We embrace our core values of understanding, respect, and community and follow an American-style curriculum. We are accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS), the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, USA (WASC), and the European Council of International Schools (ECIS), which prepares our culturally diverse student body for a lifelong commitment to learning. At our core, we are a community of educators and learners who are deeply dedicated to the well-being and success of every student – uniting us with a passion for lifelong learning. As an IB World School, we offer an inquiry-based approach in the Early Years, Preschool through Prekindergarten, the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in KG-Grade 5, the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Grades 6-10, and the Diploma Programme (DP) in Grades 11-12. At HJIS, we are lucky to have a community of learners who can ask and answer questions and know the value of lifelong learners. We aim to nurture responsible lifelong learners who understand the importance of intercultural understanding to achieve global peace. Horizon Japan International School (HJIS) is committed to providing rigorous and challenging education within a safe and caring environment. For a more indepth overview of Tokyo, the BBC have a great article covering many of the most important points for expats. Tokyo is also one of the safest cities in the world with crime rates incredibly low for such a hight population. Because of this Tokyo property is expensive, especially if you want to live close to the centre but public transport is great (if a little crowded at peak times) so living further out can still be practical if you need more space. There are over 13 million people living in the greater Tokyo area so be prepared to cope with space being at a premium. Tokyo is without doubt one of the most important cities in the world. Tokyo offers a wide range of options and prices to choose from. International schools offer the opportunity to be taught in English and easily be able to move other parts the world and continue the same system of education. This may be enough of a reason to want to put your children into a different type of school system that you may be more familiar with.įor most expats in Tokyo, language will be a barrier to entering the Japanese school system unless you are planning to remain for the long term. However, pupils often are under enormous pressure to compete which leads to one of the highest teenage suicide rates in the world. The education system in Japan ranks as one of the best in the world, focussing on more than just passing exams children learn about morals and ethics as standard. Fees range from as little as $7,000 per year right up to $28,000 for the more exclusive schools. All the progress made in science and technology, national defense, education and health care can't be separated from the talents development," Gan said.Tokyo has almost 50 international schools, the most popular are IB schools, then British schools followed by American schools with an almost equal mix between them. "The resumption of gaokao marks the changes brought by the reforms and opening-up of China. "Although the papers are not expensive, they are invaluable to me." So I brought two or three copies each year in case I lost some," Gan said. "Many people came to me to borrow some papers for reference after hearing that I had the whole collection. "First it was for fun," recalled Gan, who later became addicted to collecting. When he was studying in college, he developed the habit of collecting a gaokao test paper each year. In January 1978, he was informed that he was one of 3 out of the 23 candidates from the factory to make it. And for him, sitting the exam was that moment. He still remembers they were asked to write about "an unforgettable moment" in the essay writing part of the exam. "Even I had to work in the daytime, I tried hard to find time for the preparation." "I was excited like a volcanic eruption."Īged in his 30s by then, he spent 2 yuan ($0.29) to attend a cram school and studied hard for about two months to prepare for the comeback gaokao. When the gaokao resumed in the winter of 1977, Gan was thrilled. He reluctantly found a job as a factory worker in his hometown in Jiangxi province. In 1966, Gan graduated from high school and received the heart-breaking news that college enrollment had been suspended. Ī man in his 70s may never have thought his connection with the life-changing exam now makes him famous on social media in the age of internet.īut for Gan Fubao, his collection of all the test papers of the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in past 39 years, is for his cherished memory, other than fame. Gan Fubao with the gaokao papers he has collected over 39 years at his home in Jiangxi province.
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