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• We have bilingual English-French, English-Japanese, French-Japanese courses in nursery, preschool-kindergarten, elementary and 6th-7th Grade, a 100% English program;

• Our quality curriculum follows the program of the French Ministry of Education and is project/inquiry based, IB PYP candidate*;

• We have two remarkable campuses totalizing about 16,000 sq feet and able to welcome 250 students from age 1 to 15;

• As of March 2023, we have 122 students aged 1 to 13, of 18 nationalities, with 45 dedicated staff members and activity leaders;

• We have an excellent teachers-students ratio, essential to ensure fast learning in French, English, STEM etc., well-being and success of students: one native teacher/assistant per seven students, in elementary and middle school as well;

• We offer field trips, sport & cultural events, an alumni network, a career service, and a free coworking space for parents in both the nursery and the primary/secondary school campuses;

• The school is supported by Parents through its Association (Loi 1901), ensuring reasonable annual tuition fees, given the school's excellence;

• EIFJ is inspected and supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, allowing international, Japanese or mixed families to receive scholarships up to 37,000 yen per month;

• Our termly all year round after-school activities, a record number in Japan, include French, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Italian, German classes for all ages, an art school, a music school (piano, violin, choir, saxophone, etc.), a Science Lab, cooking, educational childcare, homework assistance, multisport, ballet, and more;

• We have five bus routes open all year round from different districts of Tokyo, and a cafeteria (choice of catering service or home bento): the termly cost depends on individual registrations by parents before every term;

• We have a communication application, bimonthly newsletters for parents of students summarizing the class content, multiple partnerships, exhibitions, and Hexagon FC, EIFJ Tokyo's international French-Japanese soccer club, an official soccer club of Tokyo Kita-ku League for ages 3 to 15, allowing the team to participate in local and international championships!
  

For non-French speaking families (Japanese or international): offer your child the chance to learn French in one of the best educational environments in Tokyo, or enroll your child in the 100% English program coupled with French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese after-school classes & more! The renowned French education system, coupled with the inquiry-based approach, the scientifically proven abilities of children to learn fast from age 0 to 10, the international French schools’ network, the growing importance of French language worldwide, and EIFJ’s Japanese accredited status and recognition are great assets.

For mixed French-English (or international) families: maintaining both languages is essential and favored at EIFJ Tokyo thanks to its excellent French-English bilingual accreditation candidate’s program, possibly coupled with Japanese & extra languages’ courses. Languages of business, culture & international relations, the total fluency of your child in English & French will be a great asset for the future.

For French-Japanese families: offer your child a top quality French-Japanese bilingual program to improve his or her French & Japanese skills, thanks to its unequaled teachers-students ratio, in a Japanese accredited and French Ministry accreditation candidate school environment. Transfers to other French or Japanese schools is always possible, and mastering both French & Japanese and benefiting from the growing connections between EIFJ Tokyo and the private sector in Japan & France will be a great asset for your child, should he or she live in Japan and/or France in the future.

For French families: EIFJ Tokyo offers your child the opportunity to study in a bilingual accreditation candidate program, in a school setting allowing transfers to other French schools abroad or in France. Among students from various backgrounds enrolled in French schools abroad whose level in French is sometimes lower, the success of the EIFJ is due to the amplification of the progress of students from the French school system (no slowdown), especially in languages: thanks to the excellent teacher-student ratio, the differentiation mechanism, and the high level of students, your child continues to progress and develops academic excellence that will allow him or her to be completely comfortable in other French or international primary and secondary schools.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EDUCATION PATH OF JAPANESE AND BINATIONAL STUDENTS

Students’ transfers from EIFJ Tokyo to elementary, middle and high school in Japan are possible for those who wish:

• The double enrollment of Japanese or binational elementary students in a Japanese school and EIFJ Tokyo is recommended to comply with the education law, and equivalency is allowed through a close and permanent contact between the Japanese school and EIFJ Tokyo.
• Lessons in the French-Japanese bilingual elementary program are provided for a half in Japanese language, by certified teachers and / or holders of MEXT (Japanese ministry of national education). Subjects like history, culture, customs are taught just as they are in Japanese schools.
• The prospects for EIFJ Tokyo are, in the near future, to be recognized as 一条校 (general term for schools, defined in Article 1 of the Education Law, which are recognized by Japanese government and provide education based on the academic programs prescribed by MEXT). In addition, the future international accreditations (project and inquiry-based learning) will allow Japanese students who have studied at EIFJ Tokyo to be admitted to the Japanese or international university of their choice. Admission to a French university is also possible following an assessment of the student's scores.

*Ecole Internationale Franco-Japonaise is a candidate school** for the PYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students.

**Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org.