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- NANZAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Primary School Education for Leaders in International Society
to exist after a period of only five years. Father Alois Pache, SVD, the first president of Nanzan University, committed himself to fulfilling the dream of the school’s founder, the late Father Reiners. Father Pache set forth after the war to establish Nanzan School Corporation as a comprehensive educational corporation. In 2007, Nanzan School Corporation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding. The founders’ educational philosophy and dream continue today. Now we embark on the project of reestablishing Nanzan as a comprehensive educational corporation. Based upon our achievements to date in the fields of secondary and tertiary education, in 2008, Nanzan Primary School reopened to continue honoring that allimportant first step to Nanzan Education.
Ryo Nishiwaki, SVD Principal of Nanzan Primary School
private primary school in Aichi Prefecture. The school was noted for its focus on child-centered education with its small classes and close ties with pupils’ families. It quickly attracted attention as a private school employing what in those days was a truly pioneering approach. However, with the issuing of the National School Order during the war years, it ceased
NANZAN PRIMARY SCHOOL was founded by Father Joseph Reiners, SVD, in 1936 as the only
Seven features of our approach to education
Nanzan Primary School sees the Christian spirit as the foundation of all education, educating its pupils in a manner in which knowledge can be applied as wisdom. Based upon the seven features of our approach to education, we seek to develop people who possess a broad perspective on life, the ability to identify and solve problems, to empathize with others, to communicate with understanding and to be caring and compassionate. Education based on the Christian spirit With the Christian spirit in mind, we encourage sensitivity towards others. By learning about not only Christianity but many other religions, we raise young people capable of knowing and understanding the values of people from all over the world. With this knowledge, they can establish their own set of values and communicate confidently in an international society.
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