Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus

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Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus (GIIS Tokyo) is an Indian international school in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It is a part of the Global Indian International School network and it uses the International Baccalaureate Diploma and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) of India curricula.[2]

In July 2006 the school opened. The school serves kindergarten through high school,[3] ages 2 through 16.[4] with addition and subtraction taught in kindergarten and two-digit multiplication and mental arithmetic done at the primary school level. English is the medium of instruction.[3]

In 2008 the school had plans to open a second campus in Yokohama.[5]

Curriculum and education

It has a focus on science and mathematics classes,[4] with addition and subtraction taught in kindergarten and two-digit multiplication and mental arithmetic done at the primary school level. English is the medium of instruction. Other classes offered at the primary level include computer programming and yoga.[3]

As of 2010 most students at this school and other Indian international schools who intend to study in the system until high school are aiming to enroll in universities outside Japan; the Tokyo Metropolitan Government considers this school and the other two Indian international schools in Tokyo to be "unauthorized schools" or schools which do not count as providing compulsory education under the School Education Law. A student who only attends "unauthorized schools" is ineligible to attend a university in Japan.[3]

Student body

As of 2008 it had about 200 students, with 20 being Japanese.[5] As of 2011 it has 250 students, 65% of whom were Indian nationals whose parents worked in the information technology sector, and 25% of whom were Japanese. Initially the school had few Japanese students but the number increased as the popularity of international schools among Japanese people increased.[4]

See also

Japanese schools in India:

References

  1. ↑ "GIIS Campuses Worldwide." Global Indian International School. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "Minami Shinozaki Machi 3-20-6, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 133 0065"
  2. ↑ Saito, Mayumi. "Weekend Beat: Japanese parents praise Tokyo's Indian schools" (Archive). The Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune. September 22, 2007, Tokyo edition. Retrieved on March 10, 2015. See alternate location (Archive).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Takizawa, Kosuke and Mai Fukuda. "Indian-style education gets an A" (Archive). The Daily Yomiuri. February 12, 2010. Retrieved on March 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fujikata, Satoru. "Japanese parents see value of Chinese, Indian schools" (Archive). Asahi Shimbun. August 30, 2011. Retrieved on March 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fackler, Martin. "Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India’s Schools." The New York Times. January 2, 2008. Retrieved on March 9, 2015. Alternate link (Archive)

Further reading

(Japanese)

External links

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