230 students

40+ nationalities

American

20%

Native, certified elementary school teachers.

The school provides ESL and learning support services, and tutoring after school.

UST teaches Japanese every day. The classes are level-based. In addition to Japanese, a Spanish elective is offered in Middle School.

16 students

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All kindergarten classes have teaching assistants in addition to lead teachers. In lower elementary, teaching assistants are employed, if needed.

In Early Years children use iPad for learning centers; starting from G3 all students have individual iPads. Middle schools students have laptops. Technology is integrated into the classwork and used across all subjects.

The school has a daily online learning protocol across all grades that includes all academic and specialty subjects. To support working parents and struggling students, in addition to the in-class support we offer daily online consultations, small-group tutoring and one-on-one sessions.

No. We welcome and celebrate all religions and cultures.

Starting from Grade 4, all students complete a standardized diagnostic test in Math and English called i-Ready. This diagnostic test is conducted three times a year to help teachers better identify students' areas of need and trace progress throughout the year. Based on the test results, struggling students would then receive individualized support.

More than half of students place within 80-99% of National Norm.

Homework starts from Grade 1.

The amount of homework differs by grade. First graders get 20 min of homework; Eighth graders' homework takes about an hour to complete. The homework includes English, Japanese, Math and special projects (for Science, Social Studies, Art, Music or Guidance).

100%

Yes. UST has a learning support specialist and a school counselor.

Our learning support specialist provides push-in and pull-out services for students whose individual requirements can be met within the mainstream classroom. We also work with independent specialists who conduct assessments and provide additional services that go outside of the scope of a learning support specialist (e.g. speech therapy, occupational therapy, ABA therapy etc. ).

UST employs differentiated, ability-based teaching that allows us to stimulate and challenge each individual student.

UST has an in-house school counselor and ties with several external educational psychologists.

Kindergarten level entry requires a trial and a simple assessment conducted in the classroom. Elementary and middle school entry requires a trial and entry tests.

Elementary and middle school level tests include reading and writing assessments, and a math test.

Yes, for some grades that are currently full.

Our official registration deadline is January 10th.

Yes, we have a rolling enrollment, particularly for students transferring from other international schools domestically or overseas.

8:15 am for Grade 5-Grade 8;
8:30 am for Kinder - Grade 4;
8:45 am for Pre-school and pre-Kindergarten

3:15 pm

Supervised care is provide between 8:00 am and 5 pm.

Yes

No. However, we have an organic lunch catering service that delivers lunches daily and could be ordered by parents.

The catering company does.

Yes, PE uniform for all grades and regular school uniform from Grade 1.

UST offeres ECAs Monday through Thursday. About 30 different clubs that include sports, visual and performing arts, and various academic activities. Individual tutoring is also available as part of our after-school program.

All students have PE classes twice a week. Starting from Grade 1, students also go swimming one a week as part of their PE activities.

The school has very accomplished soccer team, track&field team, and a basketball team.

UST has an extensive library equipped with 20,000 books. We also have a science lab, 2 art rooms and 2 music rooms, Japanese classrooms, ESL room and a counseling room.

UST uses local sports facilities near the school: swimming pool, athletic field, soccer pitch, gym. We also have a gym at our middle school building.

UST a unique school founded by teachers and parents to provide affordable, quality educational opportunities for families in Tokyo. UST is a popular choice for parents who are looking for a holistic, child-centric school community with good balance between a rigorous international curriculum and daily Japanese program, with great emphasis on creativity, outdoor education, community service and charity.

UST believes that elementary school should provide individualized approach to education and focus on the “whole child” by addressing every child’s social-emotional, physical and academic needs. The school employs a holistic, inquiry-based approach to teaching with a focus on hands-on learning and outdoor education. We believe in the importance of creating opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom by taking them on nature strolls, community walks, field trips etc., as well as frequently organizing scholastic and cultural events at school.