (Pre & Kinder) |
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August |
Summer Festival (Pre & Kinder) 6th Graders Field Trip
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September |
Book Fair Day |
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October |
Class Observation/Parent-Teacher Meeting (P, 1-3, 7-9) Class Observation/Parent-Teacher Meeting (K, 4-6, 10-12) |
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November |
|
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December |
Hyakunin-isshu competition (7-9) (One hundred poems by one hundred poets)
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January |
|
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February |
“Setsubun” festival (Pre & Kinder) |
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March |
Graduation Ceremony 2nd Term Closing Ceremony |