The Outline of Handa Higashi Senior High School

Handa Higashi Senior High School is a full-time academic facility founded in 1980 and islocated in the northern part of Handa City in Aichi Prefecture. The number of the registeredstudents is 832 as of April, 2019. More than half of the students live in Handa City, and mostof the rest students live in the central or southern part of Chita Peninsula. Almost all thestudents hope to continue to their further studies at universities or other higher education
institutions. Our school provides a variety of extracurricular club activities in which students
become involved.

Location：30 Nishihaemi-cho Handa-city, Aichi, 475-0016 JapanFounded：April 1st, 1980
Staff：70 as of April, 2019Students：21 classes / 832 students as of April, 2019（497 boys and 335 girls）
Goals : 1 To bring up students to be well-educated, virtuous, and healthy members ofsociety who will greatly contribute to the development of the society, the nationand humankind.
2To bring up students who can train themselves to be endowed with enoughenergy and strength to lead a healthy life.

3 To bring up students who can train themselves to have high scholastic abilities
and virtues which are essential to lead a productive life.

School Motto： 「一心不乱（Isshin Furan）」“A Will to See Things to Fruition”“Train yourself to have energy, strength, scholastic ability and virtue.”

School Emblem

Stone Monument with School Motto-1-

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School Life（An Example of a Timetable for First graders）
School begins at 8:35 in the morning. Students have 32 classes a week. They have

7 classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 6 classes on the other days of the week.
Time

Period

Mon.

Tue.

Wed.

8:35- 8:45

Fri.

S.T. #1
Contemporary

8:50- 9:40

１

9:50-10:40

２

Math A

10:50-11:40

３Health

11:50-12:40

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Japanese

Contemporary

EnglishJapanese

Communication I

Classics I

Japanese History

Art

Japanese History

Art

Math A

P.E.

World History

P.E.

Math IClassics I

Math A

EnglishExpression I

Basic Physics

EnglishCommunication I

Lunch Break #2

12:40-13:15
13:15-14:05

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Math I

14:15-15:05

６

Basic Physics

15:15-16:05

Thu.

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L.T. #3

16:10-

Cleaning Time

16:25-

S.T. #6

16:30-Club Activity

EnglishCommunication I

Basic Biology
15:10

Cleaning Time

15:25

S.T.

15:30

World History
Basic Biology
Integrated
Study

#4

Club

Cleaning Time #5

Activity

S.T.

EnglishExpression I

Classics I

Math I

P.E.

15:10

Cleaning Time

Cleaning Time

15:25

S.T.

S.T.

15:30

ClubActivity

Club Activity

Club Activity<NOTES>#1: S.T. (Short Time, form meeting, homeroom):
Students are informed of the day's schedule.

#2: Lunch Break:Students are not allowed to have lunch outside the school. They may bring a boxed lunch or purchase a lightmeal at the school store.

#3: L.T. (Long Time):
L.T. is one of the Special Education Activities to develop students' abilities to think, judge and express
themselves. At this time students are encouraged to act responsibly and think about their future life. The
following activities are usually carried out through the year by each class:・Themed discussions（human rights, environmental issues, school events and so on）・Reading books
・Traffic safety activities ・Sporting activities
Sometimes students from different classes or grades may be grouped together to make this time more effective.

#4: Period for Integrated Study:
The “Period for Integrated Study” aims at helping students develop capability and ability to discover problemsby themselves and solve those problems by themselves properly. Students do researches on international
understanding, information education, environmental education and welfare education.

#5: Cleaning time:
Students clean their classrooms and other school facilities.

#6: S.T. (Short Time, form meeting, homeroom):
Students are informed of the next day's schedule.
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Study
The first year students are expected to acquire a fundamental knowledge of a broad rangeof subjects. The second year students choose either humanities course or science course inaccordance with their future educational goals.

The third year students are provided various

elective subjects to take in each course to realize their goals. (See page 6, Curriculum.)
Teachers try to lead the students to develop their individual interests by acting as
education and career guidance counselors.

３Club Activities
Our school has 13 Sports Clubs and 8 Academic Clubs.
Sports Clubs
1 KendoAcademic Clubs / Cultural Clubs

8 Volleyball(Japanese Fencing)

2 Judo14 Brass Band
15 Tea Ceremony and

9 Basketball

Flower Arrangement

3 Soccer (Football) 10 Handball

16 Natural Science

4 Swimming

11 Lawn Tennis

17 Fine Arts

5 Table Tennis

12 Soft Tennis

18 Drama

6 Baseball13 Track and Field

19 Japanese Chess and Go

7 Badminton

４21 Literary Club

20 Home Economics

Percentage of students proceeding to higher education
Most of the students enter Handa Higashi Senior High School, hoping to continue to theirfurther studies at universities or other higher education institutions. Actually about 80 % of
the students go on to universities or colleges.
The ratio of students who go on to the next stage of education
2019 Graduates (8 classes, 309 students)

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５Annual School Calendar for First Graders ( Events and Exams, 2019 School Year）
Term

EventsMonthExams

Entrance Ceremony

Orientation Exams (March)

Opening Ceremony
AprilPhysical Measurements and Medical Checkups

Club Membership Entry
Student-Teacher Meeting Week ①
One-day Field Trip
PTA General Assembly

1stMayMidterm Exams (4 days)

Physical Fitness TestSchool Excursion

Term

Uniform Change from Winter to SummerEmergency Drill
June

Teaching Practice for Student Teachers

Term Exams (5 days)

Ball Games Matches
Volunteer Social Service Work ①
Career Guidance Lecture ①July
SummerVacation Aug.

Parent-Teacher Meeting
Closing Ceremony (July 20)

Summer Course ① ( 7 days)

Volunteer Social Service Work ②

Summer Course ② ( 5 days)Student Body Assembly
Open School for Junior High School Students

Assignment Exams

Opening Ceremony (Aug. 30)
Sept.

2ndOct.

Culture Festival (Chorus Competition、Cultural Festival, and Athletic Meet）

2nd Term Extra Classes

Uniform Change from Summer to WinterMidterm Exams (4 days)Student-Teacher Meeting Week ②

Academic achievement Exams ①

Career Guidance Lecture ②

TermNov.

Career Guidance Lecture ③

Term Exams (5 days)

Volunteer Social Service Work ③
WinterVacation

3rdTerm

Dec.

Parent-Teacher Meeting (Course Selection)

Closing Ceremony (Dec. 21)
Jan.

Opening Ceremony (Jan. 7)

Academic achievement Exams ②Ball Games Matches

3rd Term Extra Classes

Feb.

Final Exams (5 days)
Graduation Ceremony (March 1)
Visiting Australia ( 8 days )SpringVacation

MarchHigh School Entrance Exams
Welfare Workshop
Closing Ceremony (March 20)-4-６Annual School Events
Teachers help students develop physically and mentally through cultural and sports
events, such as One-day Field Trip, Voluntary Activities, Ball Games, and so on.

＜One-day Field Trip＞＜Voluntary Activities＞＜Ball Games Matches＞

School Festival in September, all the students enjoy Chorus Competition, Athletic Meet,and Cultural Festival.

＜Chorus Competition＞＜Athletic Meet＞＜Cultural Festival＞

Every year since 1991, a group of 12 students have visited Australia during the summer
vacation. They visit Port Macquarie, stay with host families, and visit High School there.

In May, 2nd graders visit Hiroshima, Kobe, and other places as a school excursion for 3 days.
There students enjoy studying the culture and history as well as sightseeing.

＜Hiroshima＞＜Kobe＞-5-＜Kyoto＞