Horizon Japan International School

Horizon Japan International School
(ホライゾンジャパンインターナショナルスクール)
The school
Address
Map
1-24 Onocho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi

Yokohama
,
Kanagawa

Japan
Information
TypeInternational Education
Established2003
Faculty70
GradesPre School - Grade 12
Enrolment400
Colour(s)Red and Blue
   
SloganA Community of Lifelong Learners
MascotHawks
WebsiteHorizon Japan International School website

Horizon Japan International School (HJIS) (ホライゾンジャパンインターナショナルスクール) is an international school located in Onocho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. It educates students from preschool to high school – ages two and a half to eighteen – under the IB Diploma Programme.[1][2]

History

HJIS began its life as a Gakkou Houjin [ja] (学校法人) in 2003 and has received the ECIS[3] Membership Status in 2010, CIS[4] Membership Status in 2011, WASC[5] Accreditation in 2012, IB[1] Authorisation in 2013, and CIS[6] Accreditation in 2018.

Curriculum

Curriculum Age Levels
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP)
3~11 years
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP)
11~16 years
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme[1]
 16+ years
Japanese National Curriculum Primary - Secondary

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c IB membership
  2. ^ "Horizon Japan International School: About HJIS". Archived from the original on 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  3. ^ "European Council of International Schools - Web Server". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  4. ^ "School Detail". Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  5. ^ "WASC membership". Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  6. ^ "School Detail". Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

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