Portland Japanese School

Japanese school in Portland area, Oregon, USA

Portland Japanese School (PJS; ポートランド日本人学校 Pōtorando Nihonjin Gakkō) is a Japanese weekend supplementary school located in the Portland metropolitan area.[1] The school has its office in Park Plaza West in Beaverton, and its classes are held at Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin.[2] The Japanese Business Association of Portland (ポートランド日本人商工会 Pōtorando Nihonjin Shōkōkai), also known as the "Shokookai," oversees the school, which serves levels PK through 12.[3]

## History

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It was founded in August 1971. During the 1980s the school was meeting in Twality Middle School in Tigard as the PJS began its relationship with the Tigard-Tualatin School District. When Hazelbrook Middle School opened in 1992 the Japanese school moved its classes there.[1] In 2000 the school had about 280 students.[4]

## Curriculum and operations

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The school teaches kokugo (Japanese language) and mathematics.[1]

Every summer the Japanese school sends some Tigard-Tualatin school employees to Japan so they can study Japanese culture.[1]

## Student demographics

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As of 2011 the school had 363 students. Students originate from the Portland area, with a portion coming from Salem, Oregon and Longview, Washington. Many of their parents are businesspersons temporarily residing in the United States.[3]

## References

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* (in Japanese) Kajita, Masami (梶田 正巳) and Saiko Hayashi (早矢仕 彩子 Hayashi Saiko; Mie University 人文学部). "Adaptation of Japanese Students in Portland Japanese School : Language, Academic Achievement and Identity" (Archive; ポートランド日本語補習授業校の子ども達の異文化適応 : 学習・言語・アイデン ティティ面から). Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development \- Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences. 47, 1-23, 2000–12. Nagoya University. See profile at CiNii. English abstract available.

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d "日本人学校沿革" (Archive). Portland Japanese School. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. ""ポートランド日本人学校（補習授業校）" - Despite the official name Nihonjin Gakkō, the "補習授業校" in parentheses is Hoshū jugyō kō clarifying that this is a weekend school and not a day school - Also "ポートランド日本人学校（補習授業校）は、1971年8月にポートランド商社会（進出日系企業25社により構成）によって設立されました。"
2. ^ "学校所在地・連絡先" (Archive). Portland Japanese School. Retrieved on April 9, 2015. "商工会事務局（月～金） 教育委員会事務局（火～金） Park Plaza West, Suite 600 10700 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Beaverton, Oregon 97005" and "日本人学校（土） Hazelbrook Middle School 11300 S.W. Hazelbrook Rd. Tualatin, Oregon 97062"
3. ^ a b Florip, Eric. "Every weekend, Tualatin's Hazelbrook Middle School becomes Portland Japanese School, where it's all math and language" (Archive) The Oregonian. June 2, 2011. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.
4. ^ Kajita and Hayashi, p. 20 (English abstract).

## External links

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* (in Japanese) Portland Japanese School
* Japanese Business Association of Portland

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Tualatin, Oregon

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Tigard-Tualatin School District
* Tualatin High School
* West Linn-Wilsonville School District

Other education|

* Portland Japanese School

Other

Landmarks|

* Bridgeport Village
* Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
* Tualatin station

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* Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue

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Beaverton, Oregon

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* Beaverton SD
* Arts & Comm Acad
* Beaverton HS
* Merlo Station HS
* Mountainside HS
* Southridge HS
* Sunset HS
* Hillsboro SD
* Portland SD
* German American School
* Jesuit High School
* Portland Community College
* Portland Japanese School
* Valley Catholic School

TriMet rail stations|

* Beaverton Central
* Beaverton Creek
* Beaverton Transit Center
* Elmonica/Southwest 170th Avenue
* Hall/Nimbus
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* Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
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Overseas Japanese weekend/supplementary schools (Hoshū jugyō kō)

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* Chicago area
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* Houston
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* Hartford
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* Australia (Canberra, Melbourne, Queensland)

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* Quito

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* Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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* Sundai Michigan International Academy

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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