K. International School Tokyo

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K. International School Tokyo (KIST) is a private, co-educational, secular day school serving the international community of Tokyo from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. Conveniently located less than one minute from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station, KIST offers an affordable international education to approximately 600 students representing 50 different nationalities.

Authorized by the International Baccalaureate as an IB World School, KIST is currently the only school in Tokyo to offer all three IB programs: PYP, MYP and DP. To prepare students for life-long learning, an inquiry-based approach at all levels provides students with opportunities to take responsibility for their own learning. Traditional subjects are integrated where possible into units of inquiry that allow students to acquire knowledge and skills through the context of an ongoing search for meaning and understanding. Students learn how to locate, evaluate and apply information. This helps them develop the capacity to make informed, responsible choices throughout their lives and to make a meaningful contribution to the community. English is used as the language of instruction with support provided for students who need assistance in understanding course content.

In addition to the regular curriculum, students at KIST enjoy a variety of extra-curricular activities including a range of after-school sporting and cultural clubs, excursions, school concerts and festivals, camps, overseas summer schools and more. Students in the upper secondary school also have the opportunity to participate in the Habit for Humanity program.

Commencing with our first graduate class in 2006, KIST graduates have enjoyed great success in gaining admission to universities around the world including those in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia as well as Japan. A number of students have also been awarded full and partial scholarships.

Admission to KIST is open to students of all nationalities. Enrolment decisions are based on the results of an interview for parents that checks their commitment toward the educational philosophies of the school, and an English test for students that assesses skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Factors such as the balance of nationalities, English abilities and genders in individual classes are also considered.

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