Yamamura International High School
Independent school in Japan
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Yamamura International High School (山村国際高等学校, Yamamura Kokusai Kōtō Gakkō) is a Japanese high school in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. It follows the Japanese national curriculum. It is a member of Yamamura Gakuen, which includes Yamamura Gakuen College and Yamamura Gakuen High School.
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| Type | independent |
| Established | 1922 |
School district | Saitama Board of Education |
Principal | Naoto Hori |
| Website | https://www.yamamurakokusai.com/english3 |
History
In September 1922, Yamamura School was founded as a school for girls by Fumiyo Yamamura. In 1959, as another school opened in Kawagoe, Saitama, the school on the present site was renamed Yamamura Second Girls' High School. In 1991, the school was renamed Yamamura Kokusai Girl's High School and in 1991 it became co-educational: Yamamura International High School.
Present day
The school competes in national and international competitions. Its dance team competes nationally and regularly wins contests. They have risen over recent years and won the National DCC dance contest in 2021. They are frequently televised, appearing alongside Japanese idol dance groups. The wind ensemble’ successes are also prodigious They consistently appear in the Nippon Wind Orchestra Ensemble Contest arranged by Japan Musical Education and Culture Promotion Society, winning major awards in 2019 and 2020. Baton twirling[1] and Yokasoi troupes, and biology club often shine on the national stage.
Although lessons and daily life are principally in Japanese, the school promotes international understanding through the direct employment of highly skilled foreign teachers, sister school exchanges, foreign travel, and by accepting students from overseas.[2]
The school purchased a second sports ground and has been promoting its baseball and soccer teams.[3] It now has artificial grass tennis courts.
The school buildings have featured in Japanese film and television, including Mop Girl,[4] Papa and Daughter's 7 Days[5] and Kuro no Onna Kyōshi (2012).[6]