Rikkyo School-in-England
Rikkyo School in England is a Japanese boarding primary and secondary school in Rudgwick, Horsham District, West Sussex. The school uses the Japanese curriculum, and is one of several Japanese schools in the UK to do so. It is a Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) or an overseas branch of a Japanese private school.
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Key facts
• Name — Rikkyo School in England • Native Name — 立教英国学院 • Address — Guildford Road • Postal Code — RH12 3BE • City — Rudgwick, West Sussex, England • Country — UK • Established — 1972 • Website — rikkyo.co.uk
History
History
It was founded in 1972 and opened with 19 students at the primary level. The school is an affiliated educational institution of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (the Anglican Church in Japan) and shares its name with Rikkyo University, Tokyo. Initially the school used Pallinghurst House, constructed in 1902 as its classrooms, dining hall, dormitories, chapel, and staff room. Prior to its use as an educational institution, the property was used as a private hotel. George Reindorp, the Bishop of Guildford, dedicated the school. In 1973 the school's middle school opened. In 1975 the Ministry of Education of Japan approved Rikkyo School as an overseas school. Afterwards the school opened its high school division. At that time the school educated students in ages 10 through 18. Toshio Iwasaki of the Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry wrote that this school was the first Japanese high school outside Japan to open. It was the only Japanese high school outside Japan until the 1986 opening of the Lycée Seijo in France. Since opening, the school has expanded considerably and now includes a concert hall, music building, martial arts ground, a nursery school, science experiment building and sports facilities.
Campus
Campus
It is close to Surrey.
Operations
Operations
In 1972, students were to wear uniforms, and shoes were to be left away from the classrooms, like in Japan. At one time the school had proposed some staff residences that the planning committee of the Hambledon Rural Council did not approve of.
Curriculum
Curriculum
In 1972, the curriculum was to match those used in Japan, but with a stronger emphasis on the English language.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Ken Lloyd - musician • Akihiko Matsui - economist • Ken Noguchi - mountaineer and activist
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- 1."INFORMATION IN ENGLISH." ( ) Rikkyo School in England. Retrieved 8 January 2014. "Guildford Road, Rudgwick, W-Sussex RH12 3BE ENGLAND"
- 2.Morris, Jonathan, Max Munday, and Barry Wilkinson. Working for the Japanese: The Economic and Social Consequences of Japanese Investment in Wales. A&C Black, 17 December 2013. , 9781780939353. p. 125.
- 3."私立在外教育施設一覧" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- 4.Chopsticks school takes a bow. Liverpool Daily Post Merseyside Edition. 3. 1972-04-03.
- 5.New school for Japanese is dedicated by bishop. The Surrey Advertiser, County Times. 13. 1972-04-07.
- 6.Iwasaki, Toshio. "Japanese Schools Take Root Overseas." Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry. Japan Economic Foundation (JEF, Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to Google Books by the JEF. p. 24. "However, there was no senior Japanese high school outside Japan until Rikkyo School in England was founded in 1972 in the suburbs of London. It remained the only overseas Japanese senior high school for the next 14 years."
- 7.A school where bows begin the lessons. The Guardian Journal. 3. 1972-04-03.
- 8.Rikkyo School Plan Refused. The Surrey Advertiser, County Times. 17. 1972-02-04.
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