Beyondia International School Ikebukuro

Location

• Beyondia International School Ikebukuro: Higashi-Ikebukuro Center Building 9F, 4-41-24 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo

Ages

The facility overview page says 1 year 6 months to age 5 (before elementary school), and the top page says 1 year 5 months to 6 years (preschool age). There is also a Baby&Mommy class for children under 1 with a parent.

Curriculum

Formerly Funshine Academy, this international preschool is an unlicensed childcare facility run by BEYONDIA Co., Ltd., part of the Kurihara Gakuen group (an educational corporation). It follows the International Baccalaureate PYP (Primary Years Programme) curriculum; starting from questions such as "Where does water come from?", children learn language, numbers and science across subject boundaries through inquiry, in both English and Japanese. There are phonics, reading, writing, math and a monthly Show and Tell, as well as programs on Japanese education and manners. From the first kindergarten year, the school also includes enrichment lessons with elementary school entrance exams in mind. Classes are by age, such as Peanuts (age 1), Pumpkin (age 2) and K1–K3 (ages 3–5). Violin and piano lessons are available at the school, and there are also lessons by outside teachers such as PE, swimming and karate. Children play outside on the rooftop and in a nearby park. The school is open Monday–Friday; basic care hours are 9:00–17:00, and out-of-hours care is 8:00–9:00 and 17:00–19:00 (charged separately).

Accreditation

International Baccalaureate (IB PYP authorized school, IB World School)

Tuition

Tuition amounts are not published on the official website. The fee section on the facility overview page says "contact the school for details". Out-of-hours care (8:00–9:00, 17:00–19:00) and school lunch are charged separately.

Japanese lessons

Inquiry-based learning is done in both English and Japanese. Programs on Japanese education and manners also run throughout the year.

Lunch

School lunch is a delivered boxed lunch (paid).