:Japanese School in Colombo

{{Expand Japanese|コロンボ日本人学校|date=September 2024|topic=Japanese School in Colombo}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Japanese School in Colombo

| native_name = コロンボ日本人学校
කොළඹ ජපන් පාසල

| logo = JSColombologo.png

| logo_alt = Japanese School in Colombo Logo

| address = NO.4 LAKE DRIVE, SRI JAYAWARDANAPURA MAWATHA, COLOMBO.8

| city = Colombo

| country = Sri Lanka

| caption = Japanese School in Colombo Logo

| pushpin_map = Sri Lanka

| coordinates = {{coord|6.909211|79.888126|type:edu_region:LK|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of school within Sri Lanka

}}

The {{nihongo|Japanese School in Colombo|コロンボ日本人学校|Koronbo Nihonjin Gakkō}} is a Japanese international school located in Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1966 (Shōwa 41)."[http://www.jscol.com/gaiyou.htm 学校の概要]." ([https://archive.today/20140105073039/http://www.jscol.com/gaiyou.htm Archive]) Japanese School in Colombo. Retrieved on 5 January 2014. "NO.4 LAKE DRIVE, SRI JAYAWARDANAPURA MAWATHA, COLOMBO.8, SRI LANKA" As of 2023, there are 11 students in total, including 9 in the elementary school and 2 in the junior high school.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=児童生徒数 |url=http://srilanka.jscol.com/?page_id=30 |access-date=2023-11-06 |publisher=コロンボ日本人学校}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20010801180652/http://www.geocities.co.jp/NeverLand/2959/ Home page] (). Japanese School in Colombo. August 1, 2001. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "26, Bagatalle Road, Colombo3, Sri Lanka"

History

The school opened on September 2, 1966. For over 30 years, the school did not have its own school building, but in April 2002, a new building was completed and the school moved. There was a time when the number of students in the elementary and junior high schools exceeded 50, but in the 2010s, it has been hovering around 10.{{Cite web |title=学校の紹介 |url=http://srilanka.jscol.com/?page_id=15 |access-date=2023-11-07 |publisher=コロンボ日本人学校}}

Education

Because it is a Japanese school, the curriculum is based on the Japanese curriculum, but it also offers classes on English language education, Sri Lankan culture, and traditional Japanese culture.{{Cite web |title=学校の紹介 |url=http://srilanka.jscol.com/?page_id=15 |access-date=2023-11-07 |publisher=コロンボ日本人学校}}

The school is particularly focused on international understanding education, and offers a wide range of classes such as local understanding, environmental education, culture, religion, and sports through International Activity classes.{{Cite journal |author=佐藤成一郎 |date=2016-12-28 |title=コロンボ日本人学校における国際理解教育の実践 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2309/00174000 |journal=在外教育施設における指導実践記録 |publisher=東京学芸大学国際教育センター |volume=39 |pages=130–133|hdl=2309/00174000 |accessdate=2023-11-07}} In addition, a supplementary textbook titled "Our Sri Lanka" was compiled and used in social studies classes.{{Cite web |title=コロンボ日本人学校（2015年度） |url=https://www.joes.or.jp/zaigai/kyoiku/opened/detail/90 |access-date=2023-11-07 |publisher=海外子女教育振興財団}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes were held using Zoom.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-04 |title=「コロンボ日本人学校」がオンラインで公開授業国際社会での活躍願う |url=https://colombo.keizai.biz/headline/17/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=コロンボ経済新聞}} With support from the Panasonic Education Foundation, classes were also conducted using one IPad per student.{{Cite web |title=コロンボ日本人学校 Japanese School in Colombo |url=https://www.pef.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/colombo_20220129-1.pdf |access-date=2023-11-07 |publisher=パナソニック教育財団}}

Notes

External links

[http://www.jscol.com Japanese School in Colombo] {{in lang|ja}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.geocities.co.jp/NeverLand/2959/ Japanese School in Colombo] {{in lang|ja}} (Archive)

Category:Schools in Colombo

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Category:International schools in Sri Lanka

Category:Educational institutions established in 1966

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