Aoba-Japan International School
Aoba at a glance:
- Pre-kindergarten to grade 9
- Meguro Campus (central Tokyo, near Shibuya)
- Suginami Campus (between Shinjuku & Kichijoji)
- Meguro, kindergarten ages 2 to 6
- Suginami kindergarten (ages 4 to 6), elementary & middle school
- 45+ faculty
- 30+ nationailities nationailities, welcoming of all nationalities
- Co-educational (boys and girls)
- Non-religious, Living Values Education Program
- Multilingual education in English and Japanese
- Limited and non-English speakers accepted, homeroom-based intenstive English program
- English-speaking environment
- Communication to familes in English & Japanese
- Summer school, Saturday school, after-school support programs
- Flexible international enrollment calendar
- Founded 1976
- Accredited by CIS and NEASC
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in Aoba-Japan International
School. A-JIS has two campuses located in beautiful
residential areas of Meguro in central Tokyo and
Suginami, near Kichijoji.
A-JIS is a truly international, non-denominational school
designed to meet the specific needs of students who come
from a wide variety of educational and cultural
backgrounds, with over 30 nationalities represented. Our
Living Values Education Program supports respect for
individual students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
The Meguro Campus, a four-year coeducational
Kindergarten founded in 1976,offers international and
bilingual oriented (English and Japanese) education to
children of ages 2 to 6 years old, in a family-like
atmosphere. It aims to provide foreign and Japanese
children with language and other essential skills necessary
for successful entry into first grade.
The Suginami Campus provides coeducational, multicultural
and bilingual education in English and Japanese for
students from kinder (age 4) to grade 9, in a family-like
atmosphere. Homeroom-based intensive English
preparatory classes are provided for elementary and
middle school students who have limited or no English
proficiency upon entry. Reading, phonics, oral and written
English and Mathematics are the main concentration areas
in the intensive English preparatory program.
All elementary and middle school students attend regular
Music, Art, Computer, Physical Education, Science, and
Social Studies classes. The curriculum is supported and
supplemented by after-school Skills Development Sessions,
extra-curricular clubs, Saturday School and Summer School.
Daily native Japanese (Kokugo) and classes in Japanese as
a second language are provided. The school provides an
excellent math program where students are grouped by
ability. Abacus classes are provided for kinder students.
Our Placement Office provides individual support for
graduating students advancing into reputable schools in
Japan and abroad. We cater to a diverse range of students from countries
with varying school calendars; therefore in order to meet
the needs of prospective parents and students we
welcome applications throughout the
school year.
Please visit our school and experience
our warm and welcoming atmosphere.
We look forward to meeting you,
getting to know your child, and
discussing how we can meet your
needs through our mission to be the
best that we can be. | アオバ・ジャパン・インターナショナルスクール（AJIS）
にお問い合わせいただき、誠にありがとうござい
ます。
A-JISは東京の中心部にある目黒区と、吉祥寺に程近い
杉並区の美しい住宅街に位置しています。
A-JISには、30カ国以上の生徒が在籍しており、様々な
教育環境や文化的環境で育った児童生徒たちの具体的な
ニーズに応えることのできる、無宗派で真に国際的な学
校です。道徳的価値観を教えていくプログラムでは多様
な文化的背景を持つ児童生徒一人ひとりを尊重していま
す。
1976年に設立され、男女共学の4年制の保育・幼稚園で
ある目黒キャンパスは、国際的でバイリンガル指向（英
語と日本語）の教育を家族的な雰囲気の中で、2歳から6
歳のお子様に提供しております。そして、インターナシ
ョナルスクールの1年生として入学するために必要な語
学やその他の重要な技能を身につけることを目的として
おります。
杉並キャンパスは男女共学で、多文化教育、また、英語
と日本語のバイリンガル教育を家族的な雰囲気の中で、
幼稚園(4歳児)から9年生(中学3年生)の児童生徒に提供し
ております。入学時に英語力が十分でない、または、全
くない初等部と中等部の児童生徒にはそれぞれのレベル
に合わせたホームルーム別の英語集中クラスがあります。
この集中プログラムでは主にリーディング、フォニック
ス、口頭英語及び文語英語、そして数学を集中的に学び
ます。
音楽、図工、コンピューター、体育、理科、そして社会
などの通常クラスは初等部と中等部の全生徒が受けます。
児童生徒は放課後に行っているスキル・ディベロップメ
ント・セッション、アフタースクール・クラブやサタデ
ースクールに参加することで英語力を強化することもで
