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Oakwood Tokyo International School is an IB PYP Candidate School, indicating a holistic, inquiry-based approach to learning that includes social and emotional development. The elementary program emphasizes a nurturing environment with small class sizes, aiming for each child to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, with class sizes capped at eight students. The school states it can provide close to one-on-one tutoring and training due to these small classes. The team describes the school as an English-only environment with a nurturing and caring atmosphere designed to support every child. The director emphasizes that the school aims to ensure students are academically supported and emotionally valued.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision on its official pages. There is no explicit SEN program or dedicated SEN staff listed in the site's team pages. No SEN coordinator or specialist SEN facilities are described in the publicly available pages. The curriculum and program descriptions focus on early childhood education, English language learning, and IB candidacy rather than SEN services. Therefore SEN provisions are not publicly disclosed.
Preschool programs state a scaffolding approach to English language development inspired by the WIDA model. The site notes that students are immersed in an English-only environment across the school. There are no detailed EAL programmes published for other year groups beyond preschool on the public pages. There are no additional EAL program details about staffing or services disclosed. Therefore available information confirms EAL scaffolding in preschool and widespread English language instruction, with no further EAL program details disclosed.
Oakwood emphasizes social and emotional development as part of wellbeing. The school asserts small class sizes and close staff attention to help students thrive socially and emotionally. The director states that the team ensures every child is academically supported and emotionally valued. The Our Team page describes an English-only environment alongside a nurturing and caring atmosphere to support wellbeing. These elements indicate a focus on mental wellbeing as part of daily school life.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding safeguarding or child protection policies on its official pages. There is no dedicated safeguarding page on oakwoodtis.com. The contact and access page provides basic contact details but no safeguarding information. Because safeguarding details are not publicly published, no explicit safeguarding lead or procedures are described on the site's public pages. Therefore safeguarding information is not publicly disclosed.
Oakwood Tokyo International School is an English-instruction nursery through elementary school in Nakamachi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, and it describes itself as an IB PYP Candidate School. The school offers onsite nursery care starting at 10 months, plus preschool and kindergarten. It also runs after-school programs for children up to 10 years old. The elementary program opened with Grade 1 in September 2025 and states a maximum class size of 8 students. Facilities described for younger children include spaces such as “The Forest”, “The Gym”, “Rainbow Castle”, a climbing wall and a tree house (ages 3+). For transportation, Oakwood notes a school bus service for families in and around Setagaya-ku.
