Extra-Curricular English Activities

Kamajo offers students a wide selection of engaging extra curricular activities to support and compliment their academic studies. The English Department regularly hosts a number of extra curricular activities throughout the year which take place both in Japan and overseas.

Overseas Programs

Canada Study Tour

Every summer approximately 30 SHS Grade 1 students go to Toronto in order to experience a 24-hour total immersion program. These students spend 3 weeks in Canada where they experience the following:
・10-day home-stay with a family and attendance at the  Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Toronto
・4-day outdoor educational camp at Bark Lake
・6-day educational and historical bus tour of Ottawa,  Montreal and Quebec City

Perkiomen Valley Exchange Program

Every second spring approximately 15 students from JHS Grade 3 and SHS Grade 1 go to Pennsylvania in the USA on a home-stay program. They spend around 3 weeks with a home-stay family and attend the Perkiomen Valley High School. In the following June and July, Kamakura Jogakuin families then host the American students in Japan. Students participate actively in both school and family life in Japan.

Studying Abroad Program in New Zealand

SHS Grade 1 and SHS Grade 2 students have the chance to study at Craighead Diocesan School for Girls in Timaru in New Zealand. Our students study for one whole academic year, returning to Kamajo to complete the rest of their school life.

Studying Abroad Program in England

SHS Grade 1 and SHS Grade 2 students have the chance to study at the prestigious public school, Leweston School in Sherborne in Dorset. Our students study for one whole academic year, returning to Kamajo to complete the rest of the school life.