{"id":19,"date":"2020-09-01T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/wp\/en\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T01:36:28","slug":"original-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/original-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"styled_h2_castum\">Fostering Independence and Creativity to Lay the Foundation for International Careers<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h4\">An IB PYP World School<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3964\" src=\"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IB_logo-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BIS Meguro is proud to be an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. IB World Schools share a commitment to delivering high-quality, challenging international education and are guided by a shared philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>With approximately 5,600 schools across more than 150 countries, IB World Schools meet the rigorous standards set by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h4\">Enriching Extracurricular Activities<\/h3>\n<p>At BIS Meguro, we offer the following extracurricular activities during school hours, all included in the tuition with no additional fees:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swimming<\/li>\n<li>PE\uff08Physical Education)<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive Development<\/li>\n<li>Dance<\/li>\n<li>Programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h4\">Independence and compassion<\/h3>\n<p>We work to create an environment that stimulates children&#8217;s curiosity and motivation to learn.<br \/>\nWe will support the growth of your child according to their age and individuality. BIS Meguro also encourages children to learn proper Japanese manners and greetings through simple routines such as proper arrangement of shoes after taking them off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/wp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-268\" src=\"http:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/wp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life.png 1200w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/54_school_life-660x440.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h4\">English Immersion Program<\/h3>\n<p>Our school life, including free time, is 100% English. While being exposed to a great deal of native level English every day, your child will acquire practical English skills in a well-balanced manner. At the time of graduation, they will reach a level equivalent to the first grade of elementary school in the United States.<br \/>\nOur students learn the basics of Reading &amp; Writing and practice Speaking and Listening on a daily basis. In addition, frequent presentations develop not only expressiveness but also communication skills.<br \/>\nPresentation examples:<br \/>\nPresentations in front of classmates (Show &amp; Tell, etc.), Presentations in front of parents (Country Presentations, etc.), Presentations in front of a third party (during events such as visits to embassies).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/wp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/wp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/37_graduation_day2-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"styled_h4\">Fostering global humans through cross-cultural exchange<\/h3>\n<p>Your child will learn diverse values and different cultures while practicing artistic techniques from around the world and experiencing music and folk costumes used in traditional festivals. In addition, our school provides many opportunities to cook and eat food from various countries, and encourage children&#8217;s interest in different cultures through dietary education.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of cultural exchange events and activities:<br \/>\nEvents based on collaboration with embassies (students visiting a given embassy, embassy staff visiting SOMOS, borrowing costumes, musical instruments, etc. from embassies), Country Studies<\/p>\n<p>And, we will\u00a0 introduce the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) into the curriculum, and we will nurture children who can take the initiative, think for themselves about the world they will live in, and create their own future.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2295\" src=\"http:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/sdg_poster_ja-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/sdg_poster_ja-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/sdg_poster_ja-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/sdg_poster_ja-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/sdg_poster_ja.png 1191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fostering Independence and Creativity to Lay the Foundation for International Careers An IB PYP World School B [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2294,"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/2294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meguro.beyondia.ed.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}