China, Shanghai
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Shanghai Japanese School operates two campuses in Shanghai: Hongqiao Campus and Pudong Campus, each occupying about 20,000 square meters. The Hongqiao Campus comprises the South building (two stories), the North building (three stories), and the East building (five stories), and it includes a gymnasium, a 200-meter track, parking, natural turf grounds, a biotope courtyard, and a heated pool. The Pudong Campus sits on about 20,000 square meters and provides an artificial turf ground, a heated pool, two large gymnasiums, a martial arts dojo and a library with about 350,000 volumes. The 2004 expansion at Hongqiao Campus added a second library, a multipurpose room, and a second computer room. ICT education is integrated across campuses to support technology-enabled learning.
Hongqiao Campus features a gymnasium, a heated pool, natural turf grounds, and a 200-meter track. Pudong Campus offers an artificial turf ground, a heated pool, two large gymnasiums and a martial arts dojo.
Library facilities are a key focus: Pudong Campus has a library with about 350,000 volumes while Hongqiao Campus has a second library added during expansion in 2004. The schools incorporate ICT education across the curriculum to support technology-enabled learning.
Extra-curriculars include a range of clubs and activities. Elementary clubs cover sports, music, crafts/science, Chinese culture and home economics, while middle school clubs span soccer, basketball, track, table tennis, dance, badminton, art, science and technology as well as cultural activities such as Go/Chess.
Shanghai Japanese School is a Japanese-curriculum international school in Shanghai operated by the Shanghai Japanese School Operating Committee, with support from the Shanghai Japanese Chamber of Commerce. It offers education from elementary through high school, with campuses in Hongqiao and Pudong, and a high school division established in 2011 on the Pudong campus. The school follows Japan’s national curriculum, using Japanese-language textbooks and subject structures familiar to families from Japan. Students study standard subjects taught in Japanese, ensuring continuity with the Japanese education system.