The mission of the UWC movement and of the school is to "make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future".

[3] ISAK’s aims to develop creative, open-minded young people who are curious, engaged and passionate about creating positive change.

To help students develop their potential as thinkers, leaders and change-makers, the curriculum at ISAK combines rigorous academics with leadership and design thinking programs, community service and project-based learning.

As an official International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, ISAK offers a curriculum in line with the IB philosophy of critical thinking that encompasses a broad range of fields, helping students learn how to connect academic knowledge to real world situations.

Despite the questions regarding foreigners leaving Japan due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the school stated it was going to submit its paperwork in the month of June 2011 so construction could begin.

During the first months of the ban, students maintained virtual classes from all around the world, being the school administration a big advocate for border opening, even having the founder, Lin Kobayashi, appear in TV.

After the end of the First Term, it was decided that the situation was no longer sustainable, forcing students to walk away from the institution due to the poor circumstances.

Just a few months after this events had transpired, Japanese government relaxed its border policies, making international incoming 10th graders - who had been offered the opportunity to keep having virtual classes - finally get to campus.