Re: children in japan: difficulty with school system, culture, and language
Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> Declan Murphy wrote:
>
>>Sounds more exotic than "Asian" at any rate.
>
> No kidding. They could have at least thrown in Pacific Islander or somesuch.
Well of course. As a dual Pacific Islander / Atlantic Islander I aspire
to be nothing if not windswept and exotic.
Is the "race classification thingee" a part of the US accreditation or
sumthin?
>>Is that also why you called the International School the American
>>school? Or is that its actual name? Or an American school on a base or
>>something?
>
> True, the name of the school is Okinawa Christian School International.
Strewth. "OCSI is in need of English Speaking Godly men and women who
are willing to serve the Lord and the children in our school."
> However, the schedule is almost completely American -- for instance, the
> school was closed this past Memorial Day, and the school year runs
> Sep-Jun -- and it is accredited through a US body. Until recently, that was
> its only accreditation, although starting this year it is also accredited
> with the Monbusho.
Are the students largely American? The homepage seems to suggest it is
pretty new as well?
> We aren't allowed on base so that wasn't an option.
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