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22-663: Hope Rehab Centre is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Si Racha , Thailand . The Hope Rehab Centre was founded by Simon Mott and Alon Kumsawad in 2013. Mott had previously worked at The Cabin Chiang Mai rehab centre, serving as that facility's head counsellor and manager. In late 2014, musician Pete Doherty was treated at the facility. After his time there, he launched the Peter Doherty Hope Initiative to provide funding for other patients at

44-626: A jetty owned by Thai Oil ruptured, causing an oil spill. The spill polluted the Gulf of Thailand with 50-70 m³, producing a 5 km slick. The spill is currently under the authority of the Pollution Control Department and the Marine Department. Thai Oil was later given permission to use 6,000 litres of dispersant on the slick. As of 7 September 2023, the coral off the coast of islands in the gulf have been unaffected by

66-442: A population of 999,092 people. Si Racha is known as the provenance of the popular hot sauce , Sriracha , which is named after the town. Si Racha used to be part of Bang Lamung district which it borders today to its south. In 1900 ( B.E 2443) Field Marshal Chao Phraya Surasak Montri came to the area of the modern town and built a sawmill under his company Sriracha Capital Company Limited. In 1903, Surasak Montri requested that

88-465: A senior high school program. Schools that partially offer the nihonjin gakkō's curriculum after school hours or on weekends are sometimes called Japanese schools, too, but strictly speaking they are categorized as hoshū jugyō kō or hoshūkō , a supplementary school. Overseas Japanese schools operated by private educational institutions are not classified as nihonjin gakkō, but instead as Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu  [ ja ] . Some of

110-432: A variety of drug, alcohol, and process addictions . Methods include a twelve-step program , cognitive behavioral therapy , mindfulness-based cognitive therapy , and engagement in health and fitness activities like yoga , swimming, pilates , tai chi and others. Meditation, sessions of recovery coaching , intensive counselling and periodic tourist outings are other activities that patients may engage in. The length of

132-625: Is an expatriate school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions overseas and have plans to repatriate to Japan. The schools offer exactly the same curriculum used in public elementary and junior high schools in Japan, so when the students go back to Japan, they will not fall behind in the class. Some schools accept Japanese citizens only; others welcome Japanese speaking students regardless of citizenship. They are accredited by Japan's Ministry of education and science and receive funding from

154-585: Is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) so that students may easily adjust upon returning to Japan. For foreign language classes, each school usually teaches English and, if different, a major local language of the country. Most nihonjin gakkō do not admit people lacking Japanese citizenship. This practice differs from those of American and British international schools, which do admit students of other nationalities. Nihonjin gakkō usually use

176-729: Is in Si Racha. It is an affiliate of the Thai-Japanese Association School in Bangkok . Si Racha formerly housed the Sriracha- Pattaya Japanese Supplement School, a Japanese weekend school . Nihonjin gakk%C5%8D Nihonjin gakkō ( 日本人学校 , lit. School for Japanese people ) , also called Japanese school , is a full-day school outside Japan intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad. It

198-596: The Japanese government . There were 85 schools worldwide as of April 2006, and all of these schools provide English classes in the primary education. Every school hires teachers from Japan on a two- to three-year assignment, but they also hire people from the local community as Japanese-speaking teachers, English and other language instructors, administrative assistants, gardeners, janitors and security guards. Nihonjin gakkō serve elementary school and junior high school. One nihonjin gakkō , Shanghai Japanese School , has

220-904: The Rikkyo School in England , gaining senior high school level classes after 1975, and the Lycée Seijo in France, which opened in 1986. By 1991 Japanese international senior high schools were in operation in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, Denmark, and Ireland. By 1991 many overseas Japanese high schools were accepting students who were resident in Japan, and some wealthier families in Japan chose to send their children to Japanese schools abroad instead of Japanese schools in Japan. While Japan

242-741: The nihonjin gakkō in Asia have a long history, originally established as public schools in the Japan-occupied territories in Thailand , Philippines , and Taiwan . As Japan recovered after World War II , increased numbers of Japanese international schools serving elementary and junior high school levels opened around the world. The first postwar Japanese overseas school was the Japanese School of Bangkok , which opened in 1956. The Ministry of Education of Japan , as of 1985, encouraged

