On September 6th, RKK’s “JUST” (their evening news show) aired a segment about the establishment of “Kumamoto International School,” led by Matthew Ohm. Mr. Ohm also runs Picasso International School, an English-language preschool. There are several English-language preschools in Kumamoto but many years have passed since the last international elementary school in the prefecture closed. Currently, it seems that the majority of the parents who are interested in enrolling their children are Japanese people who would like their children to become fluent in English but, of course, the school may also be a good choice for the children of expats.
According to the RKK report, there are plans for the establishment of international junior and senior high schools to allow the children to continue their education in English.
– Kirk
P.S. I wish I could link to the video but it seems to have been deleted from RKK’s website. When the program was aired, I had just left the country and have only now had time to view my recording of the news program.
