J's International School

Location

• J's International School: 2-12-14 Motoazabu, Minato City, Tokyo

Ages

From 15 months, and the child must be able to walk. Little Lambs is described as 1.5–2.5 years on the learning page and 15 months–2.5 years on the class page. Ready Rabbits and Clever Cats are for ages 4–6.

Curriculum

A small international school in Motoazabu that has been part of the community for 25 years. It combines play-based learning inspired by Reggio Emilia with the Early Years framework of Ontario, Canada. Classes are Little Lambs (1.5–2.5 years; 15 months–2.5 years on the class page), Busy Bees (2.5–3.5 years) and the mixed-age Ready Rabbits and Clever Cats (ages 4–6); the number of children per teacher is 3 for Little Lambs, 5 for Busy Bees, 7 for Ready Rabbits and 8 for Clever Cats. There is outdoor activity time every day. Japanese lessons are twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday. After school, there are classes by weekday in abacus (soroban), sports, art, English and Japanese, and coding and robotics. The school year starts on September 1 and ends in mid-June, and children can join mid-year if there are openings. The school is nut-free. Care hours are 8:30–14:20, with extended care until 17:00 every day (14:30–17:00 on the after-school page).

Tuition

Tuition amounts are not published on the official website.

English requirements for admission

It says parents do not need to be native English speakers.

Japanese lessons

All classes have Japanese lessons twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, where a Japanese teacher teaches Japanese customs, stories and songs while interpreting. Older children also practice writing hiragana, katakana and a few kanji when ready (the learning page says the Japanese lessons are for Busy Bees, Ready Rabbits and Clever Cats).