Accreditation

Aoba-Japan International School (Suginami Campus) is proud to be an accredited member of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges and the Council of International Schools since 1997. These accreditations reflect the commitment of the school to the highest standards of education and require regular, rigorous assessment, examination and continuous improvement of all school operations and resources.

The Council of International Schools is the premier organisation in International Education for the accreditation of schools and Best Practice development. CIS is a not-for-profit organisation of a truly worldwide international educational community comprising over 600 member schools and 450 colleges/universities. It has experience of K–12 education in more than 100 countries and many of the Council's Officers and Consultants are former heads of international schools.

The central purpose of CIS is to enable member organisations to achieve and deliver the highest standards in International Education and continually improve the outcome of student learning.

Founded in 1885, the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEASC), is the nation’s oldest regional accrediting association whose mission is the establishment and maintenance of high standards for all levels of education, from pre-K to the doctoral level.

NEASC serves more than 2,000 public and independent schools, colleges and universities in the six states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and American/international schools in more than 65 nations worldwide.

“The accreditation process we have developed over the years is a major vehicle that can and should be used to bring about educational improvement at all levels of schooling,” says Jacob Ludes, III, Executive Director and CEO of NEASC. “NEASC is poised to be a partner in the effort to reform and improve education in the region.”