About the School

Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin is a private Christian co-educational boarding institution of secondary education, whose educational philosophy stresses the harmonious development of man's physical, mental, and spiritual powers.

The school is comprised of a Junior High school and a Senior High school. It is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and is a part of a nation-wide system of Adventist schools. Other SDA schools in Japan include: 5 kindergartens, 10 elementary schools, 2 junior high schools, and one college. These schools are part of a world-wide system of schools operated by the church - the largest Protestant education system in the world.

Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin offers a unique style of student life, partly because it is a boarding institution with students coming from all over Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and partly because it remains small enough (approx. 500 students) to retain something of a family atmosphere. As well as promoting academic excellence, Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin encourages its students to participate in the physical, social and spiritual elements of life which combine to make up a balanced education.

Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin is also accredited by the Prefectural Board of Education as a school catering for Japanese returnees, providing them with a smooth transition back to a Japanese educational system.

Philosophy

The basic philosophy of the school can perhaps be best described in these words:  

True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study.  It means more than a preparation for the life that now is.  It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers.  It prepares the student for the Joy of service in the world and for the higher joy of wider Service in the world to come.
E.G. White, Education, p. 13.

 

Mental Education

One of Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin's philosophical assumptions is that every human being is endowed with power to think and to do. The school's aim is therefore to emphasize learning and help its students reach the highest intellectual level, to enable them to think critically and serve the communities of which they will ultimately become a part.

Spiritual Education

Because Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin is a Seventh-day Adventist Christian school, spiritual education is part of the core curriculum and compulsory for all students. To become part of the character, these spiritual values are combined with practical experience through worship, prayer meetings, Bible camps, involvement in community work, charity concerts and even voluntary service abroad in conjunction with ADRA, the Seventh-day Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Through these practical experiences students are thus encouraged to believe that all their powers belong to God, and that they are to live to bless others, and to give God and humanity their best service.

 

Physical Education

At the senior high level, all students are required to do 8 hours a week of practical physical work at one of the school's campus services or industries. This work program is an integral part of the school curriculum. It has been demonstrated that this work experience not only invigorates the physical powers but also tends to help students to do better academically. It also creates mutual trust and understanding, and strengthens relationships between students and teachers, as the faculty work alongside the students.

All students take an active part in club activities. The clubs presently offered are the Sign Language Club, Marionette Club, Basketball Club, Baseball Club, Softball Club, Volleyball Club, Soccer Club, Tennis Club, Badminton Club, Archery Club, and Wandervogel Club.

 

Dormitory Education

The dormitory at Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin doesn't only function as a boarding facility, it plays an integral part of the school's philosophy of education. Its aim is to foster rich human relationships, and teach students to live together in harmony.