School Jingumae International Exchange School (JIES)
Address 4-20-12 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Phone 03-5413-6090
Fax 03-5413-2020
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.jies.jp
Age 3–11 years old
Gender 60% girls, 40% boys
Class size max. 16
School size 40
Slogan A Caring and Courageous School
Goals To
- inspire our students to strive for excellence in all aspects of their development—academic, artistic, social, and physical—by providing the best possible learning environment; one that combines a well-balanced curriculum with extracurricular activities;
- respect each student as an individual with different strengths, weaknesses, and interests in a free, caring, and respectful environment;
- motivate and assist each student to develop to their maximum potential;
- promote a sense of appreciation toward the arts and natural beauty, enhancing students’ personal and emotional responses to them;
- cultivate a foundation for leading a healthy and fulfilling life, physically as well as mentally;
- challenge students to think critically, explore knowledge, question facts upon finding them, make responsible decisions, and approach learning with enthusiasm;
- promote a sense of care and responsibility in every child for the global, ecological, and educational environment;
- support pupils in developing skills so they become independent and self-sufficient individuals;
- foster a well-qualified, experienced, approachable, adaptable, and multinational faculty, and nurture their professional development;
- encourage a broad international perspective, respect and appreciation for other cultures, and beliefs that reflect the school and the global community;
- provide a truly international education and promote multilingualism to enable children to play full and active roles as global citizens and leaders who will contribute to world peace based on mutual understanding and cultural respect;
- cultivate a sense of community among the students, parents, and faculty that is based on open communication, mutual respect, cooperation, and concern; and
- take full advantage of the possibilities for enrichment afforded by the cultural and linguistic setting of Japan.
Read full profile in the Guide to International Schools in Japan.
