Ecole Internationale Franco-Japonaise

The school's philosophy is rooted in trilingualism (French, English, and Japanese) and a commitment to nurturing each child's unique potential within a diverse, inclusive, and family-oriented community. It balances academic excellence with well-being and social responsibility, guided by values of respect, integrity, excellence, responsibility, and collaboration. The educational approach is student-centered, encouraging inquiry, critical thinking, and intercultural understanding.

The school provides a continuum of education from nursery (ages 18 months to 3 years) through high school (ages 15 to 18). It offers two primary streams: a bilingual French-English stream (with Japanese) and an English stream (with Japanese). The academic framework combines the French Ministry of National Education curriculum, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme, US Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, and MEXT standards for Japanese language instruction.

The school aims to develop compassionate, open-minded, and internationally minded individuals who contribute to a sustainable world. Students are prepared for international pathways, with the curriculum designed to facilitate continuity into the French school system or other international institutions. The school emphasizes academic excellence, critical thinking, and multilingual proficiency in French, English, and Japanese.

The school provides a school psychologist and a nurse's office to support student well-being. It implements a splitting mechanism in elementary classes to allow for differentiation based on individual student needs, with dedicated FLE (French as a Foreign Language) teachers providing daily workshops for students new to the French language. Additionally, an English support programme is available, utilizing McGraw Hill materials to focus on reading, writing, oral expression, and vocabulary development.

The admissions process includes an assessment in mathematics and English and/or French, depending on the chosen programme. Prospective students may also participate in a free trial day through the "Intermittent Class" programme to experience the learning environment. Applications are accepted throughout the academic year, subject to space availability. Entrance fees are waived for students from countries where French is an official or co-official language.

The school operates year-round, including during holidays, to ensure continuous education. The academic year is structured into trimesters (autumn, winter, spring, and summer) for extracurricular activities. Visits for prospective families are available Monday through Friday, both during study periods (10:00–12:00) and in the afternoon (from 16:00), as well as on Saturdays.

The campus is spread across four floors in Kita-ku, Tokyo. Facilities include classrooms, a library, a cafeteria, a nurse's office, an indoor gym, a science lab, an associations' house, a co-working lounge for parents, and a rooftop garden. The school also utilizes external facilities such as the Kitanodai Multipurpose Sports Field, Azusawa Gymnasium, Akabane Hall for concerts and ceremonies, and local swimming pools.

The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities for ages 3 to 18, including language courses (FLE, English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, German), art, music (piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, saxophone), and sports (Hexagon FC, multisports, martial arts, fencing, ballet). Additional offerings include science lab, coding and programming, drone piloting, cooking and baking, musical theater, hip-hop/K-pop dance, strategy games, and environmental education. Homework assistance and holiday school programmes are also available.