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    Doshisha International School, Kyoto (DISK) is one of the newest members of the Doshisha family of schools. DISK was established in 2011 as a part of Doshisha International Academy (DIA), in the city of Kuzigawa.
    DISK is a grade 2-12 school that delivers an international curriculum in English, designed to meet the needs of the internationally-minded community residing in the Kansai area.
    DISK obtained international accreditation through the prestigious International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). IBO Diploma Program (DP) authorization came in late 2011 followed by the IBO Primary Years Program (PYP) authorization in early 2014.
    The quality of our teaching and programs was further validated when DISK obtained accreditation from the Western Association of Colleges and Schools (WASC) in July 2015.
    As an IBO World School, DISK supports students in becoming inquiring, open-minded, caring, reflective thinkers and communicators who take risks and are principled, knowledgeable, and balanced. The IBO programs provide the framework in which curriculum is delivered from grade 2 to grade 12. DISK teachers work within the framework to extend learning experiences that cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in a modern global community.
    Doshisha International Academy (DIA) is a unique concept in Japan where two schools exist in the same building, guided by the same educational ideals. These schools are DISK and DIA ES (Elementary School).
    DISK implements an International curriculum closely associated with the IB through the English language. DIA ES (also referred to as Shotoubu) is a school that implements the Article 1 Japanese national curriculum model.
    As an International School, at DIA, based on the Educational Philosophy of Doshisha (Christianity, Liberalism, and Internationalism), we strive to nurture people who are dedicated to bettering their lives through lifelong learning, committed to bettering the world through global cooperation, and devoted to promoting love as the principle helping us choose the right path and cherish God's gift of life.
    The Primary Years Programme (PYP) offers a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning. It provides an inquiry-based curriculum model that incorporates guidelines on what students should learn, how students should act as learners and as community members, teaching methodologies, and assessment strategies.
    The PYP is a guided inquiry approach to learning and teaching. Inquiry-based units of study, known as Units of Inquiry, are the focus for learning in homeroom classes, and when appropriate they are integrated into other curriculum areas. Students experience what it is like to think and act like a historian, scientist, engineer, or mathematician. Within each Unit of Inquiry, students and teachers identify together what they want to know, what they already know, what they need to know, and how best they might find that out.
    Knowledge in the PYP is developed through six Units of Inquiry in each grade level under the headings of six transdisciplinary themes. These themes are used to integrate subject knowledge across the main curriculum areas of languages, mathematics, social studies, science and technology, the arts, personal, physical, and social education (PPSE). The Units of Inquiry are significant for all students, give them opportunities to explore challenging, relevant, and engaging knowledge, encourage knowledge to be looked at in a transdisciplinary way, and can be revisited throughout the student's years of schooling.
    There are two bus services in operation for students who commute by train. The buses run from Shin-Hosono station on the Kintetsu Kyoto line, Hosono station on the JR Gakkentoshi line, and Nara Tomigaoka station on the Kintetsu Keihanna. The bus journey from the station to the school is approximately 10-15 minutes. Please check the tabs below for bus departure times to and from DIA.
    The school has an online lunch ordering system available through the school website for families wishing to order lunches. Please note the lunches need to be ordered 2 weeks in advance.
    The DISK library is a center for literacy and research, a place that fosters and celebrates the love of reading, and a learning and social hub for the whole school community.
    Our school library provides a wide range of books and multimedia resources to support teaching and learning, helps to facilitate access to information, and fosters a reading and information culture that promotes independently-motivated readers and learners for life. Students are issued with a library card to check out and in books and resources. Shortly, we hope to make our library accessible to the entire school community during and outside of school hours.
    Study trips are considered to be an integral part of the curriculum and it is expected that all students participate. Study trips are planned to tie into the curriculum and the cultural study of Japan, to give the students an opportunity for relevant, experiential learning. At times the focus may be more place-based, with students researching the geography and ecology of a region. All study trips involve prior preparation for the activity and follow-up evaluation and work in class. Some DISK Study Trips taken: Thailand elephant reserve, Hokkaido, annual ski trip, annual fall retreat, Toyooka trip, term study trips in the Kansai area, Japanese cultural excursions, Kushimoto marine park, and Model United Nations participation!

    Doshisha International School
    Founding year: 2011
    Website: Visit Website
    Genders Accepted: Mixed (Co-education)
    Leadership: John P. Wishart (Principal)
    Address: Doshisha International School, 7-31-1 City, 7 Chome-31-1 Kizugawadai, Kizugawa, Kyoto , 619-0225, Japan



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