"There is a deliberate link between professional development and sustained classroom practice, with targeted opportunities provided for groups of teachers."
IB Evaluation Report
At Tokyo International School, we believe the most important investment we can make is in the people who guide and inspire our children every day, our teachers. Our commitment to professional development isn’t just a part of our policy; it’s the very heart of our school culture. We believe that for our students to be lifelong learners, our educators must be, too. This genuine dedication to growth ensures that your child is always taught by an engaged, knowledgeable, and passionate professional, making for a truly inspiring and dynamic learning experience.
Our approach to professional learning is built on our core values. We believe this is what makes our community so special:
For us, professional growth isn’t a goal in itself, it’s how we provide a remarkable education for your child. When teachers are actively learning, they bring fresh ideas and renewed energy to the classroom. This creates a vibrant, responsive learning environment where your child is encouraged to be curious, confident, and compassionate. Our commitment to our educators is ultimately a promise to your family: that your child will be cared for, challenged, and guided by a team of dedicated professionals who are truly passionate about helping them thrive.
We foster an open climate of risk taking, questioning, self reflection and goal-setting. Distributed leadership is nurtured at our school. Everyone’s voice, ideas and initiatives are encouraged. Staff are motivated and empowered to lead and teach others; irrespective of the position on their name badge. Our leaders are learners too.
We are committed to working with some of the world’s greatest educational thinkers. Our initiatives are focused, strategic and sustained. For example, we have invited numerous consultants over the years including Eblana Learning to discussing about AI in education, Jennifer Abrams about Collaboration, Tania Lattanzio about Differentiation and Susan McLean about Child Protection.
"The amount I have grown as a professional over the years is extraordinary"
Gabrielle Kaufhold
(IB Workshop Leader)
We live and breathe the IB philosophy: we walk the talk: “The school’s commitment to the programmes extends to explicit modelling of good practice at all levels, including meetings and leadership presentations.”
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).