きます。
また、国語及び第二言語として日本語の授業を毎日行っ
ております。当校には素晴らしい数学プログラムがあり、
児童生徒は能力に応じてクラス別けされます。幼稚園の
児童生徒にはそろばんの授業も用意されています。
進学指導部においては、日本国内のインターナショナル
スクールや海外の学校へ進学する卒業生を一人ひとりサ
ポートいたします。
 A-JISは、学校の日程が異なる様々な国の児童生徒にお
応えするためにも、入学を希望される保護者や生徒のニ
ーズに沿って学年度の途中でも入学願書を受け付けてお
ります。 是非、一度A-JISにお越し下さい。そしてA-JISの暖かく
心地よい環境を肌で感じて下さい。皆様にお会いし、お
子様を知り、またどのように皆様のニーズにお応えでき
るか、｢常に自己の最高を目指せ｣というA-JISのミッシ
ョンを通じてお話できる日を楽しみにしております。 Neal Dilk
Head of School |
Our English Language Standard
- English and Japanese instruction
- English-speaking school environment
- Notices and essential documents provided to families in English and Japanese
English is the language of instruction in the school, except in classes specifically teaching other languages. To facilitate the most productive English language learning environment and to help create a sense of harmony and unity, the use of English will be encouraged throughout the school. The school ensures that a quality language learning environment is maintained across all grade levels and in every classroom. The official language of communication within the school is English, however, where possible and practical, important announcements and documents will also be provided to families in English and Japanese.
School Year
| | 2010-2011 |
| Regular School Year | | August 24, 2010 to June 9, 2011 |
| Intensive Program | | August 24, 2010 to July 7, 2011 |
| Meguro Kinder 1 & 2 | | August 24, 2010 to June 9, 2011 |
| Summer School | | June 13 to July 7, 2010 |
| | |
Vacations | | |
| Christmas and New Year | | December 18, 2010 to January 5, 2011 |
| Spring | | March 19 to March 27, 2011 |
| Summer | | July 8 to August 22, 2011 |
| | |
Placement of Accepted Students
Kindergarten
Kinder
Level 1
| Meguro Campus | 1.5 years of age on or before August 31 of that
school year
|
Kinder Level 2
| Meguro Campus | 3 years
of age on or before August 31 of that school year
|
Kinder
Level 3
| Meguro & Suginami Campuses | 4 years of age on or before August 31 of that
school year |
Kinder Level 4
| Meguro & Suginami Campuses | 5 years of age
on or before August 31 of that school year |
Elementary School
- Suginami Campus
- Grades 1 to 6
- Grade 1 students are 6 years of age on or before August 31st of the school year.
- Students for grades 2 to 6 are placed in grades that match their age and academic history.
Middle School
- Suginami Campus
- Grades 7 to 9
- Students for grades 7 to 9 are placed in grades that match their age and
academic history.
Class Size
The school recognizes the need to maintain an optimal class size that
offers maximum opportunities for quality instruction and learning
within the constraints of the school’s resources. As such, class size
upper limits are:
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Elementary | 20 |
Middle School
| 20 |
| Intensive | 18 |
Equal
Education Opportunities
The school upholds the United Nations Declaration of Human
Rights. In accordance with the principle of equal opportunity, every
child enrolled in the school, regardless of gender, race, creed, color,
national origin, or cultural background will be given maximum
opportunity for educational development. Children who cannot speak
English at the time of
enrollment are also welcome.
Graduate Placement
In recognizing Aoba-Japan
International School's Mission Statement and its Objectives as an
educational institution and a viable enterprise, the Placement Office
has a goal of assisting graduates and their parents in the selection of
appropriate secondary schools. Placement Team Members meet ninth
graders and their parents with the goal of facilitating the placement
process, particularly as it pertains to the orientation toward the
various steps leading to the selection of the high school that will best
meet the needs of the students. Counselling begins with eighth graders
for their preparation for ninth grade, and also assemblies with the
eighth grade parents are held to give them advanced information on the
placement process and procedures followed at A-JIS.
