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Elementary students wear an NLIS school T-shirt daily; short-sleeve shirts cost 1,600 yen and long-sleeve shirts 2,000 yen, with shirts available in black, white, and blue. In winter, they wear navy or gray sweaters. Junior high and high school students wear a navy blazer with a white shirt and a tie for boys or a bow tie for girls, with navy trousers or a plaid skirt, and winter sweaters; PE requires an NLIS T-shirt during PE and a winter jacket.
Grades 7–12 have a one-hour lunch with daily recreation time. The page does not specify whether meals are provided on site or if dietary options or snacks are available.
NLIS is governed by a school board and holds Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation. It is affiliated with Christian Academy of Japan (CAJ) in Tokyo. The school operates in the building of the New Life International Church in Kofu, and students are not required to attend church.
New Life International School (NLIS) is an English-based Christian school in Kofu, located in Asahi and about a 10-minute walk north of Kofu Station. The school follows an American curriculum and integrates biblical values into daily learning. Its curriculum is guided by recognized U.S. standards such as Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. NLIS provides a computer for every student in Grades 3–8 for classroom use and includes Japanese classes four days a week (with a Japanese-for-Foreigners track aligned to JLPT preparation). In high school (Grades 9–12), students can take Advanced Placement (AP) or honors courses online through SevenStar Academy with on-campus proctoring, and they complete a 50-hour service learning requirement before graduation.
