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TRCP links robot-related activities across Tamagawa Academy K-12 and Tamagawa University, with grade 4 students building robots and older students designing and competing in robots through grade 12 and beyond. The project aims to provide a unified, university-spanning STEM program that develops teamwork, problem-solving, and project-based learning. The program integrates with broader STEM initiatives, including competitions such as RoboCup and the World Robot Olympiad. The school is an International Baccalaureate World School since 2009, offering MYP and DP bilingually, which reinforces a rigorous academic environment.
Tamagawa Academy offers a robust set of music and performance clubs beyond the classroom. There are brass band and hand bell choir, with the Tamagawa Orchestra including members from multiple grades and performing at school events. Other arts offerings include theatre arts, English drama, dance, chorus, and various visual arts clubs.
Outbound international education programs, including the Study Abroad Experience (SAE), provide language training and cultural immersion. Long-term programs span four months to a year and may include academic subjects plus English language study or volunteer experience. Short-term programs run roughly two to five weeks, usually in summer or spring recess, with credits awarded.
A wide range of clubs operates beyond the classroom, spanning sports, arts, and games. Sports options include judo, soccer, rugby, softball, badminton, skiing, archery, track and field, swimming, basketball, tennis, golf, and Shaolin martial arts. Arts and culture clubs include wind music, theatre arts, English drama, dance, chorus, orchestra, broadcasting, art, science, robot, coral reef, and shogi.
Service learning is an essential part of Tamagawa's IB program, giving students opportunities to engage with community issues and work with others to address them. The approach emphasizes responsible action, inquiry, reflection, and the development of the learner profile. Examples include beach cleanups and tree planting linked to Zenjin's Respect for Nature.
Cross-grade mentoring and collaborative projects support leadership development through programs like the Tamagawa Robot Challenge Project (TRCP). TRCP coordinates robot-related activities from elementary through graduate levels to strengthen teamwork, project design, and communication. Service learning, outbound study abroad, and the IB Diploma Programme provide opportunities to develop professional and global competencies. IB DP programs and international partnerships promote lifelong learning and global leadership skills.
Campus facilities support lifestyle and physical wellbeing, including an Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool, a memorial gymnasium with spaces for Kendo and Judo, and a 400-meter track. The Tamagawa Adventure Program emphasizes communication, confidence, and teamwork as core elements of student development. Regular athletic events and wellness activities are integrated into school life.
Tamagawa Academy is a private Japanese school on a single campus in Machida, Tokyo. The school offers education from kindergarten through Grade 12. The campus is described as a 610,000 m² green area known as “Tamagawa no Oka (Tamagawa Hill).” For international pathways, the school introduced the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) in April 2007 and the IB Diploma Programme (DP) in July 2010. DP subject options include English, Japanese and Mandarin languages, alongside sciences, mathematics, humanities and arts. Students also participate in a wide range of clubs, including robotics and coral research, as well as orchestra and English drama.
