Japan Women’s University focuses on the fostering of the qualities and abilities required in contemporary society, hones the skills and sensibility that serve as the foundations for the learning of students in the liberal arts sphere, and nurtures the creativity to build comfortable lifestyles and social values as well as a broadly cultured mind.
Integrated education from kindergarten through to university
The integrated education offered from kindergarten through to university is carefully designed to help pupils and students grow step-by-step, and pursue the joy of learning. In the course of this integrated education JWU emphasizes not only on academic learning but also on individual discovery and excitement, fostering an independent and enthusiastic attitude among students towards their own studies.
The joy of knowing, understanding and expression
One of the objectives of integrated education is to provide students with experiences in “the joy of knowing (impressions)”, “the joy of understanding (structure)”, and “the joy of expression (presentation).” In addition to deepening knowledge and understanding, it is considered important to foster the skills that enable that knowledge and understanding to be communicated in words and expressions. Through this, instead of the students learning in a merely passive manner, they become able to independently tackle their studies as active knowledge builders.
Honing curiosity and sensibility
Curiosity and sensibility are highly valued at JWU, and an educational environment for fostering them is provided. In particular, through the study of art, music, literature, history and culture, students encounter varied cultures and arts, enhancing their sensibility and stimulating their curiosity. In this way, the students are equipped with the creativity and flexible thinking abilities required in future leadership.
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The Liberal Arts Subjects nurturing broadly cultured minds and enriched humanity
In order to be active in a day and age when people’s values are becoming increasingly diversified and complicated, students will acquire abilities needed to understand the culture and art of diverse regions and societies, and to live in a world with all sorts of values.
Senior High School affiliated with J.W.U.
The Art Appreciation Event, cultivating the creativity to hand down and develop culture
Once a year, at the Nishi Ikuta Naruse Auditorium on the school campus, leading musicians including world-class violinists, percussionists and players of traditional Japanese instruments are invited, and the Art Appreciation Event is held for all the High School students. Over the course of three years, an enriched humanity to appreciate art and culture is fostered among students.
Junior High School affiliated with J.W.U.
The Music Concert nurturing an enriched aesthetic sentiments
Violin lessons are compulsory for the three years of the Junior High School. All students study singing and the violin for two hours each week. In the singing lessons pupils sing famous songs from around the world with the correct vocalization method and experience the pleasure of music and beauty of choral singing. Students are taught about violins from their correct handling through to various techniques, and unveil what they have learned at the Music Concert.
Homei Elementary School affiliated with J.W.U.
Expressive education to widen the potential of children
The enriched expressive education in each subject fosters children who can respond to a changing social structure and diverse sets of values. Musical, physical and artistic expression skills as well as daily written expression (verbal expression) skills are all presented at the Elementary School’s Sports Day, New Year’s Calligraphy Exhibition, Drawing Exhibition and so on, and are also useful in their daily lives. Over the space of their six years at the Elementary School, pupils’ creative thinking and communication skills are nurtured and firmly developed in an art and culture education in which their sensibility is honed.
Homei Kindergarten affiliated with J.W.U.
Fostering sensitivity (Design and Art Workshop)
Under the instruction of JWU Professor Emeritus Yohei Nishimura the pupils spontaneously create their colorful works. Their ability to express themselves is fostered and they learn the pleasure of self-expression. The ability of the pupils to freely express what bubbles up inside of them when faced with a blank canvas links in with the creation of the groundwork for learning through integrated education in the future.
