All students attend one class of religious studies every week. Here, they learn a true sense of values based on *Christianity. At Seishin Junior High School, students are offered more classes in Japanese, social studies, mathematics, science and English than in public schools. Students also attend two *English conversation classes a week which are taught by native English speakers. The aim is for our students to master basic English conversation by the time they complete their junior high studies. At Seishin Girls' High School, *international information studies classes are offered in the first year once a week, focusing on computer literacy as well as information gathering skills. In the second year, we offer *advanced elective studies; these are specialized classes based on various academic topics that will be useful in our students' further education. Students choose one subject and attend a two-academic hour long class once a week. In an attempt to encourage academic excellence, students can choose their elective courses from the second year, continuing into the third, where they gradually begin to clarify their future educational plans.
*Detailed information is given in other sections




Through our English program, we hope to teach the students the value of thinking "internationally". We offer all of our students English conversation classes, taught by native speakers twice a week in the junior high and once a week in the senior high. Class size is kept smaller than in other subjects in order to provide students with the opportunity to have more chances to speak in English and master conversational skills. -Through interaction with native speakers, students become familiar with not only the language but also foreign thought, customs and manners . Such exposure to foreign culture in their daily lives broadens students' minds and encourages them to be more sensitive towards international issues.
Many students have achieved brilliant successes at local and nation-wide English speech contests every year. This is one reason that Seishin students have acquired a superb reputation in English.



At Seishin, students can acquire a solid foundation in computer literacy. At first, students learn to develop tools of communication through e-mail and gain an under-standing in obtaining information from the World Wide Web . From this point, we teach students the technological know-how required to produce their own web pages. We also ensure that students have the necessary tools to use computers in a moral fashion. We give all students the opportunity to make their own home-pages. We advise students to fill these pages with content from things they have learned in other subjects or in other aspects of their school lives and from reflections upon these matters.
  COMPUTER FACILITIES:
The school has two computer classrooms, each equipped with 25 DOS/V (Windows 98 Operating System) computers. These rooms have their own access point to the Internet and, of course, the World Wide Web. This Internet access is available from each terminal so that the students can access on and off freely . (The equipment is upgraded and expanded regularly .)

Students in the second year of high school are offered an advanced elective studies program. Students can choose courses from the following categories: elective language studies; international understanding; people and culture; information sciences; fine arts; and, modern society. Choosing from these categories, based on their own personal interests and developing concerns, students are able to develop a theme for their learning.
For the elective studies program, class sizes are limited, when at all possible, to a maximum of thirty students per class. With fewer students, the class is able to proceed in a seminar-like atmosphere so the students can express their own ideas through various presentations, discussions and debates.
From the basic exercises and assignments through to the methods used to advance the course work, the students will come to grips with issues that affect their own selves and will, in turn, be able to grow that self. In order for students to be able to learn independently we aim to give them the necessary background to acquire these skills on their own.


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