Japanese School of Dallas

The Japanese School of Dallas (ダラス補習授業校 Darasu Hoshū Jugyō Kō) is a part-time Japanese educational program for Japanese citizens and Japanese Americans located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The school office in Farmers Branch,^[1][2] and it conducts its classes at Ted Polk Middle School in Carrollton.^[2] As of 2015 Munetake Yamamura (山村 宗武 Yamamura Munetake) is the principal.^[3][4]

The Dallas Japanese Association (ダラス日本人会 Darasu Nihonjinkai) established the school in 1989.^[3] It previously had the English name Japanese Language Advancement School of Dallas, and classes were formerly held at Dan F. Long Middle School in Dallas.^[5][6]

Student demographics

As of 2014 the Japanese school had 400 students, most of whom are Japanese citizens who are children of company employees temporarily stationed in the U.S., and some of whom are Japanese Americans retaining their Japanese culture. That year school administration expected an additional 150 students to enroll over the subsequent two year period due to Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. moving its headquarters to Plano.^[3]

References

(Japanese)

• 梶田 正巳 and 杉村 伸一郎 (Kobe Women's University 文学部). "<原著>ダラス日本語補習授業校の子どもたち" (Archive). Bulletin of the School of Education (名古屋大學教育學部紀要): Psychology (心理学) 46, 32-39, 1999-12-27. Nagoya University. See profile at CiNii. See profile at Nagoya University Repository (名古屋大学学術機関リポジトリ). Alternate location (Archive).

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Notes

1. "City of Farmers Branch District Zoning Map" (Archive). City of Farmers Branch. Adopted February 24, 1969. Updated March 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.
2. "学校紹介." Japanese School of Dallas. Retrieved on March 30, 2014. "学校所在地 JAPANESE SCHOOL OF DALLAS C/O TED POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL 2001 KELLY BLVD. CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006" and "事務局所在地 JAPANESE SCHOOL OF DALLAS 4100 ALPHA RD. SUITE 917 DALLAS, TEXAS 75244" - Old URL.
3. "Toyota's move to North Texas brings more interest in Japanese schooling" (Archive). WFAA-TV. June 26, 2014. Retrieved on April 10, 2015.
4. "DALLAS 日本人会会報 No. 333 May 2012" (Archive). Dallas Japanese Association. p. 1. Retrieved on April 10, 2015. "山村宗武 ダラス補習授業校校長"
5. "北米の補習授業校一覧" (Archive). National Education Center, Japan (国立教育会館). October 29, 2000. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "ダラス Japanese Language Advancement School of Dallas (郵便送付先) 4100 Alpha Rd. Suite 917,Dallas,TX 75244 U.S.A. [...] (学校所在地) 2525 Frank ford, Dallas,TX 75252 U.S.A. "
6. "Home page." Dan F. Long Middle School. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "Dan F. Long Middle School 2525 Frankford Road | Dallas, TX 75287"

External links

• (Japanese) Japanese School of Dallas
• (Japanese) Dallas Japanese Association (Archive)