| Seisen International School | |
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| Location | |
| 12-15 Yoga 1-chome, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-0097 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Ad Finem Fidelis |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Setagaya, Tokyo |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 725 |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Phoenix |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Website | Seisen International School Official website |
Seisen International School (SIS) is an all-girls' Catholic school located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Students and faculty from over sixty countries are represented at Seisen, with English being the main language of instruction. It offers the International Baccalaureate program. It is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the European Council of International Schools.
It teaches Montessori kindergarten (coed, ages 3–6) and grades 1-12 (girls only, ages 6–18).
According to the Good Schools Guide International, "The school is popular and has a good reputation."[1]
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The school was founded in 1949 by the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in response to requests from United States Air Force families seeking an education for their children. The school began as a kindergarten in 1949 with four American students, moved to Gotanda in 1962 with 70 students and added a first grade. By 1970, the school was up to grade 9 and in 1973, a year after Seisen was moved to the present location in Yoga, the school was extended to include Grade 12. Today there is an enrollment of over 700 students with 55 nationalities represented.
There are 35 general classrooms, 3 indoor playrooms, a multipurpose room and a kindergarten hall.
In addition to classrooms, the facilities include three science laboratories (for biology, chemistry, and physics classes), a cafeteria, a drama room, a music room, an art room, a pottery room, a media center, and a computer center which includes a large computer classroom, a smaller, drop-in computer lab which is available both during and after school, and an Information Technology room. The school has an infirmary and a full-time nurse on duty. The facilities also include a convent building and a chapel.
The school’s libraries together have a collection of more than 18,000 volumes and subscribe to 65 periodicals and 6 newspapers. The media center houses filmstrips, records, cassettes, maps, transparencies, and audiovisual equipment. The school’s sports facilities include tennis courts, three playgrounds, a kindergarten play area (with sandbox and play equipment), and a full-size gymnasium with a locker room. The swimming pool and Astroturf field at St. Mary's International School are used for the swimming team and the soccer team.
Utada Hikaru, a popular female Japanese Pop Singer, who later transferred to the American School in Japan