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Founded in 1913, Canadian Academy is a private, co-educational day and boarding international school that provides an inspirational learning experience. We are an IBO World School offering all three of the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma programs. Canadian Academy blends the local Japanese culture with elements from around the world - our students come from over 40 different countries. Canadian Academy's dormitory students range from 9th to 12th grade and come from North America, Europe, and Asia. Our campus is located in Kobe, Japan on Rokko Island.
Canadian Academy is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education, accredited by the US-based Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS), and certified to award both the US high school and International Baccalaureate diplomas.
Canadian Academy offers an advanced college preparatory education based on International Baccalaureate programs taught in English. In high school, students can take either the full Diploma Programme or certificates in individual Diploma courses. CA is authorized for both the Middle Years Programme (MYP), taught from grades 6 to 10, and the Primary Years Programme (PYP), taught from age three to grade 5. CA and the IB provide the transferable education that international students require.
Canadian Academy's nine-acre campus is a purpose-built facility, opened in 1990 on Rokko Island in Kobe. CA's facilities include not only fully-equipped classrooms, science laboratories, multi-purpose rooms, a fitness center, and specialty teaching areas designed with the modern educational needs of the students in mind, but also two gymnasiums, and two theaters. CA is the center of students' daily lives. The school itself is ideally located in the residential area of Rokko Island, a modern urban center, which also boasts a hospital, parks, shops, restaurants, and other schools.
The Early Learning and Activities Center (ELAC), opened in January 2008 enabling CA to more fully meet the growing academic and extracurricular needs of its international and multiage student body. ELAC contains specially designed classrooms on the first floor for our two- through five-year-old programs, as well as the P&G Black Box theater and a second gymnasium on the second floor. These facilities provide flexibility for the scheduling of a multitude of athletic and artistic events.
The Herbert Norman Library and Media Center circles the school's central atrium and is a spacious facility located in the center of the school. Offering ample room and resources for research, independent study, and personal reading to students in grades 1-12, it is a hub of activity at the Canadian Academy. It houses more than 42,000 volumes in its collections, containing print, digital and audiovisual materials, accessible remotely through a fully automated catalog system. The library subscribes to numerous magazines, professional journals, daily newspapers, and several online databases. The early childhood library in the ELAC building services students in the Building Blocks program and kindergarten classes. It has a comfortable space for storytime and numerous picture books to check out.
Technology is represented by a school-wide network of iPads & computers located in Technology Centers, mobile mini-labs, the library, and in every classroom. Canadian Academy also operates a one-to-one laptop program for all students from Grades 3 to 12. Specialist staff assists teachers to integrate computers into the curriculum.
Our athletic facilities include two full-size gymnasiums, a fitness center with an aerobic zone, soccer fields (one artificially turfed), two tennis courts, and elementary school playgrounds.
Canadian Academy boasts two beautiful theaters, the main building Theater and the P&G Black Box theater in ELAC. The P&G Black Box theater can be configured in any number of ways to accommodate smaller productions as well as unique types of events. Both theaters are equipped with professional-level sound and lighting control booths. The main theater seats almost 400 people and can serve as an exam site for 100 students. It is used for student performances in music (band, choir, and orchestra) and theater. It is also used for student assemblies and our High School graduation ceremonies. Visiting professional groups use either of these venues for community performances.
Our modern cafeteria, with seating for 300 students, serves lunch to our school community. Breakfast and dinner are also available in the cafeteria for residents of the Gloucester House dormitory.
Gloucester House, one of only a few international dormitories in Asia, consists of two separate living units (houses) and a recreation center. It provides a living option for students from outside the Kobe area. Each unit contains a kitchen, lounge, six student bedrooms, and three bathrooms. Besides modern accommodations for the students, each 12-student unit includes a dorm parent apartment so that a family relationship can grow among students and their resident advisors, who are also teachers at CA. Although self-reliance is expected, students share in communal tasks and follow rules that are designed to promote respect for each person's welfare and property.
Canadian Academy is pleased to offer bus services for our families. This service supplements services offered by several housing communities as well as public transportation. Routes have been designed with attention to where families reside with consideration to bus maneuverability and traffic congestion. Service is available on a first-come, first-served service basis to students in KA through Grade 12!


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