Aoyama_Gakuin

Aoyama Gakuin

Aoyama Gakuin

Educational institute in Tokyo, Japan

Aoyama Gakuin School Corporation (学校法人青山学院, Gakkō Hōjin Aoyama Gakuin) is an educational institute in Tokyo, Japan, which comprises Aoyama Gakuin University, Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School, Aoyama Gakuin Junior High School, Aoyama Gakuin Elementary School, and Aoyama Gakuin Kindergarten.

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The institute was founded in 1874 by Dora E. Schoonmaker, an American missionary sent to Japan by the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] Canadian missionary Davidson Macdonald MD played a role in the establishment of Aoyama Gakuin, and his contribution to the improvement of Japan's educational system is considered an important episode in the early history of Japanese-Canadian relations.[2]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Aoyama Gakuin Jr. College: Schoonmaker bio + thumbnail image Archived February 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Foreign Ministry of Japan: Episodes in Japan-Canada Relations.

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