Christian Academy in Japan

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**Christian Academy in Japan**

Motto	Equipping students to impact the world for Christ
Established	1950
Type	Private
Headmaster	Calvin Johnston
Principal	Brian VanderHaak (HS)
Principal	Tanya Hall (MS)
Principal	Jacquline Willson (ES)
Students	300 (2005-06 SY) + 285 in ESS
Location	Higashi Kurume, Japan
Address	1-2-14 Shinkawa-cho, Higashi Kurume-shi, Tokyo 〒203-0013
Telephone	0424-71-0022
ESS Director	Flossie Epley
Colors	Blue & Gold
Mascot	Knight
Website	http://www.caj.or.jp/

Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ), established in 1950, is a private Christian school in the city of Higashi Kurume, Tokyo, Japan that provides an American-style education in English. As of 2005, CAJ had 460 students, from kindergarten through high school. About 48% of the students are children of Christian missionaries who work for some 40 different mission organizations. The students come from more than 25 countries, with 41% from the United States, 32% from Japan, and 12% from Korea. Most students commute, but a dormitory on the campus houses up to 16 middle-school or high-school students. The four-acre (16,000 m²) campus in the western suburbs of Tokyo also includes a classroom building, auditorium, library, gymnasium, computer lab, home economics and industrial arts facilities, and a dining hall.

1 Academics
2 Activities
3 Sponsoring mission groups
4 External links

[edit] Academics

CAJ has elementary, middle school and high school divisions. The program is communicated in the English language and is based upon an American approach which uses United States educational standards, course sequences and options (college preparatory and career), instructional materials, standardized tests, educational research, and cocurricular activities. Over 90% of graduates from the high school go on to college or university.^{[citation needed]} The school also provides support to parents who homeschool their children and to those who enroll their children in Japanese schools through a program called Educational Support Services (ESS). CAJ has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges since 1976.

[edit] Activities

CAJ has a wide range of activities for its students. Chapel is included for all ages. Elementary school activities include several musical groups and various field trips. Middle and high school activities include the CAJ Student Council, sports, drama, music, field trips, yearbook, school newspaper, and community service opportunities.

[edit] Sponsoring mission groups

Christian Academy in Japan is owned and operated by the following six evangelical mission groups that provide the school with leadership, teachers and students: