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Tohoku International School

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Who We Are... Sharing the Planet ...

Tohoku International School students are able to apply their learning beyond the classroom. Teachers lead field trips around the Sendai area to allow students to learn and experience more about the region. Often a highlight of the year, students look forward to participating in annual ski trips. Excursions – both domestically and abroad are also provided for Secondary students. In our unique Secondary School Global and Personal Action course, students are challenged to find solutions to some of the greatest issues facing the world today. We look for solutions and explore ways to inform the community about issues to make a difference.

School TripsTohoku International School provides a comprehensive academic program from Kindergarten through Grade 12 for families who seek a quality, challenging, university preparatory education in English for their children. Our staff is a highly qualified team of international educators who are dedicated to the success of students.

Tohoku International School has been serving the educational needs of the Sendai community for almost fifty years. We are an internationally recognized institution providing quality programming for children. TIS focuses on developing the whole child, beyond academics. Our mission is to prepare students for life in an evolving global society.

Tohoku International School’s Mission:A community of learners preparing for life in an evolving global society.

The 5 TISSTARS

ResponsibleResponsible

RiskTakers

RiskTakers

OpenMindedOpen

Minded

Communi

cator

Communi

cator

KnowledgableKnowledgable

At Tohoku International School our core values, or schoolwide learner outcomes, are promoted through our uniquely developed 5 STARS: Responsible, Communicator, Risk-Taker, Open-Minded, and Knowledgeable. The TIS Curriculum defines what we expect all students to know, understand and be able to do. The STARS define what we expect all students to become and consistently demonstrate through guidance, advisement and mentoring from teachers and peers.

Tohoku International School is a vibrant community of learners using a variety of tools to deepen and extend knowledge of the world. Students have opportunities to learn individually as well as in a range of groups.

Secondary School students (Grades 7 – 12) take a variety of courses, including English, History, Science, Mathematics, Japanese, Global and Personal Action, Physical Education and Arts (Performing, Visual or Digital). Our experienced English as an Additional Language (EAL) team assists students to succeed in our all-English classroom environment. Computer technology skills via the ‘BYLT Program’ (Bring Your Own Laptop) are integrated into course work throughout the grades.

Grade 7-8 Grade 9-10 Grade 11-12

English 7

English 8

World Literature A

World Literature B

Modern World Literature

World Literature

World Geography

World History

Early European History

Asian History

Modern Western History

History of the Americas

Grade 7 Mathematics

Grade 8 Mathematics

Geometry

Algebra

Statistics and Probability

Trigonometry and Math Analysis

(AP) Calculus

General ScienceBiology

Chemistry

Physics

Enviromental Science

Japanese as an Additional Language

Japanese as a Native Language

Global and Personal Actions

Performing Arts, Digital Arts and Visual Arts

Physical Education

Tohoku International School is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) school. As an international community, we believe we learn best with, and through one another. This includes teachers, students, parents and the wider community. Learning is viewed as both an individual and collective process, done best through hands-on, meaningful, and relevant inquiries into the world. Our carefully designed Programme of Inquiry is holistic, with equal value given to the sciences, math, literacy, social studies, the arts and 21st century technology skills. Through integration and differentiation, we meet the needs of a diverse classroom, providing opportunities for self-expression, reflection, and taking meaningful actions. Instruction is in English with a strong value placed on continued development of students’ mother tongues. Along with developing skills necessary for academic learning, we believe strongly in helping students to embody the characteristics of the IB PYP Learner Profile, which incorporate our 5 STARS.

ElementaryHow we organize ourselves...

Secondary

Early Years Programme

Kindergarten (Early Years Programme) is an important introduction to the PYP. Our Kindergarten encourages and supports young children to become natural inquirers. Children learn language, mathematical and social skills through meaningful play and carefully designed activities, which enhances social, emotional and physical development.

Program of Learning

The IB PYP framework is used to guide students’ studies. Elementary school subjects include Language Arts, Mathematics, Units of Inquiry (Social/Cultural Studies and Science), Physical Education, Art, Music, and Japanese Language. Computer technology skills are integrated into course work throughout the grades. English as Additional Language (EAL) students are accommodated into the regular classes, with additional in-class and small-group English support as required.

Secondary Program of Learning

After School Activities

Whole School EventsHalloween Festival

Sports Day

Japanese Traditional Music Workshop

Holiday Performances

Tohoku International School has a long tradition of staging whole school musicals for the wider Sendai community. The entire school community, including parents, are involved in the production of well known titles such as:

The Little Mermaid Jr. The Wizard of Oz G2K Seussical Jr. Cinderella G2K Aladdin Jr. Beauty and the Beast Jr. Alice in Wonderland Jr.

Tohoku International School students have the opportunity to experience a variety of activities after school. These range from Sports, Music, Performance, and more. Extra bus service is provided on these days.

How we express ourselves...

Musicals

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AccreditationTohoku International School is Fully Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the United States. The WASC accreditation process validates TIS programs and provides a cycle for overall school improvement. Students graduating from WASC schools are eligible to apply to universities worldwide.

Tohoku International School is fully authorized by the International Baccalaureate® with a full Primary Years Programme (PYP) curriculum. Our school curriculum meets the standards required by the International Baccalaureate®.

Tohoku International School is a member school of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS). EARCOS is an organization of 170 member schools throughout East Asia.

Tohoku International School is an active member of the Japan Council of International Schools (JCIS). This network currently has 26 member schools.

Where we are in time and place...INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

Tohoku International School7-101-1 Yakata Izumi-kuSendai, Miyagi 981-3214

022-348-2468office@tisweb.net

http://www.tisweb.net/