Nishiyamato Academy of California

Nishiyamato Academy of California
西大和学園カリフォルニア校
Address
Map
2458 Lomita Blvd.

Lomita
,
California

United States
Coordinates33°48′18″N 118°19′38″W / 33.8049679°N 118.32712549999997°W / 33.8049679; -118.32712549999997
Information
TypePrivate, international, day
Motto探究・誠実・気迫[1]
(Research, Sincerity, Willpower)
EstablishedJuly 22, 1992 (1992-07-22)
FounderRyotaro Tanose
Sister schoolNishiyamato Gakuen Junior High School and High School
Head of schoolKatsuyuki Nishikawa[2]
GradesPre-K to 9
GenderCoeducational
EnrollmentApproximately 150 total
LanguageEnglish and Japanese
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)   
Tuition$6,020-$9,080 Kindergarten
$9,930-$11,890 Elementary
$11,610-$11,890 Middle[3]
Websitewww.nacus.org/english/

Nishiyamato Academy of California (西大和学園カリフォルニア校, Nishiyamato gakuen kariforunia kō, NAC) is a private Japanese international day school for students from pre-kindergarten through 9th grade, offering a Japanese guideline-based curriculum.[4] The co-educational academy consists of a kindergarten, an elementary school division, and a middle school division with approximately 150 students, all located in Lomita, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.[2][5] Since March 1996, the academy has been authorized by Japanese Ministry of Education and its successor Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a Private Overseas Educational Facility (私立在外教育施設, Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu).[6]

Nishiyamato Academy offers its own Saturday school program, the Nishiyamato Academy Saturday School (西大和学園補習校 Nishiyamato gakuen hoshūkō) for the children of Japanese expatriates, who are enrolled in local primary or secondary day schools in Los Angeles metropolitan area.[7]

  1. ^ "教育方針｜西大和学園平日校" [Educational Policies - Nishiyamato Academy Day School]. Nishiyamato Academy Day School (in Japanese). Nishiyamato Academy of California. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "概要｜西大和学園平日校" [Overview - Nishiyamato Academy Day School]. Nishiyamato Academy Day School (in Japanese). Nishiyamato Academy of California. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ "授業料等　費用一覧｜西大和学園平日校" [Costs including tuition - Nishiyamato Academy Day School]. Nishiyamato Academy Day School (in Japanese). Nishiyamato Academy of California. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ "西大和学園平日校" [Nishiyamato Academy Day School]. Nishiyamato Academy Day School. Nishiyamato Academy of California. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles". Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles (in Japanese). Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ ""私立在外教育施設一覧" [Private Overseas Educational Facility]. webcitation.org/6Wi1RXfSd?url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215023941/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/003.htm Archive. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Saturday School" Nishiyamato Academy of California. Retrieved on April 1, 2015.