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SIS's holistic student development framework includes Social Skills and Social-Emotional Development, and the Summer School program explicitly focuses on Social and Emotional Development; a Positive Discipline Workshop has been held to promote healthy student–teacher relationships.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision, including which needs can be supported or whether it operates as a specialist SEN institution.
SIS provides a diverse English-medium learning environment and offers structured Japanese language instruction to support language learners.
Mental wellbeing is supported via the 'Strong Body' goal, which links physical fitness with mental health; the mission emphasizes emotional development, and an Emotional-Social advisor serves on the Board Committee.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding safeguarding or child-protection policies on its public pages.
Sapporo International School (SIS) is an English-medium school in Sapporo serving students from Kindergarten through Grade 9. SIS implements an American curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), alongside an AIQ (Arabic, Islamic and Qur’an) curriculum and the Japanese National Curriculum. The school began in 2020 and consolidated into a larger, three-floor campus building by 2024. Beyond the regular program, SIS offers Summer School and an After School Program, including Arabic language and Qur’an tajweed/memorization classes. Families can also find short courses and events such as the SIS Robotic Course (robots, Arduino/Micro:bit and indoor drone learning).