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Japanese School of Detroit 
Institution name: Detroit Ringo Kai
Address: 2436 West Lincoln
Suite E101
Birmingham, MI 48009
Telephone: (248) 540-4796
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Fax: (248) 647-4667
Web address: http://www.jsd.org/08-eng/index08.html
 
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Address: 2436 West Lincoln
Birmingham,  MI  48009
Email: ringo@jsd.org
Telephone: (248) 540-4796
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Purposes and goals of the program:
The purpose of the Japanese School of Detroit (JSD) is to provide children with opportunities to learn the supplementary curricula of Japanese education in the Japanese language.        

This year's goal is to build classrooms for better understanding and fun. This is in order to provide an enriched academic instruction to children with different character and backgrounds.
Program origin:

In 1973, the Japanese School of Detroit was founded for children by a group of local representatives of Japanese companies. It is now a private supplementary school operated by the non-profit organization, Detroit Ringo Kai, and administered by parent-volunteers with help from Japanese enterprises.

In 1991, the high school was established to provide children with an opportunity to take part in an advanced Japanese curriculum.

Kindergarten was established in 1997 with the aim of developing children’s interest in the Japanese language.
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The principal of the school is accredited by the Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology), and the faculty is composed of locally-hired instructors.

School days are 42 Saturdays per school year. All school staff and supporters are committed to providing enjoyable instruction within this limited time.
 
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