Gunma Kokusai Academy
Encyclopedia
GKA is a school in Japan
that was authorized to offer an English
Immersion Programme
, and was designated as a Special Education Zone School by the Koizumi
government in 2003. The school was founded in April 2004 . The following year, Gunma Kokusai Academy opened its doors with a first grade (106 students) and fourth grade (59 students). In 2006, a second and a fifth grade were added to the school. In the following year a sixth and a third grade were also added. Every year one more grade is added as the original fourth graders progress. In April 2008, Gunma Kokusai Academy started their first junior high class. In April 2011, the high school started with the junior and senior high school sections moving to a new secondary school
campus. Gunma Kokusai Academy's first group of fourth graders will graduate from high school in March 2013.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
that was authorized to offer an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Immersion Programme
Language immersion
Language immersion is a method of teaching a second language in which the target language is used as the means of instruction. Unlike more traditional language courses, where the target language is simply the subject material, language immersion uses the target language as a teaching tool,...
, and was designated as a Special Education Zone School by the Koizumi
Koizumi
Koizumi is a Japanese family name.It may describe one of two Koizumi Stations.It can refer to a number of people, including the following members of the prominent Koizumi family:...
government in 2003. The school was founded in April 2004 . The following year, Gunma Kokusai Academy opened its doors with a first grade (106 students) and fourth grade (59 students). In 2006, a second and a fifth grade were added to the school. In the following year a sixth and a third grade were also added. Every year one more grade is added as the original fourth graders progress. In April 2008, Gunma Kokusai Academy started their first junior high class. In April 2011, the high school started with the junior and senior high school sections moving to a new secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
campus. Gunma Kokusai Academy's first group of fourth graders will graduate from high school in March 2013.