Message from the Principal

 

Thank you for visiting the website of Shizuoka Prefectural Shimizu Minami High School and its affiliated Junior High School.

Our school is located near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Miho no Matsubara, offering a stunning view of the majestic Mount Fuji and the expansive Suruga Bay from its grounds. Guided by our school motto, “Graceful like Mount Fuji, Fragrant like Tachibana oranges,” we strive daily to nurture global citizens equipped with high intelligence, rich sensitivity, and strong expressive skills.

The most distinctive feature of our school is its integrated system, combining a general education curriculum and an arts curriculum in a public junior and senior high school. Over six years, from the first year of junior high through the third year of high school, students engage in a variety of educational activities, including expressive and exploratory learning as well as arts education, fostering mutual interaction across grade levels.

With the support of the local community, we are committed to promoting even better educational activities, helping each student maximize their abilities and potential to achieve their personal goals. We look forward to your continued support and cooperation.

Furthermore, we regularly share updates about our students' vibrant school lives and various educational activities on our official X account. We encourage you to follow us there as well.　Thank you.

April 2024                                                     Masanoiri YAMADA

 

Vision of the School and Educational Goals

 

Under the school motto, “Graceful like Mount Fuji, Fragrant like Tachibana (Citrus Flowers),” as a prefectural integrated junior and senior high school offering both general and arts programs, we aim to nurture individuals who possess high intelligence, rich sensitivity, and expressive ability, equipping them to contribute to an increasingly globalized society through six years of educational activities.

 

School Mission

 

Located in Miho, a region rich in heritage with a World Cultural Site, our school, as a prefectural integrated junior and senior high school offering both general and arts programs, strives to nurture global talents with high intelligence, rich sensitivity, and expressive abilities through expressive activities, inquiry-based learning, and arts education.

 

Academic Structure

 

As of the 2023 academic year (Reiwa 5), the school is organized as follows:

Junior High School Division: 3 classes per grade, with a total of 105 students per grade.

High School Division: 4 classes per grade, comprising two departments:

General Education Department: 3 classes with a capacity of 120 students.

Arts Department: 1 class with a capacity of 40 students.

 

Integrated Junior and Senior High School Education

 

Shimizu Minami High School and its associated Junior High School were established as the second integrated junior and senior high school under the Shizuoka Prefectural system.　As the only public integrated junior and senior high school in Japan with both a general education curriculum and an arts department, it offers unique educational programs.

 

Unique Educational Activities

 

1.“Expression”

“Expression” in Junior High School is a rare subject in Japan and has been offered at this school since its inception. It is conducted as a special curriculum in approved under the designation of a “Special Curriculum School” and is included in the weekly timetable alongside subjects like Japanese and mathematics.

 

2.Junior and Senior High Cross-Grade Learning Exchange

The school takes advantage of its integrated junior and senior high education system by organizing learning exchanges between junior high and high school students.

 

3.International Exchange

Through exposure to different cultures, students gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their own country.

(1)Taiwan Study Trip (Junior High School)

Since the 2013 academic year, third-year junior high school students have participated in study trips to Taiwan, where they engage in school exchanges.

(2) Overseas Study Trip (Senior High School)

High school second-year students participate in exchanges with students from local schools abroad. In the 2022 academic year, they interacted with students at the University of Technology Malaysia. In the 2023 academic year, they visited Taipei Municipal Neihu Senior High School.

(3) Hosting International Students

The school has hosted a variety of international students and professionals. In the 2022 academic year, they welcomed students from Malaysia, dancers from the National Ballet of Ukraine, and in the 2023 academic year, high school students from Mongolia and students from the Rouen Municipal Conservatory in France.