Japanese School Life A Day in the Life

Japanese School Life A Day in the Life of a Japanese school student KEIKO TOMITA

Primary School Age of 6~12 Compulsory Education Lower Secondary (Junior high) School Age of 12~ 15 Compulsory Education Upper Secondary (high) School Age of 15~ 18

Japanese primary school

Dairy Schedule of Primary School 8: 20 8: 40 9: 35 10: 40 11: 35 12: 20 13: 15 14: 00 14: 25 14: 50 morning meeting first class / break time second class/big break third class/break time forth class Lunch fifth class/break time meeting cleaning time going-home time

Randoseru back pack commonly used in Japan by primary schoolchildren Traditionally, the randoseru is red for girls, and black for boys.

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 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

Club Activities others

Sports festival There are lots of events in Japanese school 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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