School Intro

Welcome to OEAOE "Osaka Elite Academy Of Excellence"

The Academy is not just a school it’s a program of education, including twin High Schools and a central University campus. Although the majority of students are Japanese, there are a high number of foreigners from all over the Asian-Pacific area. More than most schools the Academy has an international flavour, especially at the University level.

The Academy is located with in the Osaka rebuild zone. Thus all facilities are the modern, dating from about 2022.

The Academy motto;

“Learn from the past to make a better future.”

School Semester:

The school year begins in early April, not in September, and runs to late July, (11 weeks + exam week). August is summer brake. Students return to school in early September for the second term, which lasts until late December (14 weeks + exam week). They have two weeks off for New Year. The final term begins in early January and continues to late March (11 weeks + exam week). Then two weeks off before the new school year.

Note;

Early April is also the time when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The Academy schools have cherry trees growing on their grounds, as is traditional. April 29 to May 5 is “Golden Week” a collection of national festival days. School held in the morning only.

October is festival month, with a sports fest early in month and a cultural fest late in month, each taking up one week.

March is baseball month, with tournaments between schools.

School Day:

The school is open at 7:30am, and students are allowed access to clubs and basic sports facilities (those that do not require adult supervision).

Home Room starts at 8:30am and lasts 20 minutes. There is a 10 min brake.

First period runs from 9am to 9:50. Then a 10 min brake.

Second period from 10am to 10:50. Then a 10 min brake.

Third period is from 11am to 11:50. Then its lunch time, until 1pm.

Fourth period is from 1pm to 1:50. Then a 10 min brake.

Fifth period from 2am to 2:50. Then back to home room.

Home Room for the end of the day runs from 3pm to 3:15.

Club activities start at 3:30 and run a minimum of 30 min, although many last an hour.

The school is closed at 5pm, although special permission may be given to stay late. 

Class Schedule

Of the five periods per day four are required classes and one is elective. The required classes are; 1 hard science, 1 social science, 1 physical training, and 1 ‘required life skills’. The elective class is chosen from a list which includes the arts and the study of foreign things.  Everyone from a home room attends the same required classes; however elective classes tend to mix students. 

The Clubs

 

Clubs are not mandatory, but they are strongly encouraged. The Academy spends a great deal of time and effort helping students form a wide range of clubs. There are 14 club rooms on the top floor of the main building and another 42 in the student hall building. All rooms are 15x30ft.  Of course many clubs require access to facilities; the gym, theatre, firing range, music or art room, etc. This put something of a limit on the number of clubs in a given field.

In addition to the established clubs, students have the option of forming new ones. A new club requires a minimum of 4 full time members and a faculty advisor. A form outlining the new club’s mission statement and what resources it needs access must be submitted before a room can be assigned. Clubs never receive funds from the school but they can borrow a great deal of equipment.

The Home Room Teacher

Unlike most schools, the Academy links a class of students to the same home room teacher for their entire three years of study. Each year the teacher and students move up a floor to the next grade level. In this way the teacher may evaluate a student’s progress more accurately over time. Of course each teacher is an expert in a subject and actually does teach it.

Dorm Life

There are twin dorm buildings linked to the school by a covered walkway, one for boys the other for girls. Each has an adult dorm manager, who lives on site. There are 16 double occupancy rooms on each of the three floors, for a total of 48 rooms. Each room has a water-closet, but the showers and baths are communal per floor. Beds are provided, but students must supply their own furniture. Dorm room assignment is based on grade level, however the manager is usually flexible, allowing friends (of the same sex) to trade off so they can share a room. 

Note; The student council rents one dorm room in each hall as a "crash site" just in case.