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264-500: The postwar rapid economic growth in the 1950s to early 1970s and the Japanese asset price bubble in the 1980s, the country gained economic power and many sogo shoshas and major industries sent their employees all over the world. That was when many nihonjin gakko were established to educate their children in Asia, Europe , Middle East , North , Central and South America . The number of nihonjin gakkō increased to 80 in 1986 with

286-600: The Japanese academic calendar instead of those of their host countries. As of 2005–2007, parents of Japanese nationality residing in the United States and Europe, as well as other industrialized and developed regions, generally prefer local schools over nihonjin gakkō , while Japanese parents in Asia and the Middle East prefer nihonjin gakkō . In 2003 11,579 Japanese students living in Asia (outside Japan) attended full-time Japanese schools, making up more than 70% of

308-489: The Japanese students in Asia. In Oceania, 194 Japanese pupils attended full-time Japanese schools, making up 7.7% of the total Japanese students in Oceania. In North America there were 502 students at full-time Japanese schools, making up 2.4% of Japanese pupils on that continent. As of 2007, there were a total of three nihonjin gakkō on the U.S. mainland recognized by MEXT. Since the early 1990s, more parents have chosen

330-662: The centre. The centre is part of a trend of medical tourism , attracting many of its patients from overseas. The Hope Rehab Centre is located on a seven-acre estate in Si Racha near the Gulf of Thailand . It contains 35 beds and is licensed by the Thailand Ministry of Health, the United Kingdom 's Federation of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners and the U.S. -based Association for Addiction Professionals. The centre uses modern and holistic rehabilitation methods and treats

352-467: The development of nihonjin gakkō , in developing countries , while it encouraged the opening of hoshū jugyō kō , or part-time supplementary schools, in developed countries . However, some Japanese parents in developed countries, in addition to those in developing countries, campaigned for the opening of nihonjin gakkō in developed countries due to concern about the education of their children. In 1971, there were 22 nihonjin gakkō worldwide. During

374-424: The district capital of Bang Phra district be moved to Si Racha, which it did but retained its original name before becoming Si Racha district in 1917. The municipality was created as a subdistrict municipality ( thesaban tambon ) in 1945. In 1995, the subdistrict municipality was upgraded to a town municipality ( thesaban mueang ). On 3 September 2023, an oil pipeline that was in use filling an oil tanker off

396-472: The junior high school abroad, or leaving the children behind, so they could become accustomed to the difficult Japanese university entrance systems. Toshio Iwasaki, the editor of the Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry , stated that this reason inhibited the development of Japanese senior high schools in other countries. The first overseas international schools that served the senior high school level were

418-687: The opening of Japanese schools in Barcelona and Melbourne . As of May of that year 968 teachers from Japan were teaching at these Japanese schools worldwide. That month 15,811 students were enrolled in those schools. The number of nihonjin gakkō increased to 82 by 1987. In the early 1980s, 40% of Japanese national children living in Europe attended nihonjin gakkō , while almost 95% of Japanese national children living abroad in Asia attended nihonjin gakkō . Many Japanese parents abroad sent their children to Japan to attend high school after they completed

440-553: The program varies from short-term stays (30 days) to longer-term stays (60 to 90 days or more). Si Racha The town is the center of the Si Racha district , the ninth-largest urban city area in Thailand. Si Racha is in the industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Pattaya , Laem Chabang , and Chonburi . It is also part of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, a conurbation with

462-405: The spill. Unrelated to the oil spill, on 8 September the waters off Si Racha experienced a plankton bloom caused by recent monsoons that had occurred across the country, causing the beaches up to Bang Saen Beach to be covered by dead marine life, including ponyfishes , crabs , pufferfishes , and tilapias . The Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha , a Japanese international school ,

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484-707: Was experiencing a major recession called the Lost Decade in the 1990s, so were nihonjin gakkō . Many of them were closed due to a dramatic decrease in enrollment. With its rapidly growing economy, China is an exception. Schools in Beijing , Shanghai and Hong Kong have been expanding and new schools had founded in Dalian , Guangzhou , Tianjin , Qingdao , Suzhou since 1991. By 2004 there were 83 Japanese day schools in 50 countries. Nihonjin gakkō use Japanese as their language of instruction. The curriculum

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