It is a member of the Japan Council of International Schools (JCIS)[1] and a founding member of the Tokyo Association of International Preschools (TAIP)[2] The students learn all core subjects in both English and Japanese with two teachers of equal status per class, one for Japanese and one for English, who, using an integrated, thematic approach, teach, plan and write their reports together.
People in society, economy and business (Sociology, Politics, Economics, Anthropology)], and every year addresses four areas in science [ 1.Materials and Planet Earth (Chemistry); 2.
The students learn to play the violin by ear through the Suzuki method, starting from age 6, and many of them go on to other instruments as well.
Each of the classes has a three-year age-grade range of students and at least two teachers who use formative assessment methods and a developmental approach, as opposed to a standardized curriculum.
The students continually create and recreate themselves as individuals without being compared to others and without the imposition of fixed age-grade expectations or limitations on their learning.
There is a library and resource center, interactive smartboards, computers, an all-purpose room used for PE, assemblies, and events, and a rooftop playground.
To complement the multiage, hands on approach learning at the school, a number of student centered events have been created.
The school also offers parents and visitors a number of orientations and seminars throughout the year focusing on different aspects of the program.