KEIKO TOMITA Japanese School Life A Day in the Life of a Japanese school student
Primary School Lower Secondary (Junior high) School Upper Secondary (high) School Age of 6~12 Age of 12~ 15 Age of 15~ 18 Compulsory Education
Japanese primary school
Dairy Schedule of Primary School 8:20 morning meeting 8:40 first class / break time 9:35 second class/big break 10:40 third class/break time 11:35 forth class 12:20 Lunch 13:15 fifth class/break time 14:00 meeting 14:25 cleaning time 14:50 going-home time
back pack commonly used in Japan by primary schoolchildren Traditionally, the randoseru is red for girls, and black for boys. Randoseru
What do they learn? Subjects Japanese Math Science Social Studies Music Gym Foreign Languages Moral Education
Gym Class Students wear their school uniforms Most of the schools have a swimming class They learn group behavior in the gym class
Kyushoku (School meal) 99 % of elementary school students and 82% of junior high school students eat Kyushoku. Parents pay 250 to 300 yen for each meal.
Cleaning Cleaning is conducted as a part of school education. After the classes, they clean hall ways, a gymnastic hall, and a play ground as well as classroom.
Secondary students usually go to school by bicycle or on foot. High school students usually go to school by train or bicycle
Club Activities
others
There are lots of events in Japanese school Sports festival Cultural festival
Entrance examination The national center test for university admission is a type of standardized test used by public and some private universities in Japan.
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