Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland

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Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland is a private high school in Leysin, Switzerland, founded by the Kumon Gakuen Educational Foundation in 1990.The school, a Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) or an overseas branch of a Japanese private school, focuses on Japanese and Western university preparation for grades 10-12. KLAS is recognized by the Swiss Service de la Protection de la Jeunesse, Département Sociale et des Assurances and is a member of the European Council of International Schools (ECIS). KLAS is also accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an oversea educational facility. As such, the students obtain eligibility for entrance into Japanese universities upon graduation.HistoryThe Kumon Gakuen Educational Foundation founded the school in 1990.OperationsThe school's official language is English and the school uses English for its public announcements.The school maintains single sex dormitories for its students. The dormitory parents act in loco parentis. Each room has three to four students, generally of different grade levels.DemographicsThe school has 30 full-time teachers and 60 students per grade, with the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades served.Education 10th Grade CurriculumAll tenth grade students follow the same curriculum, with approximately half of their 35 fifty-minute classes per week taught in English. Students attend seven classes per day, five days a week. Prior to entering the eleventh grade, students choose a course of study that reflects where they intend to pursue university studies.