New World International School (NWIS)

Location

• Sengawa: 3-9-15 Sengawacho, Chofu City, Tokyo (nearest station: 3-minute walk from Sengawa Station (Keio Line))

Ages

18 months to 6 years. Preschool is Busy Bee (18 months–2 years) and Ladybug (age 2 by April); Kindergarten is K3 (ages 3–4), K4 (ages 4–5) and K5 (ages 5–6). Ages 1.5–2 attend 3–5 days a week, and from age 3, 5 days a week only. In one place the top page says "2 - 6 years old".

Curriculum

An English preschool for 18 months to 6 years, opened in 1999. Not a school for learning English but a school that provides early childhood education in English, it centers on a North American curriculum, and children think and learn in English around weekly themes. It values learning through play and inquiry-based project learning (Project Based Learning) with no right or wrong answers; from K3 (the first kindergarten year), monthly theme learning incorporating STEAM begins in earnest. It says more than 80% of graduates go on to schools overseas or international schools in Japan. Tokyo has issued it a certificate that it meets the guidance and supervision standards for unlicensed childcare facilities, and it is covered by free early childhood education and care. In Chofu City, a subsidy for unlicensed childcare facilities can also be used, separate from free education and care. Entry is in April and September. Care hours are 10:00–14:00 for Preschool (from 3 days a week) and 9:00–14:30 for Kindergarten (5 days a week; until 12:30 on Wednesdays). Extended care is 8:00–19:00, and with a reservation, children can also be left before 8:00 and after 19:00. There is also a Playschool for care on weekday school closure days.

Annual tuition (April 2026–March 2027)

The table shows annual payment amounts. Payment by term (spring April–July, fall September–December, winter January–March) is also possible; for example, Kindergarten 5 days a week Regular is ¥570,020, ¥570,020 and ¥427,460. The top page says tuition became tax-exempt after the school received the certificate for unlicensed childcare facilities. In addition to tuition, an annual facility maintenance fee of ¥108,900 and insurance of ¥5,500 are charged every year. Material fees per term are ¥24,200 for spring, ¥24,200 for fall and ¥18,150 for winter. There are also personal school supplies (for new entrants, from ¥6,000 for Preschool to ¥14,510 for K5, excluding tax), per-term event fees (excluding tax, non-refundable), and a graduation preparation fee of ¥12,500 for the final year. A school enrichment donation is optional at ¥50,000 per unit. When siblings are enrolled at the same time, one child's tuition is 10% off. School lunch can be ordered.

Fees at entry

Application fee ¥16,500 (at application), enrollment fee ¥275,000 and facility fee ¥165,000 (both when entry is confirmed, new entrants only). Siblings pay half the enrollment fee.

Lunch

School lunch can be ordered (egg-, dairy- and nut-free meals available). Fees are not published on the official website.