▁ ▁K GN ’ s ▁student ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 9 5 0 ▁( fl uct u ates ▁year ▁by ▁year ) ▁mostly ▁comm ute ▁from ▁within ▁Ky oto ▁City ▁and ▁surrounding ▁communities , ▁with ▁students ▁also ▁comm uting ▁from ▁neighbor ing ▁pre fect ures ▁Sh iga , ▁Os aka , ▁Hy ogo ▁and ▁N ara . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁student ▁population ▁of ▁ret ur ne e ▁students ▁( stud ents ▁who ▁have ▁lived ▁and ▁studied ▁outside ▁Japan ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁period ▁of ▁time ) ▁and ▁students ▁of ▁mixed ▁eth n ical ▁background s . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁provided ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁in ▁both ▁sports ▁and ▁culture . ▁K GN ▁also ▁st riv es ▁to ▁provide ▁students ▁with ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁explore ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁topics ▁and ▁interests ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁covered ▁in ▁conventional ▁high ▁school ▁curr ic ula . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁all ▁grade ▁ 1 2 ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁& ▁Cultural ▁Studies ▁course ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁K ans ai ▁High ▁School ▁Model ▁United ▁Nations , ▁whose ▁General ▁Assembly ▁is ▁conducted ▁in ▁English . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁activities , ▁K GN ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁represent ▁Ky oto ▁Pref ect ure ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁World ▁Youth ▁Forum ▁on ▁Education ▁for ▁S ust ain able ▁Development . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁K GN ▁was ▁recognized