India International School in Japan

India International School in Japan, Tokyo

The India International School in Japan (IISJ, インド系インターナショナルスクール) is an Indian education international school in the Kanto region of Japan. It has one campus in Koto, Tokyo and one campus in Midori-ku, Yokohama.[1] It is a K-12 school ranging from elementary to senior secondary.[2]

The school first opened in 2004. It moved into its current Tokyo facility in April 2007; this building has five stories. At that time it served grade levels kindergarten through 10.[3] As of 2008 the school was expanding in size.[4]

Curriculum

In the first grade students begin public speaking, acting, computer programming, and debate. A vast number of languages are available for the students,including French,Hindi,Tamil,Nepali, and English,which is everyone's first language,being an English medium school. Japanese is mandatory from third grade,to ninth grade,where it is optional.

The school not only emphasises academics but also has exposure on music (Western and Indian), Art, physical education and an array of co-curricular activities. The school has two huge laboratories; one is the science lab and the recently improvised computer lab with recent windows software and more than 50 seats.

Student body

As of September 2007 there were over 200 students, including 7 Japanese.[3] As of late 2007 there were 10 Japanese students and 160 students of other nationalities.[4]

As of 2016, the Tokyo Campus of IISJ has more than 800 students with children from various nationalities i.e. Japan, Pakistan, USA, UK, Russia, Italyand India of course.

See also

Japanese schools in India:

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." India International School in Japan. Retrieved on October 29, 2014. "IISJ Tokyo Campus Address 1-20-20 Ojima, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0072" and "IISJ Yokohama Campus Address 3-23, Kirigaoka, Midori-ku, Yokohama "
  2. ↑ "Home." India International School in Japan. Retrieved on October 29, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Saito, Mayumi. "Weekend Beat: Japanese parents praise Tokyo's Indian schools" (Archive). The Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune. September 22, 2007, Tokyo edition. Retrieved on March 10, 2015. See alternate location (Archive).
  4. 1 2 Fackler, Martin. "Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India’s Schools." The New York Times. January 2, 2008. Retrieved on March 9, 2015. Alternate link (Archived 2015-03-09 at WebCite)

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