Very popular among other schools' students, too!

We welcome students from the following schools:

Aoba International School

American International School of Tokyo

International School of the Sacred Heart

Canadian International School Tokyo

Columbia International School

Lycée Français International de Tokyo

K International School

Etc. !

During French school holidays (Winter, Easter, Summer, Toussaint, and Christmas) and Japanese holidays (end of March, Golden Week, Summer, and New Year), the French-Japanese International School (EIFJ) offers its renowned holiday school programs. These sessions provide children aged 3 to 12 a unique opportunity to enjoy their vacations in a safe, nurturing, and inspiring educational environment located in Tokyo’s Kita-ku. Children are welcomed and supervised by our certified school teachers (many of whom also teach during the holidays), French language specialists, ESL-qualified English teachers, Japanese certified educators, as well as assistants and teachers in training. For children under the age of 3, please refer to our short-term nursery childcare program, available throughout the year. For students in middle school, a separate program is available—please consult the section below for details.

Curriculum and Activities

The detailed program is finalized shortly before each holiday session, and features a wide range of engaging and educational activities, including:

• Language enrichment (French, English, Japanese)
• Science and general knowledge workshops
• Storytelling and mythology
• Nature walks and park discovery
• Treasure hunts
• Music initiation and choir
• Physical education, dance, and sports
• Cooking and gardening
• Art and creative projects
• Intergenerational visits and community support activities

Beyond academic and creative enrichment, the holiday school offers children a precious opportunity to develop social skills, autonomy, and emotional intelligence, as they engage with peers beyond their regular school or family circle. This program also serves as an ideal gateway to preschool, kindergarten, or elementary education at EIFJ, helping children transition smoothly into school life. Finally, the holiday school is a chance to explore extracurricular activities—including music, science, and sports—which are often offered both during and outside school terms.

• The class begins at 8:30 a.m. with a circle time.
• Each day: two workshops to strengthen fundamental knowledge, learning and discoveries; two recreations including a swimming pool recreation in summer and in the Fall, initiations, pactical works that students can bring back home, quiet time.
• Each week, three trips to the nearby parks, including those with pools in summer.
• French as a Foreign Language (FLE) workshops included and offered several times a week by qualified teachers, or teachers in training.
• Each holiday school: whenever possible, a school bus trip (to the zoo, to the museum, to a park or historic site, to the aquarium, etc.), a civic day, a traditional festival (French, Japanese and/or international). Birthdays are celebrated individually, just like all year round.

Photos and sometimes videos of your child's workshops and school trips are uploaded every day via the Seesaw application, which also allows you to communicate at any time with teachers and administration. A weekly newsletter explaining in detail the content of everyday’s activity is posted online for families.

CLASSES

• A kindergarten class (3 to 6 years old) in French
  
• A kindergarten class (3 to 6 years old) in English
  
• A kindergarten class (3 to 6 years old) in Japanese
• Elementary & middle school classes (6 to 12 years old) in French
• Elementary & middle school classes (6 to 12 years old) in English
• Elementary & middle school classes (6 to 12 years old) in Japanese

Age groups are made, and activities adapted to everyone. In addition, it is possible to enroll in different classes based on your language choice (blingual or trilingual).

CALENDAR

The next holiday schools will be held during the following periods, irrespective of the number of children, from 8:30 to 17:00 (extensions are possible before 8:30 am and until 8 pm), and for a minimum of two days enrollment:

• Summer holidays: from 1 July 2024 to 30 August 2024
• Fall holiday school: from 21 October 2024 to 1 November 2024
• Year End holiday school: from 23 December 2024 to 31 December 2024
• Winter holiday school: from 25 February 2025 to 7 March 2025
• Japanese Spring holiday school (for non EIFJ students) from 24 March to 4 April 2025
• Spring holiday school and Golden Week: from 28 April 2025 to 9 May 2025
• Summer holiday school: from 7 July 2025 to 29 August 2025

2025-2026

• Fall holiday school: from 10 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
• Xmas holiday school: from 22 December 2025 to 31 December 2025
• Winter holiday school: from 24 February 2026 to 6 March 2026
• Japanese Spring holiday school (for non EIFJ students) from 23 March 2026 to 31 March 2026
• Easter holiday school and Golden Week: from 27 April 2026 to 8 May 2026
• Summer holiday school: from 6 July 2026 to 28 August 2026

FEES

Holiday Schools of EIFJ Tokyo are open to everyone, enrolled in EIFJ or other schools.

