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Rikkyo School was founded in 1972. It is situated in extensive beautifully landscaped grounds on a wooded hilltop in Sussex, commanding magnificent views over the surrounding countryside. Rikkyo School is perhaps the oldest Japanese boarding school in Europe. When the school first opened there were only 19 Primary students. Classrooms, dormitories, dining room, chapel, and staff room were all accommodated in the magnificent Pallinghurst House, built-in 1902 by a banking family. The Middle School was inaugurated in 1973. Following the approval by the Japanese Ministry of Education as an overseas school in 1975, the School was able to inaugurate the High School which enabled Rikkyo to educate students from 10 years to 18 years old. Thus it was that a modern co-educational boarding school for Japanese children came into being. The School has grown steadily through the years and many facilities have been added. This is based on the Japanese National Curriculum. Also, students all follow a GCSE Science course, studying Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. In the English Communication lessons, students are focusing on speaking and listening, and have several opportunities to communicate with local English students and local people. Basic knowledge of the Sciences in the English language is an asset for any ambitious young person. The School prides itself that it can offer a two-year course of study in English leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education in Biology and Chemistry. Students start on the course on entry into year 3 of Middle School. Assessment is by written examination at the end of the course and by practical assignments during the course. The numbers in the English classes are small, which has proved beneficial in language learning. The students have four lessons a week with qualified native teachers. These lessons aim to enable all students to develop to their full potential their skills in speaking, writing, listening, and reading in a hard-working and pleasant atmosphere. Every term all students have the opportunity to visit local towns with many shops and facilities. It gives the pupils the chance to put their English into action and to speak to residents and shoppers in the towns. They carry out a mini-survey and ask passers-by about their reason for their trip to the town and how they traveled there that day. View full school

Rikkyo University, located in Tokyo and founded in 1874, began with St. Paul's School. Bishop Channing Moore Williams established the Episcopal Church missionary as a private school that taught Christian Bible studies and English. At that time, Japan was rushing to catch up with the advanced nations of the West, and the field of education also had a strong utilitarian tendency. Knowledge and technology were often seen as tools for material prosperity and self-advancement. The shield mark, Rikkyo University's official symbol, was established in 1918 by the then-President of the University, Charles S. Reifsnider, and is held to embody Rikkyo University's founding principles. The Latin text is written across the shield, "PRO DEO ET PATRIA," which means "For God and Country." At the University, this has been interpreted to mean "to seek universal and divine truth, for our world, society, and neighbors," an ideal that guides our educational philosophy. The Rikkyo School embodied awareness of the dangers posed by some of the trends that were affecting Japan during this period and sought to take traditional Western liberal arts education as a model for the cultivation of people who, combining the richness of spirit with leadership skills, would be able to make a meaningful personal contribution to the world. Rikkyo University has continued to follow this path right down to the present day. While the modern era's globalization has helped make life more convenient for people and fostered more diversi¬fied lifestyles, it has also led to excessively intense competition. We hope that people who study at Rikkyo University will go on to become the kind of people who never hesitate to stretch out their hands to help others. The Ministry of Education selected Rikkyo University, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology （MEXT）as the Top Global University Project （Global Traction Type）. Top Global University Project starts in 2014 to enhance the international compatibility and competitiveness of higher education in Japan by supporting universities executing decisive reforms and thorough internationalization. Working to enhance further and promote our unique initiatives, including advanced leadership education and liberal arts education spanning more than 140 years, Rikkyo University aims to create a university with self-transformational force, which is evolutionary and creative and leads other universities by building a world-class educational system through dialogue with liberal arts universities in Europe and the USA. In October 2015, Rikkyo University defined its mid-to-long-term vision of RIKKYO VISION 2024 ahead of its upcoming 150th anniversary in 2024. It declared its three values and the nine action plans tied to them. One of these action plans is to help push forward the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games project. For example, we will work to energize Rikkyo sports. Further, dispatch interpreters, volunteers, and other forms of Olympic and Paralympic Games support, train disabled sports volunteers, provide scientific support for the games, and so on. View full university