Orlando Hoshuko

The Orlando Hoshuko, Inc. (オーランド日本語補習校 Ōrando Nihongo Hoshūkō) is a weekend supplementary school for Japanese children held at the Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida.^[1]

It was established as the Japanese Language School of Orlando in November 1998 and originally held its classes in MetroWest Elementary School.^[2]^[3] A Japanese businessperson and a Japanese government official had a conversation and had concluded that there should be a supplementary school in the Orlando area; this resulted in the school's establishment.^[2] The school was initially intended to serve Japanese persons temporarily living in the United States.^[4]

Initially the school had 18 students.^[2] It later moved its classes to a church in Kissimmee,^[2] Trinity Lutheran Church.^[5]^[6] As of 2007, there were 88 students, mostly at the elementary and junior high school levels. That year U.S.-born children made up 80% of the weekend school's students. As of 2007 the Japanese government gives the school about 40% of its funds.^[2]

References

↑ "地図." Orlando Hoshuko. Retrieved on February 16, 2015. "住所：901 Highland Ave. Orlando, FL 32803 "
1 2 3 4 5 Persaud, Babita. "Japanese residents in Central Florida strive to keep their children's legacy alive with Japanese culture and language courses at Orlando Hoshuko school" (Archive). Orlando Sentinel. December 16, 2007. Retrieved on February 16, 2015.
↑ "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. "オーランド JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL c/o METRO WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,1801 LAKE VILMA ORLANDO FL 32811, U.S.A."
↑ Mitchell, Teri. "– Japanese supplementary school in Orlando" (Archive). Asia Trend. Asia Trend Inc. (Winter Park, Florida). October 2006, p. 42. Retrieved on February 16, 2015.
↑ "北米の補習授業校一覧" (Archive). MEXT. September 15, 2005. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "オーランド Japanese Language School of Orlando 3016 W. Vine St., Kissimmee, FL34741"
↑ "Home." Trinity Lutheran Church and School (Kissimmee, Florida). Retrieved on April 8, 2015. "3016 West Vine Street Kissimmee, FL 34741"

External links

Orlando Hoshuko (Japanese)
Orlando Hoshuko (Japanese) (Archive)

Japanese weekend schools in the United States and Canada

With Japanese gov't teachers

United States	Chicago Futabakai Japanese Saturday School Japanese School of Dallas Japanese School of Detroit Japanese School of Guam Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston Asahi Gakuen (Los Angeles area) Japanese Weekend School of New York (New York City area) Portland Japanese School Princeton Community Japanese Language School San Francisco Japanese School Seattle Japanese School Indiana Japanese Language School (インディアナ日本語学校) (Indianapolis) Minato Gakuen (みなと学園) (San Diego)

Canada	Toronto Japanese School

W/o Japanese gov't teachers

U.S. schools w/o gov't teachers	Minneapolis Japanese School Minnesota Japanese School Nishiyamato Academy Saturday School (Lomita, CA) Orlando Hoshuko St. Louis Japanese School Sundai Michigan International Academy (Detroit area)

Canada schools w/o gov't teachers	Montreal Hoshuko School

The Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) designates most of these schools as hoshū jugyō kō. Schools in italics are not designated as such by MEXT.

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