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In 1962, a $575,000 levy was passed by voters to start the college, with the state providing $30,000 in grant money for the project in 1965. [2] Bellevue Community College then opened on January 3, 1966, with classes originally held at what was then Newport Senior High School. [2] What was later re-named as the main campus, opened in 1968. [2]
Bankara students in 1949, wearing hakama and uniform caps. The majority of Japan's junior high and high schools require students to wear uniforms. The Japanese school uniform is not only a symbol of youth but also plays an important role in the country's culture, as they are felt to help instill a sense of discipline and community among youth.
The Seattle Japanese School was founded in 1971 by local businessmen of Japanese descent; by 1993, it had over 600 students and served most of the Puget Sound region. [2] In 1986 the school moved to Bellevue since most of the students resided in the Eastside of King County, Washington. [3]
Seattle Japanese School – Bellevue [170] Without teachers from Japan: ... high school). Therefore the Japanese government counted its enrollment as under 100 even ...
A typical Japanese high school classroom. Though upper-secondary school is not compulsory in Japan, 98.8% of all junior high school graduates enrolled as of 2020. [44] Upper secondary consists of three years. [45] Private upper-secondary schools account for about 55% of all upper-secondary schools.
Entry to Kōsen Colleges of Technology and technical high schools is at age 15 years. The kōsen basically provide five-years of training (although most provide the succeeding two-year course as well). For the graduates, transferring tracks are provided to universities and graduate schools.
Benjamin, Gail. Japanese Lessons: A Year in a Japanese School through the Eyes of an American Anthropologist and Her Children. New York: New York University Press, 1998. DeCoker, Gary, editor. National Standards and School Reform in Japan and the United States. New York: Teachers College Press, 2002. Ellington, Lucien.
Bellevue high school also has a chess team, who won the 2018 WA State High School Team Chess Championship. The school also has a chapter of the Japanese National Honor Society, which inducted its first members in 2019. A campus tradition is Soup 4 Simpson, a charity event that happens every year to donate money to homeless shelters.