K. International School Tokyo
| K. International School Tokyo | |
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Tokyo Japan | |
| Information | |
| Type | International school |
| Motto | "Learning for Life" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | none |
| Established | 1997 |
| Acting Head of School | Yoshishige Komaki |
| Website | http://www.kist.ed.jp/ |
K. International School Tokyo (KIST, Kインターナショナルスクール東京 K Intānashonaru Sukūru Tōkyō) is a K-12 secular international school in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1997. KIST offers all three programs of The International Baccalaureate centered on inquiry based learning. The main language of instruction is English, catering to approximately 600 students from over 50 different countries.[1]
The school was founded by Yoshishige and Takako Komaki.
The school is split into two sections sharing one campus located next to two metro stops on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line and Toei Oedo Line in Koto, Tokyo. The campus is about a one-minute walk from the subway. The elementary school runs the Primary Years Programme, while the secondary school runs the Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programmes.
The campus has several of the original buildings but opened a new section in August 2009. The elementary school was featured on ABC News with an interview with students about the UK Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton seeking to get Japanese school children's impressions on March 28, 2011. [2]
History
| April1997 | ECE program began at Higashi-suna, Koto-ku |
| September 1998 | Elementary School program began, Grades 1 and 2 |
| September 1999 | Elementary School program expanded to Grade 5 |
| July 2000 | Recognized as a school foundation by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| September 2000 | Secondary School program began, Grades 6 to 9 |
| January 2002 | IB Primary Years Programme authorization received |
| June 2003 | IB Middle Years Programme authorization received, Affiliated with CIS as regular member |
| September 2003 | Grade 10 began |
| June 2004 | IB Diploma Programme authorization received |
| September 2004 | Grade 11 began |
| September 2005 | Grade 12 began |
| January 2006 | PYP re-authorization received |
| June 2006 | Inaugural Grade 12 graduation held |
| September 2006 | Campus relocated to Shirakawa, Koto-ku |
| April 2007 | 10th anniversary celebration held |
| November 2007 | |
| October/November 2008 | IB PYP, MYP and DP Workshops in Tokyo held at KIST |
| November 2008 | Construction of West Building began |
| August 2009 | West Building opened |
| January 2010 | Artificial turf installed on main playground |
| October 2011 | MYP-DP re-authorization received |
Source for table: http://www.kist.ed.jp/node/1
Coordinates: 35°40′58.6″N 139°48′1.6″E / 35.682944°N 139.800444°E
References
External links
- Official website
- Japanese School Children on the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton-ABC News
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