Tokyo Gakuen High School
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is a high school
in Japan
. The traditional school uniform
is a basic black gakuran with brass
buttons while the summer version consists of gray pants and a white
shirt. The school is divided into three semester
s in a typical year of studies. Gas pumps are used for the purpose of heat
ing and air conditioning
the entire school. This school also has consistently maintained a boys-only policy despite an increased number of gender equality measures being carried out. All of the characteristics of the equality of the sexes
are becoming more important to a modern Japanese society.
The potential outcome of each individual student is based on the dedicated faculty members who educate these young men from their first year of studies to their graduation day. They believe in the wellness of the school and strive to live healthy lives every day.
Famous Japanese choreographer Shigeki Majima also attended this high school.
Monthly tuition for this high school is between ¥30,000 ($374.18 USD) to ¥34,000 ($424.06 USD) per month.
), and became one of Japan's first private commercial schools. Kenji Hamada was one of the co-founders of this school. Due to the changing times of the society that was built around the school, the format was changed from a commercial high school
to a private high school with conventional courses in 1973. Founded in 1889, the school is a primarily a boys-only school and was born in a public-private initiative. Night classes were started in the year 1921 as a way to act as a commercial school for older students. The school celebrated its centennial anniversary in the year 1989.
Further expansion of the school was made in 2000 with the addition of another building to the campus. Recruitment for "special promotion" courses ceased during that year and all recruitment for "business information" courses stopped in the year 2009.
s are sent to the United Kingdom
and Australia
(Brisbane
) to brush up on their English language
skills that will become necessary in the working world. A variety of courses exist in this high school includes: art
s, science
, liberal arts
, English, mathematics
, and World History
. The school comes equipped with a Kendo
field, a library
with 18000 books, an audio-visual
room, two computer
-oriented classrooms, and a gymnasium
(used primarily for physical education
classes).
Baseball
, bowling
, Olympic-style weightlifting, and Sumo
are amongst the other extracurricular activities in this high school.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Japan
Japan
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. The traditional school uniform
School uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
is a basic black gakuran with brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
buttons while the summer version consists of gray pants and a white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
shirt. The school is divided into three semester
Academic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
s in a typical year of studies. Gas pumps are used for the purpose of heat
Gas heater
A gas heater is a device used to heat a room or outdoor area by burning natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. Indoor household gas heaters can be broadly categorized in one of two ways: flued or non-flued, or vented and unvented...
ing and air conditioning
Air conditioning
An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...
the entire school. This school also has consistently maintained a boys-only policy despite an increased number of gender equality measures being carried out. All of the characteristics of the equality of the sexes
Gender equality
Gender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...
are becoming more important to a modern Japanese society.
The potential outcome of each individual student is based on the dedicated faculty members who educate these young men from their first year of studies to their graduation day. They believe in the wellness of the school and strive to live healthy lives every day.
Famous Japanese choreographer Shigeki Majima also attended this high school.
Monthly tuition for this high school is between ¥30,000 ($374.18 USD) to ¥34,000 ($424.06 USD) per month.
History
The high school was known as between 1939 and 1973. This school was established in the Japanese era of 22 Meiji (1889 A.D.Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
), and became one of Japan's first private commercial schools. Kenji Hamada was one of the co-founders of this school. Due to the changing times of the society that was built around the school, the format was changed from a commercial high school
Commercial high school (Japan)
A , called or shōgyō for short, is a Japanese high school which concentrates more on the teaching of business and commerce knowledge and skills rather than the college preparatory courses taught in most Japanese high schools. Most students who graduate from a commercial high school directly enter...
to a private high school with conventional courses in 1973. Founded in 1889, the school is a primarily a boys-only school and was born in a public-private initiative. Night classes were started in the year 1921 as a way to act as a commercial school for older students. The school celebrated its centennial anniversary in the year 1989.
Further expansion of the school was made in 2000 with the addition of another building to the campus. Recruitment for "special promotion" courses ceased during that year and all recruitment for "business information" courses stopped in the year 2009.
Programs
Foreign exchange studentStudent exchange program
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s are sent to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Brisbane
Brisbane
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) to brush up on their English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
skills that will become necessary in the working world. A variety of courses exist in this high school includes: art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
, English, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, and World History
World History
World History, Global History or Transnational history is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective...
. The school comes equipped with a Kendo
Kendo
, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
field, a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
with 18000 books, an audio-visual
Audio-visual
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room, two computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
-oriented classrooms, and a gymnasium
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
(used primarily for physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
classes).
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, Olympic-style weightlifting, and Sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
are amongst the other extracurricular activities in this high school.