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School details
Native English speaking teachers |
IISJ has highly trained and talented international faculty, comprised of Indian, British, American, French and Japanese teachers. |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Hindi, Tamil, French, Japanese |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Admission are open all year round and students can be admitted at any time during the school provided they produce Transfer Certificate from their previous school. |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
School start time |
9:00 am |
School finish time |
Lower Kindergarten: 2:00 pm
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School bus service available |
Yes |
Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Cricket, soccer, basketball, table tennis, drawing, chess |
Sports activities included |
Soccer, basketball, athletics |
Sports facilities at the school |
Gym |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
India International school IISJ is the oldest Indian school in Japan . It offers K-12 education to Indian as well as non Indian students. The school combines the best of Indian and western education systems and provides unique learning to its students . |
Teaching approach of the school |
India International School has five sections. Montessori Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Senior Secondary Section. Kindergarten is divided into Lower Kindergarten and Upper Kindergarten. In Lower Kindergarten, two and half year old children are admitted. Here, the class atmosphere is very informal. Emphasis is placed on building basic vocabulary through rhymes, developing motor skills through Montessori material and acquiring personality traits such as sharing and helping. Through practical life exercises kindergarteners learn basic tasks of everyday life. The Indian school in Tokyo, Japan follows the CBSE curriculum. To facilitate a smooth transition for students coming from or going to the ICSE system, the curriculum has been additionally adjusted. The medium of instruction is English. Hindi is taught as a regular subject. IISJ is offering Tamil from 1st grade onwards and French from 3rd grade onwards. Books and materials are as prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training. In addition, Japanese is taught to integrate students with the local culture. |