International Charter Academy of Georgia
International Charter Academy of Georgia (ジョージア・チャーター学院, Jōjia Chātā Gakuin, ICAGeorgia) is a charter elementary school in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The school is directly chartered by the State of Georgia.[1]
It is a bilingual English-Japanese school, the first of such in Georgia. The school accepts students who reside in Georgia.[2]
In 2019 the principal was Tara Ranzy.[2]
History
[edit]It was established in fall 2018.[2] It opened after an area private Christian English-Japanese bilingual school, Seigakuin Atlanta International School, closed.[3]
In 2019 it had 160 students, and it aimed to get up to 300.[2]
Operations
[edit]Most of the money that the school has comes from the state government, and the U.S. federal government gives additional funds. It does not receive any money from the county government because it is a charter school.[3]
Student body
[edit]Students include those who are native English speakers, native Japanese speakers, and some native speakers of other languages.[3]
Curriculum
[edit]The school has a larger amount of content taught in Japanese in lower grades while English is used more heavily later.[2] As of 2021[update] the balance at the Kindergarten level is 20% of the content in English.[4] For grades 1-2 and then 3, the percentage of English content increases to 40%, and then 50%, respectively.[5] English and Japanese medium instruction is used in each major subject. Teachers who teach Japanese medium content work with those who teach English medium content.[2] The school also had plans to have 45-minute courses about Chinese with two or three occurrences per school week per student.[1]
See also
[edit]- Consulate-General of Japan, Atlanta
- Hinoki International School - Japanese-English bilingual charter school in Metro Detroit
References
[edit]- ^ a b McNaboe, Trevor (2018-06-22). "New state-chartered Japanese school to open in Peachtree Corners". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e f Broady, Arlinda Smith (2019-03-17). "School aims to teach students, in Japanese, to be global citizens". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Atlanta. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ a b c Broady, Arlinda Smith (2022-12-25). "Consulate General of Japan Tours Local Dual Immersion School". Southwest Gwinnett Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ Cauley, H.M. (2021-06-19). "Academy focuses on Japanese immersion". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Atlanta. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ Yeomans, Curt (2019-03-04). "Peachtree Corners-based Japanese, English dual language school enrolling students for fall 2019". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
External links
[edit]- 2018 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Educational institutions established in 2018
- Bilingual schools in the United States
- Schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia
- Peachtree Corners, Georgia
- Public elementary schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Charter schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Charter elementary schools in the United States
- Japanese-American culture
- Asian-American culture in Georgia (U.S. state)