A spirit of community shapes the A-JIS experience. We are dedicated to developing global-minded, compassionate, collaborative students inspired to learn, take risks, and lead change in the world.
A-JIS will continue to be a leading international school by providing students with a rigorous international education in a safe and supportive environment that is conducive to learning, where learners’ needs are supported, their perspectives sought and respected, and their unique qualities valued and nurtured. Through a continued emphasis on educational excellence and innovation, each individual student will be provided relevant resources and opportunities that will enable them to secure the best of what the future holds for them.
We believe that students should reach their full potential as international citizens who are dedicated to learning and who are inspired to succeed in an ever-changing world.
Global leadership is a mindset that enables us to initiate, lead, and participate in socially responsible actions. Global leaders take action through a holistic, balanced, and reflective framework. They lead with an understanding of multiple perspectives related to physical, managerial, psychological, political, cultural, and spiritual domains.
Entrepreneurship and innovation are core to social responsibility. They involve the discovery and application of knowledge and ideas to improve the human condition. Entrepreneurs innovate by generating and applying new ideas designed to impact the world in positive ways Effective communication involves both imparting and exchanging ideas in a clear and concise way to produce desired results. Effective communicators are active thinkers and attentive listeners who offer ideas openly and weigh them against the thoughts and ideas of others with their integrity maintained.
Wise risk takers have the courage to attempt new and untested things in order to achieve their goals. They use discerning and analytical thinking to identify potential and manage risk. They see solutions instead of problems, possibilities instead of obstacles, and probabilities instead of futility.
Effective problem solvers are open-minded and see problems from multiple perspectives. They can analyze problems in order to understand, assess, and identify possible solutions. They act on solutions that are designed to make the world a better place to live.
At the heart of the IB is the “learner profile,” a long-term, holistic vision of education that underpins all three programs and puts the student at the center of everything we do. The learner profile is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century.
The ten aspirational qualities of the learner profile inspire and motivate the work of teachers, students and schools, providing a statement of the aims and values of the IB and a definition of what we mean by international-mindedness.
The learner profile unites us all with a common focus: on the whole person, as a lifelong learner. It applies to us all—student, teacher, parent or administrator—for we are all continually learning.
At Aoba-Japan International School, we believe entrepreneurship embodies a social responsibility that supports the building of a prosperous and socially just society. In our way of thinking, social entrepreneurship involves learning from others; working in teams; belief in one’s abilities and ideas; innovating through the generation and application of new ideas; self-motivation and determination; showing initiative in thinking and doing; developing detailed plans to achieve objectives; and using analytical abilities to make wise decisions.
Every decision we make is designed to achieve our aim of improving our children’s capacities and capabilities to make positive change in the world. We asked ourselves: What values would guide us to achieve our aim? Does our curriculum support our learners to develop 21st century capacities and capabilities? Is our teaching approach enabling our learners to prosper and succeed? Does our school community collaborate effectively to provide a safe and thoughtful learning environment?
With these questions in mind, we have adopted five core values of Global Leadership; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Effective Communication; Wise Risk Taking and Effective Problem Solving. Our internationally recognized curriculum (International Baccalaureate) uses an inquiry approach to learning that enables our children to gain deep conceptual understanding. This learning is supported by systematic teaching to develop literacy and numeracy skills that focus on building critical and creative thinking capacities. We provide coherent learning experiences from kindergarten to grade 12 with learners connecting and applying knowledge. To continuously improve teaching, we partner with local and international universities to have ready access to expertise and research in the field of teaching and learning.
The basis for our success is born from our passion and consideration for all our learners. We are determined and dedicated to the task of preparing them in readiness for our ever-changing world. Our philosophy is to educate the whole person.
A visit to any of our several campuses will provide testimony to our professional commitment as educators. You are welcome to discover our passion and care for developing our children into global leaders who make a positive change in the world.
At A-JIS, our faculty represents educators and professionals from 15 countries around the world. All are qualified and certified as teachers within their home countries, and all have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in their field of expertise. Our faculty represents educators who possess the capability and experience to deliver our curricular focus: the International Baccalaureate Programme, according to our mission and values. They are a dedicated group of people skilled at inspiring students to seek opportunities that lay ahead as wise, creative, entrepreneurial, solution-driven global leaders.
At A-JIS, we implement the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum with an emphasis on developing the characteristics of global leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators in our learners. We focus on building effective communication, problem solving and wise risk-taking skills.
Lifelong learning begins with a child’s innate curiosity, questioning, and wondering about the world around them. Authentic learning experiences allow children to construct their own learning while feeling secure to take chances and discover. When children are challenged on a daily basis, they learn how to solve problems, communicate thoughts and feelings effectively, collaborate with others and develop as a whole child. A-JIS’s Primary School provides a challenging and nurturing environment where children thrive and which sets a sound educational foundation for all subsequent learning.
This is why A-JIS has adopted the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) as the curriculum framework which caters to learners aged 3 to 12. Following the IB’s PYP curriculum, we are proud to provide an international standard education to every child.
PYP learning is designed to encourage curiosity in an integrative way. A balance is sought between the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills, development of conceptual understandings, demonstration of positive attitudes, and taking responsible action.
This program is for children aged 1 and a half to 3 years old. We introduce the appropriate social skills for the children to settle in and get along with the others in a classroom environment. All subjects are introduced in this class and children are guided to be independent, self-motivated and a contributor. Children in our Toddler class learn through play, crafts, music and hands on.
Learners in K3 and K4 currently explore conceptual understandings through the four trans-disciplinary themes of global significance. We currently have a year-round approach to our Units of Inquiry to better align with our early years philosophy, which focuses on play and the children’s interests as a driver for their inquiries.
Learners explore conceptual understandings through the six trans-disciplinary themes of global significance.
A-JIS is proud to serve a large population of students from many nations, cultures, and language backgrounds. Our EAL program is a research-based language acquisition program that directly aligns with the IB philosophy and pedagogy.
As well as a strong IB Japanese program for fluent speakers at A-JIS, we have extensive provisions for those who are non-native speakers.All of our young people who are new to or not yet fluent in Japanese develop their communication skills in the language through a series of learning experiences differentiated according to their individual levels. In MYP, individual learners move through a series of six phases within our IB Japanese Language Acquisition (JLA) program over the five years of the program. In this way they are able to engage with the community and take advantage of our DP courses in literature or language and literature.
Learning in JAL and JLA classes is, where appropriate, linked to the classes of other units and subjects within the PYP and MYP, thus additionally supporting holistic learner development.
Furthermore, our JAL and JLA programs are designed with an emphasis on developing both linguistic and cultural awareness, and integrate the customs of Japan in line with teaching the language in its written and spoken forms.
In the summer of 2012, Aoba-Japan International School moved to its present location in Hikarigaoka in order to achieve another long-sought vision—the acquisition of a full-service school facility and campus.
Beyond the multi-level standard school building, the new campus provides a full-size soccer pitch, a gymnasium, a pool, playground, parking, and more. A-JIS has the location, campus, and facilities that allow it to pursue its mandate of educational excellence as we move further into the 21st century!
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We have been so impressed with the quality of education and the helpful staff at Aoba-Japan International School. Our child has made great progress in their studies since joining. We appreciate the IB curriculum and its emphasis on both international and Japanese education. Highly recommended!
By Ayumu Takahashi (Dec, 2023) |