Horizon Japan International School

Horizon Japan International School
(ホライゾンジャパンインターナショナルスクール)
Address
1-38-27 Higashi Terao
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan
Information
Type International Education
Established 2003
Faculty 30
Grades Pre School - Grade 12
Enrolment 211
Colour(s) Red and Gray
         
Slogan We are caring and courageous
Mascot Drizon (Dragon+Horizon)
Website Horizon Japan International School website

Horizon Japan International School (HJIS) (ホライゾンジャパンインターナショナルスクール) is an international school located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. It educates students from preschool to high school - ages two and a half to eighteen - under a blend of the Cambridge International Curricula UK National Curriculum, the IB Diploma Programme[1] and the Japanese national curriculum.[2]

History

HJIS began its life as a Gakkou Houjin (学校法人) in 2003 and has received the ECIS[3] Membership Status in 2010, CIS[4] Membership Status in 2011, WASC[5] Accreditation in 2012 and IB[1] Authorisation in 2013.

Curriculum

Curriculum Age Levels
UK based Early Years Foundation Stage Frameworks 2.5~5 years
Cambridge International Primary Programme
* Cambridge Primary Check Point
5~11 years
Cambridge International Secondary 1
* Cambridge Check Point
11~14 years
Cambridge International Secondary 2
* Cambridge IGCSE
* Cambridge O Level
14~16 years
Cambridge Advanced
* Cambridge International A and AS Level

IB Diploma Programme[1]

16+ years
UK National Curriculum 2.5~19 years
Japanese National Curriculum Primary - Secondary

References

Coordinates: 35°30′9.7″N 139°39′13.5″E / 35.502694°N 139.653750°E / 35.502694; 139.653750

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