Otsuma Nakano Junior & Senior High School is a private six-grade girls' school for secondary education with approximately 1500 students and 130 faculty members, including teachers, instructors, nurses, accountants, etc. It has a history of more than 40 years of sending out intellectual and hardworking students to society. Otsuma is currently a participating school in the Super Global High School program, a MEXT-sponsored initiative which facilitates a global-minded education at top-performing schools in Japan. Some examples of this initiative in practice are our participation in the NFLJ debate program, our model UN, the large number of exchange programs we operate, ranging from a few weeks to entire semesters (exchanging with schools in France, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and others). We also offer a Global Leaders Course, which emphasizes intensive and broad-ranging examination of world events, multi-media communication, and the development of active learning and critical thinking skills. The school also runs extensive testing programs for academic tests such as the Eiken, TEAP, IELTS, and others, and continues to achieve good results in these tests. Otsuma Nakano is located in the heart of Tokyo, and our students commute from all over the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Most of their commuting times by bus, train, or walking are within one hour. Walking down the busy street from the Nakano station, you might notice a modern complex of several school buildings. Otsuma Nakano is affiliated with Otsuma Women's University. So, Otsuma Nakano's graduates are qualified to enter the university if their grade average is met with certain requirements. They also apply for admission to other Japanese prestigious universities, including national universities such as Tokyo University, and private universities such as Waseda University, Keio University, and some others.