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| enrollment = 640
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'''Canadian Academy''' ('''CA'''; カナディアン・アカデミー ''Kanadian Akademii''), founded in 1913,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.canacad.ac.jp/page.cfm?p=4320|title=Canadian Academy: History|website=www.canacad.ac.jp|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2018-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031742/https://www.canacad.ac.jp/page.cfm?p=4320|url-status=live}}</ref> is an independent pre-K – grade 12 [[international school]] in [[Kobe]], Japan. The day and boarding school consists of an [[elementary school]], [[middle school]], and [[Secondary school|high school]] all located on the campus on [[Rokkō Island]], a man-made island. The school is approved by the [[Japanese Ministry of Education]] and accredited by the U.S. based [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.acswasc.org/directory-searchdetail.php|title=Directory of Schools {{!}} Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges|website=directory.acswasc.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2016-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920015948/http://directory.acswasc.org/directory-searchdetail.php|url-status=live}}</ref> (WASC) and the Council of International Schools<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884|title=Council of International Schools (CIS): Membership Directory|website=www.cois.org|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2017-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805060148/https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884|url-status=live}}</ref> (CIS). The school is certified to award both the [[IB Diploma Programme|International Baccalaureate (IB)]] and U.S. high school diplomas.
'''Canadian Academy''' ('''CA'''; アン・アカデミー ''Kanadian Akademii''), founded in 1913,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.canacad.ac.jp/page.cfm?p=4320|title=Canadian Academy: History|website=www.canacad.ac.jp|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2018-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031742/https://www.canacad.ac.jp/page.cfm?p=4320|url-status=live}}</ref> is an independent pre-K – grade 12 [[international school]] in [[Kobe]], Japan. The day and boarding school consists of an [[elementary school]], [[middle school]], and [[Secondary school|high school]] all located on the campus on [[Rokkō Island]], a man-made island. The school is approved by the [[Japanese Ministry of Education]] and accredited by the U.S. based [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.acswasc.org/directory-searchdetail.php|title=Directory of Schools {{!}} Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges|website=directory.acswasc.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2016-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920015948/http://directory.acswasc.org/directory-searchdetail.php|url-status=live}}</ref> (WASC) and the Council of International Schools<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884|title=Council of International Schools (CIS): Membership Directory|website=www.cois.org|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2017-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805060148/https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884|url-status=live}}</ref> (CIS). The school is certified to award both the [[IB Diploma Programme|International Baccalaureate (IB)]] and U.S. high school diplomas.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 01:45, 15 December 2022

Canadian Academy
カナディアン・アカデミー
Address
Map
4-1 Koyo-cho Naka Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0032

Japan
Coordinates34°41′05″N 135°16′26″E / 34.68486°N 135.27392°E / 34.68486; 135.27392
Information
TypePrivate/co-educational
MottoScientia Clavis Successus
(Knowledge is the key to success)
Founded1913
Head of schoolJonは馬鹿
Enrollment640
Color(s)Red and Grey
MascotFalcons
Websitewww.canacad.ac.jp

Canadian Academy (CA; アン・アカデミー Kanadian Akademii), founded in 1913,[1] is an independent pre-K – grade 12 international school in Kobe, Japan. The day and boarding school consists of an elementary school, middle school, and high school all located on the campus on Rokkō Island, a man-made island. The school is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education and accredited by the U.S. based Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2] (WASC) and the Council of International Schools[3] (CIS). The school is certified to award both the International Baccalaureate (IB) and U.S. high school diplomas.

History

On September 13, 1913, Canadian Methodist Academy opened with sixteen students at Aotani-cho. Under the leadership of Principal Mrs. Ethel Gould Misener,[4] the school served children of missionary parents from grade one through high school and offered boarding facilities for students. The school changed its name to Canadian Academy in 1917.[1] In 1920, CA held its first graduation ceremony[4] and PTA Bazaar, predecessor of the annual Food Fair.

The campus expanded in the 1920s adding a girls' dormitory and Memorial Hall. On newly purchased land on Nagamine Heights, the Duke of Gloucester dedicated a boy's dormitory, Gloucester House, named in his honor in May 1929. The Latin Motto of Scientia Clavis Successus, knowledge is the key to success, was chosen in 1921 as was the school song.[1] The school housed refugees from the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

CA remained at the Aotani-cho campus until it closed due to World War II. The last formal graduation ceremony[4] took place in 1942. The Japanese government seized the school to serve as internment camps for enemy aliens.[5] Only Gloucester House and the principal's house survived the extensive bombings of Kobe in 1945. After the war, Occupation Forces used Gloucester House as a hostel.[4]

On September 17, 1952, CA reopened its doors at Gloucester House with six teachers and 110 students. The school began to rebuild and grow for the next few decades at Nagamine Heights. In the 1970s, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges first accredited the school. Also, under the guidance of Mitsuko Unno, members of the Japanese culture club presented their first kabuki performance.[6] By the 1980s, it became clear that more space and newer facilities were needed.

