It is a pleasure to welcome you to ai International School. We are a Preschool and Kindergarten, situated in central Tokyo, for children 18 months to six years old. The word “ai” means “love” in Japanese. We all need love, most especially young children, and this is the basis of everything we do at ai International School. From love comes respect and trust, self esteem and confidence, acceptance and tolerance, empathy and caring. At ai International School we love and respect children; accepting them each as individuals; building their self esteem and confidence to prepare them for the challenges of learning and life.
ai International School was established in 1986 and has a solid reputation for providing a caring environment that nurtures the children within our care. We accept all children and our hours are particularly friendly to working and busy parents. Our programs are fully inclusive and are multiage. We believe a multiage environment is the ideal environment for children to learn and grow in, that through their interactions with older and younger and same age classmates, they learn to accept differences, to be caring towards each other, to teach and learn by example and to respect each other. We also believe that a multiage environment is more reflective of the structure of families and society in general.
At ai International School we encourage the involvement of our parents and view the relationship between parents and school as a partnership. Communication with our families is important to us, our doors are always open. We have strong links to the surrounding community, exchanging information and joining local school activities as well as inviting them to join ours. Though we are an International School we are also part of the local community and these links are important.
Staff development and growth is also important at ai. Through exchanges with other International Preschools, in Tokyo and throughout Japan, our membership in the Tokyo Association of International Preschools (TAIP), involvement in various research programs, support of work experience programs and work place observation programs in Japanese schools, we seek to provide as many opportunities as possible for staff development.
It is important for you as parents to visit schools and make the choice that is right for you and your family, so I would like to invite you to come and experience the warm and caring environment at ai International School.
