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School Guide 2017 2018 Umeda Campus Takatsuki North Directions to the Gate Takatsuki Muse Campus General Hospital Via JR Lines Aijinkai Kansai University Via Hankyu Lines Rehabilitation Hospital Takatsuki Muse Campus West for Kyoto TAKATSUKI MUSE Gate Aurora Mall SEIBU Pedestrian Campus Department Store bridge 7-1 Hakubai-Cho, Takatsuki-Shi, Osaka Takatsuki City Osaka 569-1098 JAPAN Imamura ● ● Medical AL.Plaza Kodomoen Kosodate Sogoshien College Tel:+81-72-684-4329 Center Hospital Takatsuki JR Kyoto Line Okuwa TAKATSUKI MUSE Campus Dermatology The Takatsuki Muse Campus is a 7-minute Clinic for Osaka for Kawaramachi walk from the JR Takatsuki Station and a Takatsuki Matsuzakaya Sumitomo Mitsui 10-minute walk from the Hankyu Takatsuki- Department Store Banking Corporation 2017~2018 shi Station. Takatsuki-shi School Guide for Umeda Hankyu Kyoto Line KANSAI UNIVERSITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TAKATSUKI MUSE CAMPUS Preparing students for a global future from a new knowledge base. Kansai University’s educational philosophy encapsulates Exceptional Academic International “practical study.” This approach refers to harmonizing Abilities Understanding The Takatsuki Muse Campus, a modern, thirteen-storied facility Working on developmental content Learning skills that can form a theory and practice so as to bring to bear in one’s daily based on the concept of student bridge to the people of the world located within walking distance of JR Takatsuki Station, opened autonomy while mastering the while expanding one’ s horizons life, what one has learned. This philosophy also serves basics and fundamentals and ability to understand the as the foundation of instruction at Kansai University perspectives of others its doors in April 2010. Our campus bears the name “Muse” Solid Character Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High schools. It Seeking to foster high ethical which, in Greek mythology, was a name bestowed upon the standards and dignity takes advantage of the capacity to deliver a 12-year goddesses of knowledge and the arts. integrated educational program on a single campus A Healthy Body Rich Sensibility Offering programs suited to Moving from the stage at which which nurtures students with good character, high ethical individuals’ stages of physical and students sense the wonder of emotional development connecting with people and nature standards, dignity, strength, and flexibility. to the stage at which leadership is cultivated Twelve Years of Learning Pursuing the learning cycle and “spiral-up” education Students are given the motivation to learn through an understanding of the learning Muse Learning cycle. This asks students to consider, “what to study”, “why to study”, and “how to Kansai University use what one has learned”, so that they master basic academic abilities. This approach to education focuses on endowing students with exceptional academic Comprehensive Coursework Elementary School abilities in a progressively evolving manner through a “spiral-up” curriculum. This Learning was developed with a view to connect all 12 years at school through repeatedly exposing students to content while deepening their understanding. Cultivating exceptional academic abilities and the ability to think Through extensive class time (including seven hours of English each week), fieldwork, international exchange, and practical experiments, students not only acquire simple knowledge, but also acquire exceptional academic abilities that Kansai University are backed up by theory. Furthermore, the school uses its ICT environment to help students develop the ability to use what they have learned in Junior High School each subject, cultivating the skills needed to organize their thoughts and express them clearly to others. The school harnesses its exceptional education environment to offer students an education that seeks to empower them to achieve their goals after graduating in our increasing international and information-oriented society. Focusing on enriching fundamental academic abilities and cultivating research skills Kansai University Senior High School’s curriculum is distinguished by the Department of Safety Science, a specialized program that prepares students for additional study on the university level. Normal subjects are progressively enriched with specialized subjects with a view toward students’ continuation of their studies at Japan’s elite and highly selective national universities. In addition, the Senior High School earned the designation of Kansai University Super Global High School (SGH) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology this academic year. The school is dedicated Senior High School to preparing students to serve as global leaders by having them refine their project-based studies, which focus on cultivating students’ ability to explore the world around them, while conducting graduation thesis research on topics such as global society and global business. As long as they meet minimum grade average requirements, students are eligible for admission to Kansai University under an internal advancement program. Starting during the eleventh-grade year, classes are organized on the basis of humanities and science tracks as well as course of future study (grouping together students who plan to pursue their studies at Kansai University or a national university) according to their future plans and grades. Offering students an exceptional, coordinated education —from Kansai University Elementary School to University and Graduate School Kansai University is a general university that consists of 13 faculties, 15 graduate schools Partnership with and the Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka). The Elementary School, Junior High School, and Senior High School make extensive use Kansai University of university resources; for example, by having university students participate in Elemen- tary School classes. All three schools work to enrich their educational activities through partnerships with various faculties at Kansai University, including the Faculty of Safety Science on the Muse Campus and the Faculty of Informatics on the Takatsuki Campus. ■Total Student Enrollment (as of August 2017) Elementary School Boys Girls Total Junior High School Boys Girls Total Senior High School Boys Girls Total First Grade 26 36 62 Seventh Grade 77 53 130 Tenth Grade 72 86 158 Second Grade 21 39 60 Eighth Grade 47 78 125 Eleventh Grade 70 77 147 Third Grade 31 30 61 Ninth Grade 57 60 117 Twelfth Grade 71 74 145 Fourth Grade 25 34 59 Fifth Grade 28 35 63 Sixth Grade 28 36 64 01 KANSAI UNIVERSITY KANSAI UNIVERSITY 02 Cultivating a New Generation of Students for Success on the Global Stage INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL As International Understanding Education is essential today, Kansai University Elementary School and Kansai University Junior/Senior High School continue to expand student opportunities for international exchange. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grade 3 Letter and Video Letter Exchanges Far away across the seas, our KUES grade three students take part in an exchange program with Longman’s Hill Primary School in Yorkshire, England. As there is an eight-hour time difference between us, communicating live poses a Displays and Exhibits Holiday Card Exchange challenge. We instead decided to exchange written letters to each other, and then follow up by creating video letters of our school, which we then send for the other partners to see. It’s a great first step in a creating new, strong and meaningful friendship with our friends from overseas. A lecture from the House of Joy staff A child in House of Joy. Huajin Elementary language exchange (Grade 2) from the orphanage in Philippines. (6th Grade) Exchange with China (3rd Grade) Children in Cambodia (6th Grade) Hands on material from abroad Grade 4 Online Video Exchanges Connecting with the world. Still far away, but roughly within the same time zone, our KUES Grade 4 students take part in their first live English online video exchanges with Cromer Primary School in New South Wales, Australia. Using the Polycom system, we connect From the second grade to the sixth, students at KUES are are conducted. Students are continuing to work together directly with other nine and ten years old. from the land down under. High resolution, clear sounds, great ideas, and introduced to a wide variety of cross-cultural activities and search for ways to help that are thoughtful and mean- smiling faces make these exchanges a popular event during our English classes. Each student has the opportunity to with different countries throughout the world. Each grade ingful. think of questions, present ideas, and develop quizzes to share with our friends from Australia. We always learn something focuses on a particular part of the globe where they learn Projects and experiences such as these have left many of new, and always are left wanting to learn more. about the different systems, languages, and cultures of our students with a deeper understanding of the world these fascinating places. around them, and have built relationships that are contin- Our early and middle year students start off these online ually growing. exchanges by connecting with countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, and China, while the older grades partner up with India, the Philippines, Cambodia, and others. The focus on our early and middle years exchange programs is to help students see new perspectives, as well as stoke their imaginations of life beyond Japan. Students are given the
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