Tohoku International School
Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan · Est. 1950
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- Established
- 1950
- Curriculum
- IB (PYP, DP)
About this school
Tohoku International School (TIS) describes itself as the only international school in the Tohoku region offering an education from Kindergarten through Grade 12, and it has served the region for nearly 50 years. Since 1988 it has been sponsored by the Nanko Gakuen school corporation and is governed with a TIS Council of the principal and stakeholder representatives. It is accredited by WASC and recognised by Miyagi Prefecture as a school corporation, and Tohoku High School is its sister school.
TIS is authorised for the IB Primary Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme. Kindergarten and primary learning follow the PYP's inquiry approach; the secondary school covers middle school (Grades 7–10) and high school (Grades 11–12) with a broad curriculum leading to the DP in the final two years. All classes except Japanese are taught in English, and an EAL programme supports students still learning the language.
The school has a low student–teacher ratio and a campus surrounded by nature. Students take field trips, join community projects such as beach clean-ups, and choose from after-school activities. A school bus runs between central Sendai and the Izumi area.
