Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School

Global Tokushin Course The Global Tokushin Course is an advanced academic course for students whose primary focus is to move on to a four-year university, with either a focus in liberal arts or sciences. International and Cultural Studies Course The IC Course is an English co-emersion course with faculty of both Japanese and foreign teachers, and is designed for students who have an interest in foreign language and in engaging in foreign relations as a profession, either domestic or abroad. About a third of IC course students are admitted to KUFS every year. General Academic Course The GA Course is designed for students who require additional support in academic studies, or who wish to focus extensively on extracurricular club activities. Sports Education Course The Sports Education Course is designed for students who focus extensively on scholastic athletic competition, with additional studies in various athletic-related fields. == International Exchange Program ==

Students are offered opportunities to both study abroad and become hosts for students studying in Japan. As of 2016, KGN is engaged in sister-school relationships with 6 institutions in New Zealand and Canada, offering 1-month, 6-month, and 1-year opportunities to live and study abroad. KGN is also partnered with institutions in Malaysia, the United States, and Australia, offering short-term opportunities for either studying abroad or international exchange through various social media outlets. Also, a handful of students from around the world have experienced both short-term and long-term stays at KGN with students’ families as hosts through various institutions such as the Rotary Club and AFS Intercultural Programs. == Kansai High School Model United Nations ==

Kansai High School Model United Nations (Japanese: ), abbreviated as KHSMUN, is a model united nations project administered by the Course of International and Cultural Studies at Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School in Kyoto, Japan, which includes a multi-day conference held annually at the Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto) in Kyoto, Japan. Participants of the conference are high school students from various high schools within and around the Kansai region of Japan. The first conference was held in 1991 at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies with 2 high schools participating, and has since then grown to include over 250 participants representing 12 high schools. The conference is divided into two commissions, and is conducted mostly in English. with an opening ceremony, bloc/committee meetings, a poster session, and 3 General Assembly sessions. Kansai High School Model United Nations is the first MUN conference in Japan developed for high school students learning English as a foreign language (EFL). History The conference was originally known as the Kyoto High School Model United Nations, which began as a capstone project for year three students at then Kyoto Nishi High School (Now Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School) as part of the curriculum for the Course of International and Cultural Studies. The first conference was held in 1991 In 2002, the conference was held for the first time at the ICC Kyoto. The conference returned to Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in 2004, but was held again at the ICC Kyoto in 2006, and has been the conference's venue since then. In 2011, Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School was awarded The Kyoto Private School Promotion Association Award (Japanese: ) for its Kansai High School Model United Nations project, recognizing the multi-day conference as an optimal learning method aimed at EFL learners. In 2015, president of the United Nations Association of Japan and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Sen Sōshitsu XV was the keynote speaker for the conference's 25th anniversary opening ceremony. In 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the conference was held online for the course of 7 weeks. The conference returned to a 3-day format in 2021, but remained online ==References==