Kadena Elementary School

Japan / Okinawa /

Kadena Elementary School (KES) was built in 1953. The facility is composed of 25 buildings set on 10 acres of land. With over 1300 students and 85 teachers, the school is the largest elementary school in Okinawa. During the 1997-1998 school year, Kadena Elementary School made significant progress in the implementation of the School Improvement Process. Increased staff and parent ownership in the SIP have served to support increased gains in academic achievement.
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Coordinates:   26°21'4"N   127°47'43"E

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  • it was`nt the american twelve-year olders the GI joes are after back in 1995,it was a japanese kid!
  • The school opened in 1955. I attended school there the first year. I was in the 4th grade.
  • That is so cool I went to school there from 91-96 used to live next to the youth center
  • I went to school there in 1962-64..for some reason I remember having to go to Naha for a little while then back to kadena
  • Please contact the school I would love to talk to you! ( Kadena ES historian)
  • I did too same years - Scott Crumbley
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