K. International Preschool (KIPS) provides young children with opportunities to develop necessary knowledge and skills in preparation for future success in a challenging curriculum such as the International Baccalaureate (IB).
In order to prepare students to become future leaders of our global society, we focus on nurturing children not only in academics, but also to become caring, well-mannered individuals. As an example, we provide instruction for students to use respectful language and greetings, and to naturally acquire appropriate public behavior and table manners appropriate to their age level.
Students at KIPS are also given a chance to interact with members of both the local Japanese and international communities, and are provided with guidance to help them grow up as open-minded, multicultural individuals. They explore a variety of both international and domestic holidays and customs, and are also guided through social interaction and conflict resolution amongst the other students at KIPS through a lens of intercultural understanding and acceptance of diversity.
Students at KIPS are grouped according to age level in the following grades:
- P0: 0-year-olds
- P1: 1-year-olds
- P2: 2-year-olds
In the P0 and P1 classes, we nurture children’s ability to grow in a safe, comfortable, bilingual environment (English and Japanese). Children are involved in various activities appropriate to their stage of development.
In the P2 class, instructions and activities are, in principle, conducted in English to ensure a smooth transition to the K1 class at K. International School Tokyo. Children participate in various activities including music, art and Japanese.
