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Life at TIS
Trust, Inspire, Support
Life at TIS
Trust, Inspire, Support
Life at TIS
Trust, Inspire, Support
Life at TIS
Trust, Inspire, Support
Life at TIS
Trust, Inspire, Support
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Experiential Education

 

At TIS, we frame learning around six key principles. One of these is holistic learning, where learners engage in a balanced transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary curriculum that includes experiential learning with depth and breadth. Through day field trips, residential trips, and annual snow trip, we cultivate a learning environment outside the classroom where students continue to construct knowledge and make meaning of the world together with adults and other children.

Day Field Trips (all grades)

Being the largest city in the world, Tokyo provides us with a wide and diverse range of cultural activities. All grade levels engage in day field trips throughout the school year connected to what they are learning in the classroom, empowering students to transfer their learning to new and real life situations.

Residential Trips (Grade 3 – 10)

Grades 3 through Grade 10 enjoy domestic residential trips to exciting locations such as Yamanashi, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Kanazawa. Residential field trips focus on developing team building, self-management, and leadership skills. Typically scheduled in Autumn, the residential trip is an opportunity for students to get to know their grade level cohort.

Ski Trip (Upper School)

Grades 6 through Grade 10 also enjoy the exciting annual winter trip to the famous dry powder snow of the Japanese Alps. Under the guidance of professional instructors, students learn how to ski or snowboard according to their experience level.

Voices

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It helps me feel more accepting and understand different cultures, different religions and different ideas of how people see things.
Grade 8 - Palestine
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It's really fun and we get to do so many things.
Grade 2 - UK/Mongolia
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And what I like about TIS is all my friends are very kind to me and there's no bullying.
Grade 4 - The Netherlands
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One of the things which surprised us was the degree of human warmth that we found in the school. The teachers actually take the time, to learn about each individual student and target the education process towards that profile.
Alejandro Barbajosa - Mexico
Having had two of the kids at TIS was definitely one of our highlights during our four years in Tokyo. A lot of fond memories and lasting connections have been made for the kids and parents alike. The transition to another IB school went smoothly. Thank you all at TIS for such a special time!
Ann-Katrin van Schie - The Netherlands
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The first day when my daughter came back home, she said, “I already have two new friends.” We were nervous but I remember the sense of relief when I walked back home and thought… OK, that's going to be a good place to be.
Andrea Gerali - Italy
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People are happy; happy to be here, happy to go about their work and what they do each day. It really is something that you can palpably feel.
Kenny McFadden (Grade 5 Homeroom Teacher) - Australia
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Fun! Totally, that would be the first word that comes to mind. That's not just the staff, it's the students as well.
Lisa Muntz (Learning Support Coordinator) - Australia
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Teaching (students) how to learn by themselves and that's absolutely fantastic. I have so many instances so many examples when they are just so inquisitive.
Jorge Marenco (Spanish and Physical Education) - Spain/UK

Apple Distinguised School

Tokyo International School is a non profit school, which is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
We are a fully authorized, International Baccalaureate World School, catering for students from Kindergarten 1 (four years old) to Grade 8 (fourteen years old).