is a chain of
English conversation schools in Japan and other countries.
It was founded by Shane Lipscombe in
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
in 1977. Formerly part of the
Saxoncourt Group, it is now owned by the cram school operator Eikoh. , it has 206 branches located all over Japan, and is also present in Taiwan, mainland China, and Vietnam.
"Chiaku Sukūru wo Sagasu" 近くスクールを探す (Find a school near you)
(in Japanese). Shane English School. Retrieved on March 21, 2017 , it had about 20,000 students throughout Japan.
History
In 2001, after an education ministry
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
panel recommended English education at elementary schools, the company offered courses for Japanese elementary school teachers to prepare them for teaching English to their students.cram school
A cram school, informally called crammer and colloquially also referred to as test-prep or exam factory, is a specialized school that trains its students to achieve particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schoo ...
operator because they wanted to move into the teaching of 5th- and 6th-grade students due to the new compulsory English teaching at that age level.
Controversies
In March 2017, two teachers filed a suit against the company, claiming wrongful dismissal.
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English conversation schools in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1977
1977 establishments in Japan