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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