A BRIEF HISTORY of kamiisshiki elementary school

○History　Outline

1. Before establishment of The School (April 1st, 1954： nine years after the end of　the Second World War )
February, 1951 　　Land Acquired for School Construction (mainly paid for by　donation from a rich donor)
March, 1951 　　　　School groundbreaking
September, 1951　 School Inauguration (Branch School of “NishikoiwaElementary School”)
June, 1952 & March, 1954 　　School Expansion
April, 1954 　　　　　Change of name from 「Branch School of Nishikoiwa Elementary　School」 to 「The Independent Kamiisshiki Elementary School」(The Opening Day of The School was May 21st, 1954)
School at Opening Stage

２．After establishment of The School
Our School Started with a Student Population of 514, 18 Teachers and 5 Staff.

June 15th, 1964 　　The Tenth Anniversary Ceremony from the Opening was Held and Together with That the School Song was Composed.
March 29th, 1968 The School Buildings were Renovated as Reinforced-Concrete Buildings.
May 16th, 1969 Swimming Pool was Constructed.
February 12th, 1970 School Tree Planting Ceremony. The Tung Tree was Chosen as The School Tree.
January 8th, 1972 A Sundial was Presented.
September 26th, 1977 A 　Manneken Pis Statue (Peeing Boy Statue) was Presented.
Stone Manikin Piss (image)

May 1st, 1982 　　Electronic Security System was Introduced.
November 13th, 1984　Bon Festival Dance Song “Kamisho-Ondo” was Composed.August 31th, 1986 Multi-Purpose Lecture Room was Completed.
April 26th, 1994 Our School was Nominated as a Co-operating School of Volunteer Activity.
April 1st, 1999 　　Our School was Nominated as a School Encouraging Innovative Education.
April 1st, 2001 Our School was Nominated as a School Encouraging Human-Rights Education in Tokyo.
March 26th, 2003 　　Our School was Lent the Riverside of Shinnakagawa River as Educational Garden from Edogawa-ku ,

Student Gathering the Seeds of Sunflower)