Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland
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|name = Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland
| native_name = スイス公文学園高等部
| logo = KLASSwitzerlandlogo.jpeg
|image = Klas0604.jpg
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| address = Route de Versmont 6 CP110, 1854 Leysin, Switzerland
| coordinates = {{coord|46|20|30.7|N|7|0|17.7|E|source:jawiki_type:edu_region:CH|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Switzerland Canton_of_Vaud#Switzerland
|established = {{Start date|1990}}
|type = Boarding school
|head_name = Principal
|head = John Southworth
|city = Leysin
|state = Vaud
|country = Switzerland
|campus = Leysin
|enrollment = 180 (as of Dec, 05)
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|homepage = {{URL|https://www.klas-ac.jp/english/}}
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{{nihongo|Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland (KLAS)|スイス公文学園高等部|Suisu Kumon Gakuen Kōtōbu}} is a private high school in Leysin, Switzerland, founded by the Kumon Gakuen Educational Foundation in 1990.
The school, a Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) or an overseas branch of a Japanese private school,"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm 私立在外教育施設一覧]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm Archive]). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on March 1, 2015. focuses on Japanese and Western university preparation for grades 10-12. KLAS is recognized by the Swiss Service de la Protection de la Jeunesse, Département Sociale et des Assurances and is a member of the European Council of International Schools (ECIS). KLAS is also accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an overseas educational facility. As such, the students obtain eligibility for entrance into Japanese universities upon graduation.
Accreditation
KLAS' (upper) secondary education (Middle and High School) is not approved as a Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).{{cite web |url=https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/de/home/bildung/maturitaet.html |title=Maturität - Maturité - Maturità |publisher=Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI |location=Berne, Switzerland |date=1 March 2018 |language=de, fr, it |type=official site |access-date=2018-04-22}}
History
The Kumon Gakuen Educational Foundation founded the school in 1990."[http://www.kumon.ac.jp/klas/english/philosophy/ Philosophy]." ([https://archive.today/20140103131551/http://www.kumon.ac.jp/klas/english/philosophy/ Archive]) Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland. Retrieved on 3 January 2014.
Operations
The school's official language is English and the school uses English for its public announcements.
The school maintains single sex dormitories for its students. The dormitory parents act in loco parentis. Each room has three to four students, generally of different grade levels."[http://www.kumon.ac.jp/klas/english/life/community/ Community Life in KLAS]." ([https://archive.today/20140103132050/http://www.kumon.ac.jp/klas/english/life/community/ Archive]) Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland. Retrieved on 3 January 2014.
Demographics
Education
- 10th Grade Curriculum
All tenth grade students follow the same curriculum, with approximately half of their 35 fifty-minute classes per week taught in English. Students attend seven classes per day, five days a week. Prior to entering the eleventh grade, students choose a course of study that reflects where they intend to pursue university studies.
- ACP Curriculum
Those students wishing to attend non-Japanese universities and who are deemed capable of embracing a rigorous academic program and workload enter the American College Preparation(ACP)program. This prepares students for undergraduate study in western universities, whilst also providing continued language support in ESL classes. In the senior year, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement(AP)courses in either Calculus or Studio Art.
- JCP Curriculum
KLAS students who plan to return to Japan for undergraduate studies take the Japanese College Preparation(JCP)program. Nevertheless, up to half of their weekly classes are offered in English, reflecting the core mission of KLAS as a bilingual educational institution. JCP students prepare for study at a Japanese university but, with their ever-developing English skills, the possibility for further studies at a non-Japanese university remains very strong.
See also
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- Japanese School in Zurich, Japanese international day school near Zurich
References
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External links
- [http://klas040.wixsite.com/kumonleysinacademy Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland official web site]
- [https://www.klas-ac.jp/english/ Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland official web site]
- [https://www.klas-ac.jp/ Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland official web site] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.kumon.ac.jp/klas/en/ Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland official web site] (Archive)
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{{Overseas Japanese day schools}}
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Category:Japanese international schools in Switzerland
Category:Buildings and structures in the canton of Vaud
Category:1990 establishments in Switzerland