Japan, Tokyo
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Shinagawa International School operates three campuses: Aoyoko Campus for Preschool, Seaside Campus for Grades 1–3, and Samezu Campus for Grades 4–12. The Aoyoko Campus hosts the Early Learning Center with the IB PYP Early Years curriculum and includes an outdoor playground. The Seaside Campus features spacious classrooms, dedicated music and art spaces, a gym, a well-stocked library, and a rooftop playground. The Samezu Campus provides spacious classrooms, a gym, dedicated areas for music, visual arts, and design, a modern science lab, and a library and media center. The libraries on Seaside and Samezu offer flexible, welcoming spaces for collaborative study and independent work, with the Seaside library housing over 15,000 volumes.
Seaside Campus has a gym for indoor physical activities. Samezu Campus has an indoor gym and uses the nearby Samezu Soccer Field for outdoor sports. The Seaside Campus also features a rooftop playground that supports outdoor learning.
Aoyoko Campus hosts the Early Learning Center with the IB PYP Early Years curriculum. Seaside Campus has a well-stocked library and dedicated spaces for music and art, and provides access to technology through laptops used for online checkouts. Samezu Campus offers a modern science lab, as well as dedicated spaces for music, visual arts, and design, plus a library and media center. Library resources across Seaside and Samezu campuses provide flexible spaces for collaborative study and independent work, with the Seaside library housing over 15,000 volumes.
More than 70 after-school programs are offered. The After School Program includes activities such as robotics and dance.
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.