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Ken Oshiro is the Principal of Elementary School & Junior High School. He has a background in education from the University of the Ryukyus and its Graduate School (Master's Program). He taught English in public junior high and high schools for 15 years, then worked for 9 years at Okinawa International University and 16 years at the University of the Ryukyus, specializing in second language acquisition, English teaching methods, early English education, immersion education, and foreign language education policy.
Immersion education is described as a form of language education that uses a second language as the language of instruction, with most subjects taught in the target language. It originated in Quebec, Canada in the 1960s to help children acquire high proficiency in French. It is recognized for its effectiveness, with Krashen describing immersion as a highly successful language teaching program. The principal has researched Japanese immersion schools in the United States and English immersion schools in Spain from 2005 to 2007, and was inspired by the students' high linguistic abilities.
Okinawa AMICUS International is a private combined school in Uruma City, Okinawa, serving students from kindergarten through junior high school. The school opened in 2011 and is officially approved by Japan’s Ministry of Education (MEXT) as a “Special Zone for Education,” which allows it to design and deliver its own original curriculum. AMICUS provides English immersion education from kindergarten onward, teaching most subjects in English with Japanese language and parts of social studies taught separately. The campus is located in the central part of Okinawa’s main island, surrounded by natural scenery and approximately five minutes by car from the Okinawa Expressway’s Okinawa-Kita exit. Since 2020, the elementary and junior high school divisions have been members of Round Square, a global network of schools focused on experiential learning and international understanding.