The following
takes place during the year to assist both the students and parents in
finding the best school:
- holding Round Table meetings in
September with the teachers of graduating students to have enough
information about each student
- meeting parents of
graduating students to discuss placement concerns
- involving
with student recruitment events to gather up-to-date information on
schools
- attending the TABS Fair held by the Association
of Boarding Schools in late October
- meeting with
admission officers of high schools in Japan and abroad
- meeting
with parents and the graduating students individually to assist them in
finding and deciding on appropriate schools
- giving
parents and graduating students assistance in filling out application
forms throughout the year
- preparing necessary documents
for application such as confidential teacher recommendations and
official transcripts
- administering practice interviews
for school admission and visa application to graduating students
- giving
information and advice to parents and graduating students on general
procedure after accepted by a school (I-20, visas, immunisations, etc.)
- meeting
parents of eighth grade students in April to give them advanced
information on placement after graduation
This process
gives both the students and their the best possible method of finding a
school that will continue the quality education that they would like for
their future.
Mission, Aims & Philosophy
Mission Statement
We
shall fully acknowledge and form a synergistic relationship between the
broadly varied backgrounds of our students, parents, teachers and
staff. This diversity in both cultures and language added to the
traditions and language of Japan, shall serve as the setting for the
increasing awareness of and contribution to the international community.
We
shall constantly develop and evolve to meet the current demands in
education and guide our students to reach their fullest potential for
them to "Be the best they can be."
Aims
Aoba-Japan International School guides its students to reach their fullest potential to become...
Ever growing entities who...
- gain a strong foundation in all learning areas
- demonstrate the ability to be independent leaders
- apply learning in real life situations.
Citizens with sincere and pure minds who...
- exhibit honesty and integrity
- make wise decisions and choices.
Individuals with respect for ideas who...
- appreciate their own work and the work of others
- work cooperatively with their peers and the members of their learning groups
Learners with knowledge and humanity who...
- express knowledge and experience comprehensively in writing and speaking
- speak and write in at least two languages
- read fluently for information as well as for enjoyment
- display good listening skills
- manifest empathy and critical thinking
Builders of international friendship who..
- respect other people's rights and values
- show appreciation of their own culture and the culture of others
Contributors to the continually emerging global world who...
- involve themselves in activities for the care of the earth and its environment
- give
time, energy and effort to make better the quality of life in the
school, the host nation and the various world communities.
Philosophy
"Learning in itself is a way of life"
We
at A-JIS are life long learners who have a responsibility to contribute
in our own individual ways to the emerging global society.
History
Mrs. Regina Rogers-Doi founded the school in 1976.
Her ideology in founding the school is aptly stated in this thought in
verse authored by her:
To look at ourselves
As ever growing entities.
To develop ourselves with
Sincerity and purity of mind
To open ourselves to new ideas;
To respectfully acknowledge
The ideas of others
And from this, be able to grow
In knowledge and humanity.
From this we’ll be able to
Contribute to the emerging
Global world.
And the new order of things.
Aoba
International School, comprised of nursery, kindergarten, pre-first
grade classes was founded in 1976 with approximately 20 children in a
small house near Daikanyama station, with the purpose of providing a
four-year bilingual oriented pre-first grade education. The school
primarily catered for Japanese children, providing students with
English-language foundations necessary to succeed within international
schools. Shortly after establishment, the kindergarten moved to the
site of the current Meguro Campus, adjacent to Saigoyama Park.
The
success of Aoba International School within the international and
Japanese community resulted in a parent requests for the opening of an
elementary and junior high school and with the help of parents, in 1980 Japan International School was founded by Mrs. Doi-Rogers. Japan
International School was originally located near Daikanyama Station on
the Toyoko Line, close to Aoba International School. As enrollment
expanded, the school moved three times: first to Harajuku, then to
Shibuya, and finally in 1992 at the present location in Suginami Ward.
There A-JIS occupies an attractive building purpose-built for use of
the school.
As
the school facilities improved, acknowledgement as a quality
educational institution has been received both domestically and
internationally. As a matter of course, the school earned its first
international accreditation with the European Council of International
Schools (ECIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
(NEASC) in 1996. In order to streamline educational
and administrative operations from kindergarten through to middle school, the two campuses officially became one organization in 1998 under the name Aoba-Japan International School. The combined enrollment of the two campuses has grown to the present enrollment of 400 students.
Read more about the history of Aoba-Japan International School and founder Regina Rogers-Doi in this Japan Times feature article .
