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The New International School of Japan supports social and emotional learning through a developmentally-based, multiage, dual-language environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion, fosters self-motivation and a healthy self-image, and develops academic and social skills in English and Japanese.
The publicly available materials do not specify a dedicated SEN program or list the kinds of Special Educational Needs the school can support, nor is NewIS described as a specialist SEN institution.
EAL support is embedded in the dual-language framework: instruction occurs in English and Japanese; home languages are celebrated and supported; students become bilingual or multilingual, with Chinese offered as an additional language.
Mental wellbeing is supported as part of the SEL approach, with emphasis on self-motivation, a healthy self-image, and respect for others within an inclusive, diverse learning community.
Safeguarding and child protection are prioritized; NewIS is committed to child protection and safeguarding in all practices.
New International School of Japan (NewIS) is a dual-language school in Minami-Ikebukuro, Tokyo, welcoming students from Pre-K (age 3) through Grade 12. Learning is delivered in English and Japanese, and the school describes its program as a dual-language implementation inspired by Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence, taught in multiage classes. Typical classrooms are staffed by two full-time teachers for about twenty children. From the year children turn six, students learn to play the violin by ear, and Mandarin Chinese is offered as an elective. The school also notes physical education includes International Tae Kwon Do. For access, NewIS is a short walk from major stations including Ikebukuro, and it offers a routed school bus service.
