KA International School
Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · Est. 2006
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- Established
- 2006
- Curriculum
- American-style college preparatory with AP and honors courses (Pre-K to Grade 12)
About this school
KA International School (KAIS) was co-founded in 2006 by Jonathan Yaffe and Charles Knudsen, starting as a small high school in a house in Tokyo. It operates under Kikokushijo Academy, a Tokyo education company focused on returnee and international students. In 2014 KAIS added elementary and middle school programmes and now serves students from Pre-K through Grade 12.
The school is organised into an Early Learning Center (ages 3–5), Elementary School (Pre-K to Grade 4), Middle School (Grades 5–8) and High School (Grades 9–12). Pre-K to Grade 8 share a campus in Nakane, Meguro, while the high school is in Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa. Classes are small and personalised, a homework lab gives students supervised study time at school, and the high school offers a range of Advanced Placement and honors courses.
Life at KAIS includes a house system named after the four mythical guardians of Japanese tradition, project weeks for humanities and science fairs, and electives such as robotics, filmmaking and cooking. Co-curriculars include sports, arts, music, broadcasting, Model UN and robotics, and the school is governed by a board of trustees.
