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Ascot International School Japan offers after-school programs including Ascot Football Academy (AFA), Badminton, Basketball, Gaming Club, and Homework Club, running from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The school runs After School Lessons with an integrated English focus on Mondays (4:30–5:30 PM) and Thursdays (4:00–5:00 PM). Saturday English sessions provide additional language practice outside regular hours. The Cambridge International Curriculum underpins learning, aligning with the English National Curriculum and providing a pathway to IGCSE and A-levels, with differentiated instruction and opportunities to learn outdoors.
Ascot offers Japanese Early Years, Primary, and Secondary curricula in tandem with its international English-language curriculum. The school emphasizes intercultural learning, with staff from six continents and students representing more than 15 cultures. This intercultural ethos aims to foster respect across the school community.
After-school clubs include Ascot Football Academy (AFA) Soccer, Badminton, Basketball, Gaming Club, and Homework Club. These activities run from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. There are English-focused after-school options, including After School Lessons on Mondays (Beginner) and Thursdays (Intermediate to Advanced). Saturday English provides additional language practice outside regular hours.
Ascot Environment and Community focuses on empowering students to contribute to a sustainable and equitable future through education, innovation, and community action. On campus, the school has recycled more than 8 tons of coffee grounds and over 3 tons of discarded fruit and vegetables, and it has planted over 150 trees to create a food forest. The school is developing methods to collect and purify rainwater for drinking. These SDGs projects aim to educate and empower students and staff while supporting the local community.
The campus includes a full-sized, professional-grade soccer pitch and a gymnasium for sports. The school spans over five acres, including 4 acres of woodland used for nature studies and outdoor learning. SDG-focused programs include gardening for food self-sufficiency, tree planting, and rainwater collection, promoting environmental stewardship and wellbeing. These features support physical activity and mental wellbeing through active, outdoor experiences.
Ascot International School Japan is a Cambridge International School in Kita-ku, Kobe City (Hyogo), serving students from Early Years through Upper Secondary. The school opened its Early Years section in January 2018 and joined the Cambridge International network in May 2022. Students follow Cambridge pathways leading to IGCSE and A-levels, with the curriculum noted as aligned to the English National Curriculum, and Japanese learning offered alongside the English-language program. The campus includes a gymnasium and a full artificial turf soccer pitch, and the school highlights woodland areas used for nature-based learning. After school, students can join activities such as AFA Soccer, basketball, badminton, gaming and homework club.
