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The Seaside Campus offers more than 70 after-school programs each week, with a focus on academic enrichment and STEM learning. Examples include Model United Nations, the Chinese Language Club, Japanese, Mindfulness Club, and Home Economics. STEAM options include Robotics, Coding, Lego Construction Club, Vision Math, and Drama Club. Some programs are led by external instructors and may carry material fees.
After-school programs cover a wide range of arts and creative pursuits. They include Arts and Crafts, Loom Bands and More, Book Illustration, Voice Training and Recording, Ballet, Origami, Drum/Percussion Ensemble, Hip-Hop Dance, Guitar, Sculpture, Drama Club, and Music Appreciation. The programs provide performance opportunities and creative exploration beyond class time. Some activities involve external instructors and material fees.
Language learning is supported through Chinese Language Club and Japanese language activities. Model United Nations provides opportunities to engage with global issues in an international context. The Seaside Campus offers Residential Trips for Primary students and Educational Field Trips for Secondary students to connect learning with Tokyo's cultural landscape. Interdisciplinary Week Without Walls (ID WWW) offers immersive, cross-disciplinary experiences such as hiking, ceramics, camping, and social entrepreneurship.
After-school programs enable social interaction across grade levels and the development of new interests. The ASPs include music, drama, sports, arts and crafts, and homework club, with over 70 options offered weekly. Activities vary by year and may involve external instructors.
Community service activities are part of Life at SIS, supported by the school's broader program. The IB Middle Years Programme emphasizes Service as Action projects and Personal Projects, promoting community involvement and leadership. Residential trips for Primary students and Educational Field Trips for Secondary students provide experiential opportunities that connect students with communities and cultures. The Interdisciplinary Week Without Walls (ID WWW) includes social entrepreneurship and other community‑facing activities.
The MYP framework emphasizes Service as Action projects and a Personal Project, fostering leadership, inquiry, and independence. After-school programs are structured to involve mixed‑age groups, promoting peer mentoring and collaborative leadership. Participation in Model United Nations and other ASPs supports leadership, communication, and teamwork.
Facilities include a gym, a rooftop playground, and access to an indoor gym and nearby sports fields. Students participate in a broad range of sports, including football, table tennis, yoga, gymnastics, taekwondo, basketball, volleyball, and badminton, with swimming classes offered at the nearby Konami Sports Club pool. Mindfulness and wellness activities are also represented in the ASP offerings.
Shinagawa International School (SIS), founded in 2007, offers the full International Baccalaureate continuum: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). The Seaside Campus serves Grades 1–3 and forms part of the school’s PYP pathway across SIS campuses in Tokyo. Located in the Shinagawa Seaside area, the campus is supported by practical student services, including an organised school bus system with multiple routes and on-site daycare for younger children. Student life includes a structured afterschool programme with activities spanning arts, sports, academic clubs and service initiatives, as well as residential trips and swimming classes that are part of the school programme. SIS also operates a four-week Summer School, which features hands-on projects across science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, along with weekly field trips. These programmes reflect the school’s emphasis on inquiry-based learning and real-world experiences within the IB framework.
