Editing Kansai region (section)

===International schools===
International schools have served expatriates in the Kansai region since 1909. Outside of Tokyo and Yokohama, Kansai has the largest number of international schools.

In 1909, [[Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School|Deutsche Schule Kobe]] was founded to serve German, Austrian and German-speaking Swiss expatriates, traders and missionaries living in the Kobe area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dskobe.org/about-us/school-history/|title=School History |work=DSK International|access-date=2018-11-28|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903042611/http://dskobe.org/about-us/school-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a long history of teaching a German curriculum, the school changed to The Primary Years Programme (PYP) in 2002. It provides curriculum in three languages: German, English, and Japanese.

In 1913, Canadian Methodist Academy opened its doors to sixteen children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canacad.ac.jp/page.cfm?p=4320|title= History|website=Canadian Academy |access-date=2018-11-28|archive-date=2018-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031742/https://www.canacad.ac.jp/page.cfm?p=4320|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school, renamed [[Canadian Academy]] in 1917, served children of missionary parents from grade one through high school and offered boarding facilities for students from throughout Asia. Today, the day and boarding school offers a PreK to Grade 12 education on the campus on [[Rokkō Island]], a human-made island. The school, which is no longer affiliated with Canada or the church, is the largest school for expatriates in Kansai. The school is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.acswasc.org/directory-searchdetail.php|title=Directory of Schools {{!}} Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges|website=directory.acswasc.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-20|archive-date=2016-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920015948/http://directory.acswasc.org/directory-searchdetail.php|url-status=dead}}{{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/871080287 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/870959121 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> and the Council of International Schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884|title= Membership Directory|website=Council of International Schools |access-date=2018-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031822/https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884 |archive-date= Aug 21, 2018 }} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/871080287 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/870959121 cite #3 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> The school awards both the [[IB Diploma Programme|International Baccalaureate (IB)]] and U.S. high school diplomas.

The number of international schools burgeoned after World War II.

In 1946, St. Michael's International School was established by Anglican Bishop Michael Yashiro and Miss Leonora Lee, a British missionary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smis.org/index.php/about-smis|title=About|website=St. Michael's International School  |language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-28|archive-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129054326/https://www.smis.org/index.php/about-smis|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, the school offers a distinctive British-style primary education based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales. The school has joint accreditation from the Council of International Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Brother Charles Fojoucyk and Brother Stephen Weber founded [[Marist Brothers International School]] in 1951 after communist authorities pressured them to leave Tientsin, China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marist.ac.jp/about-mbis/our-history/|title=Our History |website=Marist Brothers International School |language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-28|archive-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129025827/http://www.marist.ac.jp/about-mbis/our-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, the international Montessori - Grade 12 school enrolls approximately 300 students. The school is accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]].

In 1957, a missionary homeschooled her son, his best friend and another student in their home. The next year, the home turned into Kyoto Christian Day School and a full-time teacher was hired.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kis.ac.jp/about/history/|title=History - Kyoto International School|work=Kyoto International School|access-date=2018-11-28|language=en-US}}</ref> The school was renamed [[Kyoto International School]] in 1966. Today, the school serves students from two to fourteen years old. The school has been accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] (WASC) since 1992 and authorized by the [[International Baccalaureate Organisation]] (IBO) since 2006.

Kansai is also served by [[Osaka International School]], [[Lycée français international de Kyoto]] as well as Chinese and Korean schools.