Educational
Philosophy
Harmony between academia and society
The educational philosophy of Kansai University is “practical academia,” which aims to achieve a balance of scholastic theory and real-world application. Under this philosophy, we provide a 12-year integrated educational program, from elementary school to junior and senior high school, to develop our young learners into strong and open-mind citizens with solid character, as well as high ethical standards and human decency.
We develop children into pupils who are enthusiastic about learning, who respect and inspire each another, and who are instilled with high ethical standards as well as human decency.
Developing individual students’
aspirations and their ability to think and act for themselves
Kansai University Elementary School is committed to fostering children’s ability to sense, think, and act. During the course of learning, children are challenged to understand the purpose of study, to investigate and pursue answers to their own questions.
We provide a six-year educational program that fosters children’s aspirations and develops their potential so that in the future they can play an active role on the global stage.
We look forward to providing your child with the very best learning experience.
Exceptional Academic Abilities
International Understanding
A Healthy Body
Rich Interaction
Exceptional Academic Abilities
- Developing the ability to raise questions based on intellectual curiosity, and to think about how to address those questions
- Acquiring basic academic knowledge and skills
MUSE learning
Learning focused on cultivating the ability to think
Modular learning
International Understanding
- Fostering the ability to contribute to international cooperation and global peace by expanding personal horizons and promoting understanding of diverse cultures and perspectives
- Developing the ability to communicate with students overseas by making effective use of English proficiency acquired in class
Exchange programs (home and abroad)
Intercultural communication experience
A Healthy Body
- Developing the ability to find pleasure and joy in physical exercise and making consistent efforts to be physically active by having definite goals, through programs suited to the individuals’ stages of physical and emotional development as well as through programs that promote healthy life habits, including dietary education
Nutritious school meals
Overnight sleepovers in every grade
Programs that develop physical strength
(endurance running, jump-rope, etc.)
Rich Interaction
- Developing an appreciation of the importance of interacting with people and nature by cultivating an active and positive attitude toward life, through various social interactions and exposure to the natural world.
Activities with children in different grades and schools
Art appreciation programs and overnight sleepovers
MUSE Club
School Motto
Ideal Student Model
“A child who has rich interaction thinks competently, and is willing to take on challenges”
Kansai University Elementary School helps every student to develop the ability to raise questions out of intellectual curiosity and the ability to think about how to address those questions. Our students also learn the importance of respecting themselves and their friends, having a strong sense of community, acting on their own initiative, and building a healthy and strong body; all of which is indispensable for becoming a well-rounded, self-driven individual.
With warm smiles, our teachers watch over and support the growth of each individual child.
12-Year Integrated Education
Preparing students for a global future from a new knowledge base
Kansai University’s educational philosophy encapsulates “the realization of learning.” This approach refers to harmonizing theory and practice so as to bring and bear in one’s daily life, what one has learned. This philosophy also serves as the foundation of instruction at Kansai University’s elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. It takes advantage of the capacity to deliver a 12-year integrated educational program on a single campus which nurtures students with good character, high ethical standards, dignity, strength, and flexibility.
6years
Kansai University Elementary School
Pursuing the learning cycle and “spiral-up” education
Students are given the motivation to learn through an understanding of the learningcycle. It asks students to consider, “what to study,” “why to study,” and “how to use what one has learned,” so that they master basic academic abilities. This approach to education focuses on endowing students with exceptional academic abilities in a progressively evolving manner through a “spiral-up” curriculum. This was developed to connect all 12 years at school through repeatedly exposing students to content while deepening their understanding.
3years
Kansai University Junior High School
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 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 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 into an increasingly international and information-oriented society.
3years
Kansai University Senior High School
Focusing on enriching fundamental academic abilities and cultivating research skills
The curriculum is distinguished by the Department of Safety Science, a specialized program that prepares students for additional study at the university level. Normal subjects are progressively enriched with specialized subjects 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 Super Global High School from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2014. The school is dedicated to preparing students to serve as global leaders by having them refine their project-based studies, which focus on cultivating students’ abilities to explore the world around them,
while conducting graduation thesis research on topics such as global society and business. As long as they meet the minimum requirements, students are organized on the basis of humanities and science tracks as well as course-offuture study (grouping together students who plan to pursue their studies at Kansai University or a national university) according to their future plans and grades.
Partnership with Kansai University
Offering students an exceptional, coordinated education
—from Kansai University Elementary School to University and Graduate School
Kansai University is a private university that consists of 13 faculties, 15 graduate schools and the Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka).
The elementary school, junior high school, and senior high school make extensive use of university resources; for example, by having university students participate in elementary school classes. All these schools collaborate to enrich their educational activities through partnerships with various faculties at Kansai University, including the Faculty of Societal Safety Science at the Muse Campus and the Faculty of Informatics at the Takatsuki Campus.