Saidaiji Senior High School
Business Course
 General Course
International Communication and Computing Course

Japan and Okayama Prefecture

　　Okayama Castle 　　　A statue of Momotaro
Introduction of Okayama

Okayama Prefectural Saidaiji Senior High School
URL: http://www.saidaizi.okayama-c.ed.jp/saidai.htm
E-mail address: saidaizi@pref.okayama.jp
Address: 2-1-17 Saidaiji-Kami Okayama-shi Okayama-ken JAPAN
　　　　　 　704-8112
Telephone: 086-942-4150 　　　Fax: 086-942-4152
Transportation：
The nearest Railroad Station：Saidaiji Station 10 minutes on foot JR Ako Line


　　　　　　　　　
●　　●　　●　Introduction　　●　　　●　　　●

The　school　was　founded 　in　the　34th　 year　of　the　Meiji　era　(1901)
as　Saidaiji　Municipal　Girls'　School.　The　school　changed　its　name　to
Okayama　Prefectural　Saidaiji　Senior High　School　in　the　24th　year　of
the　Showa　 period　 (1949).　The　curriculum　 is 　continuously　 evolving
to 　provide 　the　students　with　the　best　possible　learning　experience.
Since　the　 11th　 year　 of 　the　Heisei　period　(1999)　Saidaiji　students
have　been　able　to　enroll　in　our　unique　International　Communication
and 　Computing　course,　in　addition　to　the
previously　 offered 　 Business 　and　 General
courses.　Surrounded　by 　plenty　of 　verdant
trees, 　the students train themselves physically
and mentally through studying and participating
in club activities.


　
●　　　●　　　●　Educational Goals　●　　　●　　　●
１． To elevate intellects and seek to build a more highly　educated,
　　 dignified character.
２． To　produce　cosmopolitan　adults　who　are　cooperative and
　　 broad-minded.
３． To cultivate humane,　bright and promising members of society
　 　through mental and physical training.


●　　　●　　　● 　Three Courses　　●　　　●　　　●
Business Course
　　 Students　are　trained　to　be　specialists　 who 　can
contribute　 to　society　by　acquiring　expert　knowledge
through a specialized　business education.　 The　focuses
of　study　vary　in　each　grade. 　The first-year　students
learn　fundamentals　of　business.　On　the　second year,
students　 choose 　one 　of　 three 　areas 　to　 pursue ：
information　technology,　accounting　 or　management.

General Course
　 This　course　is　for　students　aiming　to　go　to
college,　 who 　have　yet　to　decide　on　a　future
career.　Students　receive　instruction　in a　variety
of　subjects,　which　helps　them　determine　what
they 　will　do 　after　graduation.　They　study　12
to　14　different　subjects　each　year.
International Communication and Computing Course
　　Founded　in　1999,　this course is set up to equip its
students　with　computer　skills　and　the four　skills of
English ： listening ,　speaking ,　 reading 　and　 writing.
With　 the　help　of　an　ALT ,　students　develop　their
communication abilities and deepen their understanding
of　other　cultures and peoples,　operating 　computers
in some classes.


　●　　　●　　　●　Club Activities 　●　　　●　　　●
　 Saidaiji Senior High School　has a wide variety of clubs　for　students
to take part in. Saidaiji has gained a reputation for fielding strong teams
in sports such　as　Kendo,　Fencing,　Track-and-field　and　Badminton.
This Year,　Kendo club　and　Fencing club　participated　in　inter - high
school athletics. 　 Students　participate　in　the　following　sports　and
special interest clubs on an elective basis.
Sports　Clubs
Track and Field 　　Handball　　Volleyball 　 Fencing 　 Table Tennis
Judo　　　Basketball　　　Karate　　　Kendo　　Soccer　　Soft Tennis
Badminton 　　Baseball
Culture Clubs
Dance 　　Astronomy　 　Electricity 　　Newspaper 　　English　　 Computer
Broadcasting 　　JRC 　 　Tea Ceremony　　　Calligraphy 　 　Japanese Harp
History 　　Cooking 　　Fine Art　　 Brass Band 　　Drama　　 Study of Social
Problems 　　Photography 　　 Folk Song　　Go / Japanese Chess
Flower Arrangement 　　Comics　　Business
Karate Kendo Japanese Harp


●　　　●　　　　Major School Events　●　　　●
APRIL Entrance　Ceremony　　　Opening　Ceremony
Ball　Games
MAY Midterm　Exams
JUNE Okayama　Prefectural　Sports　Tournament
JULY Term　Exams　　　Closing　Ceremony
AUGUST Summer　Holidays　　　Open　School
English　Camp　(Second Graders)
SEPTEMBER Opening　Ceremony
School　Festival　(Cultural & Athletics)
OCTOBER Ball　Games　　　Midterm　Exams
NOVEMBER Arts　Performance
DECEMBER Term　Exams
School　Excursion　(Second Graders)
Closing　Ceremony　　　Winter　Holidays
JANUARY Opening　Ceremony
FEBRUARY .
MARCH Graduation　Ceremony　　　Year-end　Exams
Spring　Holidays　　　Closing　Ceremony