In September 1990, the school relocated to expanded facilities on Rokko Island. On Transition Day, students and teachers walked from the Nagamine Heights campus to the new one on Rokko Island. In January 1995, the Great Hanshin earthquake devastated Kobe. Nearly 3,500 people sought shelter in school facilities.

The Early Learning and Activities Center (ELAC) opened in January 2008 on what was once the location of the Norwegian School.[1][7] Over 200 alumni returned to their alma mater for the centennial anniversary celebrations in 2013.

Curriculum

Canadian Academy's more than 85 faculty members[8] from around the world teach a college preparatory program in English. It offers an inquiry-based, student-centered educational framework focused on the development of the whole child.

The school began by incorporating the IB Diploma Programme.[9] The school's diploma programme[10] examination results are consistently above IB world averages. Later, the school implemented the International Baccalaureate Organization's Primary Years Program[11] (PYP), and Middle Years Program[12] (MYP). The school became an IB World School in 2011.[13]

High School students in grades 10-12 can also choose modules from the Pathways Programme.[14] Modules include Project-Based Learning, Internships, Online Learning and Mentorships. Graduates almost always attend university, including those considered highly selective.[15]

In addition to academics, the school offers extra-curricular activities for all ages. The school is a founding member of the Asia Pacific Activities Conference[16] (APAC) for annual athletic tournaments and performing arts festivals among twelve international schools in the Asia-Pacific region.

The school also encourages students to become involved in community service[17] for the local community and around the world. Service opportunities are a core part of the school's mission. Students raise funds for children's schooling in Thailand, work in local soup kitchens, play with children in an orphanage in Kobe, support Animal Refuge Kansai,[18] and visit the elderly in a nearby nursing home.

Facilities

The modern 9-acre campus,[19] which opened in 1990, includes the main building, Gloucester House dormitory,[20] and Early Learning and Activities Center (ELAC), opened in January 2008. Fully equipped classrooms are all networked to the internet and have computers. The Herbert Norman Library and Media Center houses more than 42,000 volumes and is supplemented by a library in ELAC. Other facilities include a cafeteria with seating for 300 students, the main building Theater with seating for almost 400 people, and the P&G Black Box theater. Athletic facilities include two gymnasiums, a fitness center, two tennis courts, artificially turfed playing fields including a full-size soccer pitch, and two elementary school playgrounds.

Prior to its move to Rokko Island in 1990, the school overlooked Kobe for many decades in Nagamine Heights, a residential area located below Mt. Maya and Mt. Rokko.

Student body

At the beginning of the 2017–2018 school year, there were 641 students[19] (Pre-K- 5: 280; Middle School: 141; and High School: 220 (includes approximately 15 boarding students). The student body[21] is made up of as many as 40 different nationalities with about 18% North American, 8% European, 56% Asian (including 25% Japanese) and 18% representing the rest of the world.

Canadian Academy is the third-largest expatriate international school in Japan and the largest in the Kobe/Osaka/Kyoto area. The school enrolls many students from the Rokko Island area as well as surrounding communities.

Alumni

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Close to 3,000 students have graduated from Canadian Academy since its founding in 1913. CA is the alma mater of Olympic athletes, artists, diplomats, musicians, filmmakers, writers, businesspeople, MDs, and other professionals including in alphabetical order:

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Directory of Schools | Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges". directory.acswasc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  3. ^ "Council of International Schools (CIS): Membership Directory". www.cois.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c d "CA Review Fall 03". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. ^ "Kobe Civilian Internment Camp". mansell.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  6. ^ Unno, Mitsuko (1979). The challenge of kabuki: Canadian Academy on stage (1st ed.). Japan Times.
  7. ^ Shaman, Benson. "Building a better Canadian Academy". Canadian Academy Review Fall 2005. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  8. ^ "Canadian Academy: Headmaster's Welcome". www.canacad.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  9. ^ "Diploma Programme". International Baccalaureate®. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  10. ^ "Canadian Academy: IB Diploma at CA". www.canacad.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  11. ^ "Primary Years | 3 to 12 | International Baccalaureate®". International Baccalaureate®. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  12. ^ "Middle years | 11 to 16 | International Baccalaureate®". International Baccalaureate®. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  13. ^ "Canadian Academy". International Baccalaureate®. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  14. ^ "Canadian Academy: Pathways". www.canacad.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  15. ^ "Canadian Academy Secondary School Profile 2017-18" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-21.
  16. ^ "PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS". Asia Pacific Activities Conference. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  17. ^ "Canadian Academy: Community Service". www.canacad.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  18. ^ Kansai, Animal Refuge. "Animal Refuge Kansai | Caring. Rescuing. Rehoming". www.arkbark.net. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  19. ^ a b "Japan, Osaka-Kobe: Canadian Academy". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  20. ^ "Canadian Academy: Boarding Program". www.canacad.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  21. ^ "Canadian Academy: Our School". www.canacad.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  22. ^ "Esteemed historian Desmond Morton wrote about Canada's workers and soldiers". Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  23. ^ "Canadian ex-diplomat from Hyogo returning to his roots". Mainichi Daily News. 2017-02-09. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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