Teachers and pupils at the time of our foundation, May 10, 1888(Meiji 21) 　Miss Cunningham, the first principal, sits in the front row surrounded by her pupils. 　According to old records, all the pupils lived in the dormitory. Their expression is quite serious, depicting the photography style of the time.

Miss Martha Jane Cunningham, The first School Principal

On November 26, 1887(Meiji 20), Miss Cunningham, as the first school principal, conducted the opening ceremony of Shizuoka Eiwa Jogakko. Her prayer has become the school standard, and the phrase which embodies Eiwa's principle of education, "Serve God and people with loving and dedicated minds," is still recited today at opening ceremonies. 　Eiwa school was established with the objective of providing young Japanese women an education with the goal of improving women's position in society. We have continued that tradition, and now that we are entering our second century Eiwa has developed a new curriculum to respond to the current needs of students and their imminent roles in society. We offer an excellent education and the opportunity for young women to become independent citizens, always mindful of the needs of others as well as themselves.

Since its foundation, Eiwa has stressed an education with an international viewpoint. Based on its long experience of providing an international education, Eiwa is even further strengthening its international curriculum for a new global age.
	Student exchanges with our sister school, Balmoral Hall, Winnipeg, Canada.

■History
1887 (Meiji 20)	Rev. Yoshiyasu Hiraiwa, a minister of Shizuoka Methodist Church, with Mr. Ryukichi Sekiguchi, Governor and others, established Shizuoka Jogakko, Nishi-Kusabuka, Shizuoka city. Miss M. J. Cunningham is appointed first school principal.
1903 (Meiji 36)	The school was renamed Shizuoka Eiwa Jogakko.
1945 (Showa 20)	The school building burned down during an air raid, WW�U After the end of the war, on August 21, classes resumed on the burned-out site.
1947 (Showa 22)	Rebuilt Shizuoka Eiwa Jogakuin Junior High School followed by the addition of Shizuoka Eiwa Jogakuin High School, 1948.
1966 (Showa 41)	Shizuoka Eiwa Jogakuin Women's Junior College established on a separate campus in Shizuoka city.
1981 (Showa 56)	Canadian Summer School started. Later, Balmoral Hall School in Winnipeg, and The Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, and our school agreed to be sister schools.
1999 (Heisei 11)	A new chapel and new school buildings were built.
2002 (Heisei 14)	Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University for men and women was established on the same campus as the junior college, and both share the same board with the high school.