International School

... refers to a school established by the government or educational organizations of a country in a foreign country for the purpose of teaching the culture of the country in the country's native language to its children living abroad. It usually has two aspects: sending and receiving. In Japan's case, the sending side established special Japanese schools overseas in various foreign countries, and the receiving side recognized the establishment of schools for foreigners in Japan. The latter, as described below, has a history that began with the opening of the country in the Meiji era. Starting with the Dames de Saint-Maur School (1872, Yokohama), schools that taught European and American children in English were established, such as the American School (1902, Tokyo), and these became the mainstream of foreign schools in Japan. ...

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "international schools" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…外国に住む自国の子弟のために，本国の政府あるいは教育関係団体が，母国語で母国の文化を教える目的で，その地に設置した学校をいう。ふつう送りだす側と迎える側の両面をもつ。日本の場合，送りだす側としては海外日本人学校を諸外国に特設し，迎える側としては在日外国人学校の設立を認めている。以下，後者について記すと，その歴史は明治の開国とともに始まる。ダーム･ド･サンモール校(1872，横浜)をはしりにして，アメリカン･スクール(1902，東京)など，欧米人子弟を対象に英語で教える学校が設立され，これらが日本の外国人学校の主流となった。…

※「インターナショナル・スクール」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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