Aoba-Japan International School 7-5-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 179-0072, Japan +81 3 4578 8832

admissions@aobajapan.jp www.aobajapan.jp

School type	Co-educational Day
Status	Private
Head of School	Jake Madden
Language of Instruction	English
Co-ed Age Range	2-19 years
Number of pupils	800
Average Class Size	15-25
Teacher/Pupil ratio	1:9
Authorised IB Programmes	IBDP, IBMYP, IBPYP
Diploma Coordinator	Preethi Liyanagamage
MYP Coordinator	Chris Radnich
PYP Coordinator	Karen Chen
Associations	CIS, NEASC, IB

Welcome

Our team is waiting to welcome you at our school either online or in person.

Vision

We are an internationally recognised multi-campus kindergarten through university group, transforming education for learners in Japan and beyond.

Mission statement

In order to achieve our Vision we will continue our emphasis on Aoba's strategic transformative imperatives:

• Group Culture & Leadership to enhance and nurture progressive mindsets and actions.
• Teaching & Learning to ensure continued flexible delivery of internationally relevant curricula connecting to local and global contexts.
• Learning Environment & Capability to facilitate physical & virtual campus design that supports innovative teaching and learning.
• Economic Sustainability & Engagement to ensure sustainable growth and optimal resource alignment with Aoba's identity.

Our Philosophy

We believe that our young people are enabled to reach their full potential as international citizens who are dedicated to learning and who are inspired to succeed in an ever-changing world.

Our 5 Core Values

At Aoba we value the concepts of:

• Global Leadership
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Effective Communication
• Wise Risk Taking
• Effective Problem Solving

Learning at Aoba

Aoba is one of the few full IB World Schools in the Tokyo area, embodying the typical characteristics expected of an IB institution. In recognition of Aoba's expertise in IB curriculum and pedagogy, the school has been commissioned by MEXT to lead the IB Consortium in Japan. Additionally, Aoba has been selected by the IBO to pilot the Online IBDP, leveraging innovative teaching methodologies and cutting-edge technologies.

What sets Aoba apart from other schools is our innovative and progressive approach to learning, which spans from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Aoba consistently features authentic team-based inquiry across all three IB programmes: PYP, MYP, and DP. We employ a multi-age, transdisciplinary approach that truly brings the programmes to life for our students.

At Aoba, students co-plan their learning with their teachers, empowering them to take ownership of their education while developing essential marketplace skills and dispositions as outlined in our Core Values. Our goal is to cultivate students who not only solve problems for themselves or others but also create conditions that empower others to solve problems independently. This approach fosters a more sophisticated and impactful mode of leading positive change in the world.