Japan, Tokyo
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The school does not have a formal uniform. Students wear everyday clothing within a reasonable dress code, and school-logo-attached clothing is available through Land's End for the school community. For Physical Education, students are required to wear a school PE T-shirt.
The school offers a daily lunch program. The weekly menu lists Monday: Domino's Pizza; Tuesday: Peito; Wednesday: Big Boy; Thursday: Ryuen; Friday: Ido Kitchen; Everyday: Snack Shack. Lunch is provided through the student-led Entrepreneurship program and daily lunch deliveries.
Tokyo IPS operates as a not-for-profit school and is part of the Tokyo International School Group. The school has a Chairperson on its leadership board, indicating governance by a school board.
Tokyo International Progressive School (TIPS) is a small international school in Setagaya, Tokyo, serving students from Grades 4 to 12. Founded in 2000, the school is located near the Futako-Tamagawa area and provides guidance for access from Futako-Tamagawa Station. TIPS is designed to support students with mild learning differences and learning challenges, offering an individualized academic environment with very small class sizes, averaging six students and capped at ten. The school follows an American-based curriculum, using Common Core standards in the middle grades and University of Nebraska High School (UNHS) online courses and Advanced Placement (AP) options at the high school level. Instruction is delivered in English, with opportunities for students to engage in Japanese language and culture activities. Beyond academics, students can participate in clubs such as coding, band, board games and sports, as well as the ACE program, which focuses on student-led projects and entrepreneurship.