• The fees for EIFJ students from Kindergarten 1 to Grade 2 is 4,000¥ per day, and it is 6,000¥ per day for enrollees in other schools.
• The fees for EIFJ students from Elementary Grade 3 to Grade 6 is 2,000¥ per day, and it is 3,000¥ per day for enrollees in other schools.
• The fees for EIFJ and other schools students from Elementary Grade 7 to Grade 9 is 1,100¥ per day,

All holiday school periods require a prior reservation and upfront payment following the registration of students.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR NON EIFJ STUDENTS

Enroll your child(ren) with another family's child(ren), and receive all a 10% discount on a daily base tuition!

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

During school holidays (Toussaint, Christmas, Winter, Easter, and Summer), EIFJ Middle School welcomes students from EIFJ or other schools in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade (ages 12 to 15), for a fee of 1,100 yens per day. EIFJ provides a calm, studious, and comfortable environment, offering access to computers, the library, the gym, the cafeteria, educational games, and more. While students enjoy autonomy, they remain under the supervision of EIFJ educational assistants at all times., including during possible field trips.

Independent study and revision are encouraged, and students may bring their own school materials. Depending on student needs and staff availability, academic support may also be offered in various subjects such as mathematics, languages, science, and history-geography.

The program is designed as a flexible, social, and enriching space where students can study, relax, play, and engage in sports and water activities in a safe and welcoming atmosphere, without a structured curriculum. It is an ideal opportunity for friends to meet, collaborate, and learn together in a dynamic and supportive setting.

REGISTRATION FORMS

Centre de vacances apprenantes de la Toussaint 2024 - 秋のホリデースクール - 2024 Autumn Holiday School enrollment form :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKr45lQ3JL2SMln6vLlilP7dL2k05SHliGM0TWjC4fgvPgNg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Centre de vacances apprenantes de Noël 2024 - クリスマスホリデースクール - 2024 Xmas Holiday School enrollment form :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmikSxXqwXysXMSyw9kOtyiVAMF28IQF_wXq3SAWCA_OyOdw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Centre de vacances apprenantes de l'hiver 2025 - 冬ホリデースクール - 2025 Winter Holiday School enrollment form :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdETBBV90GpKb_e5pgTf19sTidjTk_5aHsxOgfeQy8Kpjroug/viewform?usp=header

Centre de vacances apprenantes japonaises 2025 - 春のホリデースクール (EIFJ在校生以外の生徒) - 2025 Japanese Spring Holiday School Enrollment form :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYKEemLFD5uOUyt-EQwxyWPiG3CHDIp3OA5H35W3rROR_T1w/viewform?usp=header

Centre de vacances apprenantes de pâques 2025 - イースターのホリデースクール - 2025 Easter Holiday School enrollment form :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG3eqDLUc3tMhUxE5fgeSztKqlGVaWhKCVvv48REHQqaSniA/viewform?usp=header

Centre de vacances apprenantes de l'été 2025 - サマーホリデースクール - 2025 Summer Holiday School enrollment form :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBb5c2G3GyjuphbtrEpi8jD5Ug6TWxYzKRUGPhipyAqn2vrw/viewform?usp=header

OTHER SERVICES (ADDITIONAL FEES)

• The 7 am and 5 pm school bus, which operates year round, picks up and drops off students.
• The EIFJ cafeteria operates all year round.
• The After-School Activities
• Extensions in the morning (from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) and in the evening (from 5 to 8 p.m.) are possible upon request.

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES

EIFJ (Nishigaoka campus) is a “ninkagai” type institution that has been issued a Certificate of compliance by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, allowing French, international, Japanese or mixed families of children aged 3 to 6 to receive scholarships of 37,000 yen per month. Furthermore, since January 2024, families can receive additional scholarships ranging from 20,000 yen to 60,000 yen per month, depending on your municipality. The families of children aged 0 to 2 can receive 67,000 yen per month. Please visit this page for more information.