Yoyogi International School

Yoyogi International School provides a first-class education with a totally unique curriculum for international students from around the world age 1 1/2 to 11 years old.
Yoyogi International School was founded in 1999 with the vision of providing the children of the international community in Tokyo with a high-quality early childhood education. The School quickly earned a reputation of providing excellent international education, and proudly became one of the most prestigious early learning centers in Tokyo. Yoyogi International School has since extended its’ high-quality, enriching program to primary education.

YIS embraces the needs of every child by providing a warm, secure and nurturing environment where children gain independence, motivation, develop critical thinking skills and integrity that are essential for the global society in the 21st century.

Yoyogi International School’s well-developed curriculum incorporates important philosophies and goals from leading educational curriculums to prepare all children for any education system around the world;

– The philosophy of the International Baccalaureate’s Prmary Years Programme (IB PYP)
– UK National Curriculum Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and the Early Year Foundation Stage
– US Common Core State Standards
– US State Guidelines (New York and Massachusetts Board of Education)
– National Education Technology Standards from the International Society for Technology (IT Curriculum only)

YIS curriculum covers eight subject areas:
– Language and Literacy
– Mathematics
– Science
– Social Studies
– Physical Development
– Japanese
– Social and Emotional Development
– IT (Primary Program only)

To deliver these curriculums, YIS utilizes the following programs that are used in classrooms in the US, UK and international schools around the world.
– Everyday Mathematics
– Letters and Sounds
– Write Source
– Harcourt Science