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

1. IB membership
2. http://www.horizon.ac.jp/aboutus/index.html
3. http://edmundo.ecis.org/new/search/SearchSchool4.asp?School_ID=HOJAPA
4. http://portal.cois.org/wcm/core/schooldetails.aspx?school_ID=24566
5. WASC membership

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