Tokyo Korean School

Tokyo Korean School (Japanese: 東京韓国学校 Tōkyō Kankoku Gakkō, Korean: 동경한국학교) is a Korean school located in Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; catering to the Korean expatriate community and to Japanese-Koreans living in and around Tokyo. It was founded in 1954. It is affiliated with the South Korean government and Mindan (민단). It includes an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. The total population of the school is approximately 1,100 students. The primary language of instruction at the school is Korean. However, there is an English language department and English library at the school. Educational essentialism is the main educational philosophy of teachers in both the Korean and English departments at the school.

For the North Korea-aligned school in Kita-ku, Tokyo, see Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School.
Tokyo Korean School
東京韓国学校
동경한국학교
Address
2-1 Wakamatsuchō, Shinjuku-ku, Tōkyō-to 162-0056,
〒162-0056 東京都新宿区若松町2-1
Coordinates
Information
Websitetokos.ed.jp

Notable alumni

See also

References

    Japanese international schools in South Korea:

    Further reading

    (in Japanese)

    • 田端 広英. "同じアジアの小学生は、どのように英語を学ぼうとしているのか 東京韓国学校での「英語活動」の取り組み (特集2 新世紀シリーズ企画/学校に何ができるか(3)小学校の「英語活動」--そのヒント)" 総合教育技術 56(7), 58-61, 2001-08. 小学館. See profile at CiNii.
    • 朴 貞玉. "日本におけるニューカマー韓国人の子どもに対する教育戦略 : 東京韓国学校と日本の公立学校の違い (第43回日本言語文化学研究会)." 言語文化と日本語教育 (43), 86-89, 2012-07. お茶の水女子大学日本言語文化学研究会. See profile at CiNii.


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