1. Kindergarten, which is a part of the school education system and enrolls children aged 3-6, is led by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (the intermediate government agency that undertakes education in Japan);
2. Nursery is a welfare institution, which enrolls children from birth to 6 years old and is led by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (the department in charge of social security in Japan).
Japan's School Education Law requires that the purpose of kindergarten education is to encourage children's safe and healthy living habits, let children feel social life in childhood, and then shape the spiritual essence of unity, friendship and self-discipline, specifically guide children to learn correct language expressions and pay attention to shaping children's interests. Japan, as a big animation country, combines animation elements with school buses to send students to and from school every day. Many mothers have a strong reaction, and children like to take the school bus. Moreover, Japanese nursing aunts will face their children with a vibrant attitude, which will make them feel at ease a lot.
Second, primary education Primary education in Japan is a six-year system. Children can enter school at the age of 6,/kloc-graduated from university at the age of 0/2. Unlike English in China, Japanese primary schools are divided according to their detailed residential addresses. Before the children go to primary school, they will report to the local service office in Japan, and they will help them to be assigned to schools close to home. The school year is 65438+ 10 month, April, July and 65438+ 10 month every year, in which April is the new semester every year, in other words, the semester of one year begins in April. Because Japan thinks that April is the cherry blossom season and the national flower of Japan is cherry blossom, they think that freshmen have a beautiful new beginning like cherry blossoms, and they place their best wishes on freshmen. The curriculum of primary schools can basically consist of three parts: curriculum, morality and special activities. In addition to the basic courses such as Mandarin and calculation, they also have some hobbies, such as sports and songs. In addition, the courses with Japanese characteristics are nothing more than children's taekwondo, swimming, domestic service and other courses. The purpose of school cultural education is to cultivate children's physical and mental development and survival skills, and improve their shooting and cooperation ability.
Third, junior high school education Japan's junior high school education is still in the stage of compulsory education, with a three-year academic system. The purpose is to stimulate students' necessary qualifications to become a member of the country and society, teach experts the basic professional knowledge and skills needed for social development, shape their work attitude and the ability to choose their way out according to their personality, promote social practice activities inside and outside the school, correctly treat students' emotions, and shape their ability to distinguish notarization. The content of education includes various courses, ethics and special activities. The course content includes basic courses and elective courses, and the compulsory courses include eight courses, including Putonghua, social development, mathematics, science and engineering, songs, arts and crafts, health sports, science and technology, and family. The types of elective courses are usually foreign languages in the first academic year, songs, arts and crafts, health sports, science and technology and family and their foreign languages in the second academic year, and foreign languages other than the eight compulsory courses in the third academic year.
Four, high school education experimental school system for three years, generally according to the discipline is divided into general, post and comprehensive two categories, according to the teaching method is divided into full-time education, on-time system and adult correspondence to discourage three ways. The specific content of high school education consists of various subjects, morality and special activities. Set up compulsory courses and elective courses, and promote credits. After graduating from college, you must complete 80 credit systems. General courses include Putonghua, physical geography, China citizens, mathematics, science and engineering, health sports, plastic arts, foreign languages and family. In order to adapt to the changes of science and technology and society, all subjects have set up related "research topics" courses to improve students' ability to solve problems.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) University education Nowadays, more and more students choose to study in universities in Japan, and there are various higher education models for students in Japan. Higher education in Japan has formed a multi-level and multi-type structure, which can be divided into three categories according to its own funds: national universities, public universities and private universities. From the academic level, Japan's higher education has a three-level structure:
The first-level structure is short-term colleges and universities, aiming at higher vocational education and cultivating practical life ability;
The second level structure is a four-year university, including comprehensive universities, multi-disciplinary universities and single-disciplinary universities;
The third level structure is graduate students, including research departments and graduate universities.
Even in the global university rankings, Japan occupies more than 20 seats in the world's top 300 universities such as Tokyo University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Nagoya University, Tohoku University and Waseda University. Since joining 2 1 century, the Japanese have won 18 Nobel Prizes, including 8 in physics, 6 in chemistry and 4 in medicine. Japan's plan of "30 Nobel Prizes in 50 Years" put forward in 200 1 year has already achieved more than half.