Specifically in Tokyo, what are middle schools/junior highs like throughout the year and on a day to day base? And what is juku like? International schools specifically
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An International school isnt really part of the "school system" per day its kind of its own school system...
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Sorry to disappoint you, but I live in Nagoya city, which is in Aichi prefecture. But the school system isn't that at all different. Middle school (chugaku/chugakkou) -- In Japan all children are obliged to attend anc graduate middle school. If their parents can't afford it, the government will pay for the fees. Most Japanese students who are being bullied don't go to school in middle high. I had a classmate who only showed up for the first day of school, but if she attends graduation, she will graduate. There are no honors in public schools. Private schools require a child to take exams. But most children go to the nearest middle school from their homes. Most walk to school. The school I went to didn't allow bicycles to avoid accidents. If some children attend private schools they can attend a school that is far from their homes. Day to day: We buy a summer uniform, winter uniform, coat, and gym clothes (winter and summer) Most schools have grades color coded. Ex: 1st gr. red 2nd gr. green 3rd gr. blue. But the color you get on your 1st yr will be the color you have for 3 yrs. Classes are by number. 1,2,3,4. We have little buttons that says the number of our class. When the year changes, we trade. We can buy lunch at school. There are menus that are given. You can pick from 2 choices. There is a machine and you put in your lunch card, you choose the one you want and a small paper will be printed out. You give that paper to the lunch lady when you get your lunch. There are lunch boxes, but sometimes you can eat at the cafeteria. In our school we are seated by class and by number. Junior high is different. You have to take exams. There are private and public. Public schools are hard to get into, and most public schools are considered exceptional. I got into a private school by recommendation from my middle school. I have to write an essay and have an interview. Most public schools require you to take tests on 4 subjects. Japanese, math, english, social studies/history/science. We have bunkasai or cultural festival on September in my school. Clubs: In Japan people take clubs seriously. Most practice after school until 7 pm or at mornings before school. Some clubs practice in the summer or on weekends. My school's marching band is number one in all of Japan. They practice so hard. In middle school I was part of the volleyball club. We had to run around the school 3 times. I thought I was gonna die... lol. Juku: depends on what kind of juku it is. Kumon is a juku mostly for kids. To be honest I hate it. They give you loads of paper. I have no problem with homework, but they give you piles of paper. Some jukus though require you to buy exercise books. There is a juku called kobetsu juku, where a teahcer is in charge of one to three students at a time. Most jukus like kumon are in a classroom. They study there, and get their papers checked by 3-4 teachers. Some juku are concentrating more on jukenseis or students who are graduating and want to take exams for junior high/college. Jukus are quite expensive. But I don't know the exact price, sorry! International school: Most international schools have their school events the same with American schools. So they start school the same time as American schools do. They still have to study Japanese at school. Most students are bilingual. They can speak Japanese and English fluently. But I think they feel much more comfortable in speaking Japanese. International school graduates can either go to Japanese unis or unis outside of Japan. I used to babysit a boy who went to an international school. By the way they have recess. They also have school buses, which are rare in Japanese elementary schools. Well, this is some of the things I know, but this is not all of it.
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>what are middle schools/junior highs like throughout the year and on a day to day base? If you have ever attended schools in your country, you can think it's not different in Japan. School year starts in April. We have uniforms. day to day? We arrive at a school around 8:30, take classes, eat lunch, classes again, then get out of school around 2-3pm. Some of them do clubs. >And what is juku like? It's a place you go and study for entrance exams of higher schools.
