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The was an international bilingual day school in Palos Verdes Estates, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, serving students in Kindergarten through grade 9.〔Park, Andrew. "The ABCs of Asian schools." ''Transpacific'', Transpacific Media, Inc. 9.4 (June 1994): p46+. Available on General OneFile, Gale Group, Document ID: GALE|A15239827〕 It was founded by Tadao Hara.〔Hillinger, Charles. "(Students Get a Japanese Education at 2 Palos Verdes Schools )." ''Los Angeles Times''. September 29, 1994. Retrieved on March 6, 2014.〕 ==History== The school opened in Torrance in 1979.〔 At the time, there were six students.〔Goodman, Adrianne. "Japanese Investors Tap Residential Sales Boom : Peninsula Draws Buyers From Pacific Rim." ''Los Angeles Times''. p. (2 ). Retrieved on March 6, 2014.〕 The school was founded to educate children of Japanese nationals working for companies such as Honda and Toyota.〔Taylor, Ronald B. "(An Education Made in Japan : Schools: Students learn U.S. customs, but the emphasis on excelling is clearly Japanese at an academy in Palos Verdes Estates. The demanding curriculum is designed to keep students on par with their counterparts in Tokyo and elsewhere. )" ''Los Angeles Times''. December 4, 1992. Retrieved on March 6, 2014.〕 During its first year, the school had 48 students.〔 At a later point, it moved to Hermosa Beach.〔 In the fall of 1988 the school moved to a new building with 21 classrooms. The previous school building had 14 classrooms.〔 As of 1989 the school had 269 students.〔 The school moved to the former Malaga Cove Elementary School in Palos Verdes Estates in 1992.〔 The school leased half of the building, which was still owned by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.〔 This building also housed the Rolling Hills Preparatory School and the Rancho de Los Palos Verdes Historical Society Museum.〔Chan, Erin. "(Museum Files Suit to Block Its Ouster by School District )." ''Los Angeles Times''. July 18, 2002. Retrieved on March 6, 2014. "The museum building is on the site of a closed intermediate school. The property also is home to two private schools: the International Bilingual School and Rolling Hills Preparatory. The school board has filed suit to evict the International Bilingual School. Rolling Hills Preparatory also will have to leave eventually, Smith said."〕 In 1994 the school had 175 students. By 1994 the school's enrollment had declined due to an economic decline in Japan. Hara stated that he had a plan where he would arrange to have 30 to 40 students resident in Japan each take one semester at the school, live with American host families in the South Bay, and gain exposure to the English language and American culture. This plan was to be in cooperation with Japanese high schools.〔 By 2002 the Palos Verdes Peninsula school district had filed suit to force the International Bilingual School to leave the school property.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Bilingual School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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