Japanese School of Mumbai

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 the Hiranandani Knowledge Park in Powai, Mumbai.[1] 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.[2]

Japanese School of Mumbai
ムンバイ日本人学校
Address
Unit No.201/202, Hiranandani Knowledge Park, Technology Street, Near Dr.L.H.Hiranandani-Hospital, Powai, Mumbai-400076.India
Coordinates19.1202428°N 72.91588060000004°E / 19.1202428; 72.91588060000004
Information
Established1966
Websitejapanese-school-of-mumbai.jimdo.com

History

It was established under the statutes of the Japanese Ministry of Education and Science in 1966.[2]

The school was at one time in Andheri East,[3] and before that, in Worli.[4]

The school adopted its current name on 1 April 2014 (Heisei 26).[5]

Campus

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.[2]

As of 2017, age of the school is 51 years old. Motto of this school is "grow big and become independent" (育てよ 大きく のびやかに). The name of this school's principal is Shoji Hashimoto (橋本 匠司 Hashimoto Shōji). The school has 13 teachers, including 4 native teachers, and 30 students. This is a small-scale school. This school’s big events are BJS school Festival, Gulmohar Festival, and Sports Day.

See also

Indian schools in Japan:

References
  1. Home. Japanese School of Mumbai. Retrieved on 21 October 2017. "住所　Unit No.201/202, Hiranandani Knowledge Park, Technology Street, Near Dr.L.H.Hiranandani-Hospital, Powai, Mumbai-400076.India "
  2. 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.
  3. "ＷＥＬＣＯＭＥ　ＴＯ　ＪＡＰＡＮＥＳＥ　ＳＣＨＯＯＬ　ＯＦ　ＭＵＭＢＡＩ Archived 1999-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Japanese School of Mumbai. Retrieved on 4 January 2014. "住所 27MIDC RoadNo.17 MIDC Andheri-East Mumbai 400093 ，ＩＮＤＩＡ"
  4. 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"
  5. "アジアの日本人学校一覧（平成26年4月15日現在）." Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 13 January 2015. Retrieved on 20 December 2017. "ムンバイ日本人学校[...] Bombay Japanese School 旧　ボンベイ日本人学校（平成25年4月1日変更）"

Further reading
  • (in 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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