Japan is one of the three leading economies of the world. In fact, it has been a global economic powerhouse decades before the rise of China. It is hardly surprising that a nation like Japan should have a very large number of expatriates living there. Luckily for them Japan has some of the world’s best international kindergartens and international schools making it easy for them to live in Japan with their families including their children. Let us take a look at some of them-
Best International Kindergartens and International Schools in Tokyo
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Global Indian International School Tokyo
Global Indian International School Tokyo is one of the best known international schools in Tokyo. It offers a world class education to children from kindergarten to grade 12. It offers them some of the most renowned curricula in the world- Global Montessori Plus, CBSE, Cambridge CLSP, Cambridge IGCSE and the full range of the International Baccalaureate programme. The school that is part of the globally renowned GIIS chain of schools has a cutting edge campus providing outstanding facilities to the students. Its teachers too are out of the top drawer. That apart, its track record with regard to both academics and university placements for its graduates is extremely impressive. It is hardly surprising that the school is quite a favorite with both expats and locals.
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ABC International School Tokyo
ABC International School Tokyo was founded 23 years back and is one the city’s best known preschools. It accepts children in the age group of a year to seven years and provides them with the most enabling early years education possible. A child is given the most enriching experience in terms of learning, discovering friends and getting acquainted with the magic of childhood.
In terms of its infrastructure the school is in a freestanding facility that conforms to all the required safety norms and observes world class COVID-19 protocols.
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The British School in Tokyo
The British School in Tokyo is one of the leading international schools in the city offering its students the English National Curriculum. It also offers the A levels and the IGCSE curricula. Its accreditations include the ones from British Schools Overseas inspection programme, Council of British International Schools (COBIS) and Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) (DIE BSO approved). It accepts students in the age group of 3 to 18 and provides them with a world class education that lasts them in good stead for the rest of their lives. The medium of instruction being English, this school is extremely popular with the expats living in Japan, as the place to send their children to for education.
Conclusion
While the international schools in Tokyo, Japan are not very different from world class schools in other parts of the world, there is something about the profoundly aesthetic Japanese way of life that makes these a notch above the others. They offer this unique amalgam of the best of western pedagogy with the Japanese values of hard work, sincerity and dedication.
