Japan, Tokyo
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Boarding is not offered. The school operates as a day school.
Wearing a uniform is required for all students. The uniform includes a light blue polo shirt, PE shirts, and logoed hoodies, with plain dark blue bottoms (pants, shorts, skirt or skort) that can be purchased from the uniform order form or at any store.
Yoyogi International School is operated by a registered Japanese corporation, Yoyogi International School Inc. The CEO is Yuko Muir, founder of the school and Chairman of the Board. The Board of Advisors shapes school strategy and is by invitation.
Yoyogi International School – Yoyogi Campus is located in Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, next to Yoyogi Park and within easy reach of central Tokyo by public transport. The school is an authorized IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). Its curriculum is also described as being cultivated from the US Common Core and the UK National Curriculum, providing a structured international framework for learning. The Yoyogi Campus serves younger students, with small class sizes of up to 16 students, allowing teachers to give close attention to each child. English is the main language of instruction, with Japanese taught as part of the programme. After-school activities include options such as soccer, volleyball, taekwondo, Pilates, arts and coding, which includes junior coding programmes. Founded in 1999, with the Yoyogi Campus opening in 2015, the school offers an international education setting in a green, urban neighbourhood familiar to many families living in Tokyo.