THE FRENCH-JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TOKYO


MEET THE TEAM

MEET THE TEAM

A Teaching and administrative team dedicated for the academic successes of our students, in the safest environment

Management & administration

Antoine Cutanda, Head of School


- Guarantees the compliance with the French curriculum, ensuring the quality of education required for accreditation; 

- Leads the initial and ongoing pedagogical evolution of a team of local teachers committed to students' success;

- Responsible for the school's human resources, administrative and pedagogical operations.


Antoine Cutanda, whose parents are Spanish, holds a master's degree in Spanish language and civilization with a specialization in French as a foreign language, and is an associate professor of Spanish. He is a member of the French Ministry of Education and his field of expertise is education, cultural diffusion and francophonie.


He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the classic way as a teacher at the Franco-Costa Rican School in San Jose (Costa Rica), followed by a contractual job as a teacher of French as a foreign language at the Alliance française in Cordoba (Argentina), before a first return to France as a full time teacher in the National Education system. This return was used to perfect his pedagogical and linguistic knowledge through a BELC internship, which allowed him to obtain an assignment at the French Cultural Center of Meknes (Morocco) as General Secretary and Director of courses, where he set up a multi-year plan of continuous training for locally recruited teachers.

At the end of his mission, the Ministry entrusted him with the General Management of the Alliance française de Paris in Uruguay and the pedagogical, administrative and cultural management of the Alliance française of Montevideo and the twenty-two provincial alliances. Antoine Cutanda then became director of the French School in Valladolid (Spain), where he worked in particular on the development of bilingualism, and organized a regional colloquium in partnership with the Department of French of the University of Valladolid and the service of cooperation and cultural action of the French Embassy in Madrid.

After a return to France, at the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) where he was Head of the Travel and Missions Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs entrusted him with the position of Secretary General of the Cooperation and Cultural Action Service of the French Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, for four years, and then as Secretary General and Director of Courses at the French Institute of Florence, Italy, where he set up professional certifications in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris.

Back to France in 2009, he was deputy principal in Yonne and Nièvre schools, then appointed by the AEFE in Tanzania, to be Principal of the Arthur Rimbaud school in Dar-es-Salaam, a school with students of different nationalities from preschool to 9th grade. 

At the end of his mission in 2014, the AEFE entrusted him with the position of Director of the elementary school of the French-Peruvian School in Lima, and the management of 600 students of more than twenty different nationalities, a position he holds until July 2019. 

Upon his return from Peru, he worked in Tunisia in schools involved in an accreditation process in Tunis and Djerba. Seduced by EIFJ's educational project, Antoine Cutanda has decided to bring his expertise to the development of the school, which he joins in November 2022.


Seduced by the EIFJ's educational project, Antoine Cutanda has decided to contribute his expertise to the school's development, which he joined in November 2022 as Head of School, Pedagogy and Human Resources.

Leading change at the school, which is engaged in a dual process of French Ministry and International Baccalaureate accreditation, means building the collective skills needed to manage change effectively, and these responsibilities, which he has taken on in the past - happily and successfully - thanks to his in-depth knowledge of the education system, make him the preferred contact for local authorities and the French Ministry of Education.

As an IB certified Head of School, his involvement in the practice of multilingualism at EIFJ, with the culture of international sensitivity, the celebration of diversity and the inclusive participation of parents advocated by the IB pedagogy, is in perfect continuity with his rich and varied career.


Lastly, obtaining the prestigious "IB World School" accreditation, which requires meeting and adhering to IB norms and standards, is one of his priorities, facilitated by the commitment of the teams he works with and the versatility he brings to the French-Japanese International School, which stands out from the regular schools in the network thanks to the complementary skills of its staff, the diversity of its students, and the originality of its program.


His knowledge of the school's families and his ability to work effectively with a diverse public, including French-Japanese, Japanese and international students, has been developed over the course of his many professional assignments. He has quickly demonstrated his ability to facilitate intercultural communication, promote respect for different perspectives and encourage cultural exchange within the educational community. His vision is to make our school a model of educational excellence, rooted in diversity and inclusion.



Preschool-Kindergarten


  • Elementary School


    Secondary School


    French-Japanese International Nursery Team


    Language & Culture Teachers


  • Music & Dance School


    Art School


    Science Lab


    Hexagon Football Club & Hexagon MultiSport Team


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