Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School

Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School (DESK, or DSK; 神戸ドイツ学院) is a German international school on Rokko Island, in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan. It has a German section, using German as the language of instruction, and a pan-European section, using English as the language of instruction.[1] It serves ages 2-15, from pre-Kindergarten through junior high school.[2]

History

DSK, the second oldest German international school in the Far East region,[3] and one of the oldest schools for foreign students in Japan, was founded in 1909.[4] It was intended to serve expatriate and missionary families from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.[3] The school was established as relations between Germany and Japan strengthened.[5]

It was previously in Nada-ku.[6]

At one time the school had 100 students.[7] Due to decreasing enrollment,[8] in 2002 the DSK established an English-language section.[4] As of 2003 the school had 25 pupils.[7]

See also

Japanese international schools in Germany:

References

  1. "Admission." Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015. "Rokko Island 3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku Kobe city"
  2. "Brochure (Archive). Deutsche Schule Kobe. p. 3/24. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Our School" (Archive). Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Brochure (Archive). Deutsche Schule Kobe. p. 4/24. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.
  5. Kudo, Akira. Japanese-German Business Relations: Co-operation and Rivalry in the Interwar Period (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies). Routledge, October 2, 2012. ISBN 1134750099, 9781134750092. p. 31.
  6. "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 35/51. "Deutsche Schule Kobe 7/2 Sowa-cho, Nada-ku"
  7. 1 2 Stewart, Alex. "educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 42.
  8. Stewart, Alex. "educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 42-43.

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