Japanese School of Mumbai

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Japanese School of Mumbai (ムンバイ日本人学校 Munbai Nihonjin Gakkō?), previously Bombay Japanese School (BJS) (ボンベイ日本人学校 Bonbei Nihonjin Gakkō?), is a Japanese international school located in Andheri East, Mumbai.[1] It was previously located in Worli.[2] The Japanese government funds the school, which is one of two Japanese international schools in India and serves a community of Japanese expatriates which numbered 270 in 2008. It was established under the statutes of the Japanese Ministry of Education and Science in 1966.[3]

As of 2008 the campus has a media room, a common hall, a science laboratory, and seven air conditioned classrooms. As of 2008 there were 15 teachers, including 8 Japanese teachers and 7 Indian teachers. The subjects of geography, history, mathematics, and science are taught in Japanese, so the Japanese national teachers are responsible for those subjects. As of 2008 the number of students was 17. The school issues one laptop per student.[3]

See also

Indian schools in Japan:

References

  1. "WELCOME TO JAPANESE SCHOOL OF MUMBAI." (Archive) Japanese School of Mumbai. Retrieved on 4 January 2014. "住所 27MIDC RoadNo.17 MIDC Andheri-East Mumbai 400093 ,INDIA"
  2. Home page (Archive). Japanese School of Mumbai. 5 October 1999. Retrieved on 4 January 2014. "ADRESS [sic] : 7−17,WORLI SEA FACE ,MUMBAI-400 018,INDIA"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Humaira, Ansari. "In this slice of Japan, a dash of Mumbai masala." (Archive) Daily News and Analysis (DNA). Thursday 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 4 January 2014.

Further reading

  • (Japanese) Nagaishi, Akira (長石 彰; 前ボンベイ日本人学校教諭・鳥取大学教育地域科学部附属中学校教諭). "ボンベイ日本人学校における国際交流活動." 在外教育施設における指導実践記録 22, 23-26, 1999. Tokyo Gakugei University. See profile at CiNii.

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