Aoba-Japan International School

Aoba-Japan International School
Location
Meguro and Nerima, Tokyo
Japan
Information
Type Private
Established 1976
Founder Regina Mary Doi
Head of school Royce Jacobs
Grades preK-12
Enrollment 319-339[1][2]
Color(s) Maroon and gold
Mascot Jaguar
Accreditation CIS, NEASC
Website aobajapan.jp

Aoba-Japan International School (A-JIS) is a two-campus co-educational school in Meguro and Hikarigaoka, Nerima in Tokyo, Japan.

Accreditation

The school is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS)[1][3] and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)[2] and operated by Aoba International Educational Systems Co., Ltd.

History

Aoba-Japan International School was initially founded as Aoba International School (AIS) in 1976 by Regina M. Doi[4] in the Aobadai area of Meguro in central Tokyo. Shortly after being founded, the school moved to a site adjacent to Saigoyama Park. A second campus was established near Daikan-yama Station in 1979 under the name Japan International School (JIS). This campus included an elementary and middle school. Due to increasing enrollment, JIS moved to Harajuku in 1980, Suginami in 1991, and to its present location in Hikarigaoka in 2012.

In 1997, JIS was accredited by CIS and NEASC, and Aoba International School merged with JIS to form Aoba-Japan International School. The kindergarten moved from Meguro to Shibuya in 2011, then back to Meguro in 2013.

Athletics

A-JIS is one of eight schools comprising the Kanto Plain League of International Schools (KPASSP) and has teams competing in volleyball, basketball, futsol, baseball and soccer.

Coordinates: 35°45′16.26″N 139°37′25.30″E / 35.7545167°N 139.6236944°E / 35.7545167; 139.6236944

References

  1. 1 2 "Aoba - Japan International School". Council of International Schools. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Aoba-Japan International School". New England Association of Schools & Colleges. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Re-Accredited by CIS: Aoba-Japan International School, Japan". Council of International Schools. December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "About A-JIS - The Aoba Story". Aoba-Japan International School. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.