Admission Process

Admission Process
  1. Gain Admission Materials

    If inquiring by phone

    Due to classes being held during the day, your phone call may be directed to voicemail. Please leave your name, inquiry, and contact information and we will contact you.

    If inquiring by email or through website

    We will send you our School Policy and additional information by email.

    Application Form
  2. Attend an
    Open House

    At an Open House, parents will have the opportunity to hear about our goals for how we communicate with children and the relationship we envision between parents and school.

    Goals

    To share our school Mission and Values
    How children learn
    What support children need to learn
    How adult values influence children’s development
    Team building between parents and school
    Q&A

    About open house
  3. Application Form

    The application form deadline differs according to specific application periods.

    Download and Fill in the Application Form
    Please send the following items to apply
    Completed application forms
    A recent family photo
    A progress report by previously attended daycare/preschool
    Grade School: All academic records from the previous year

    How to submit

    ●Via Mail
    〒251-0056
    C-2F Aerus Tsujido, 3-1-8 Hatori, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
    Shonan International School
    ●Via Email
    info@shonan-is.org
    ●Submit Directly to School
    Office Open Hours:9:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Application Fee

    17,050 yen (includes tax, non-refundable)

    Application Form
  4. Screening

    After we have received your application and fee, we will send you information for your screening.
    We believe in building an environment where students can feel safe and confident enough to share for themselves what areas they need to grow and develop. To build this environment, school and parents must work as a team. All steps in the admission process are based on how well parents and school can create a nurturing learning environment for the child.

    About

    Interview: All family members will attend
    15~30 minutes per family
    School will assign date and time

    Interview Content

    Parent Views
    Values regarding education
    Parent learning at SIS
    Student social language use
    Student environment
    Parent views on prior child experience in group setting
    Information regarding getting ready for attendance

    Screening

    Applying student will not participate in a paper test, but participate in a group class. For Kindergarten applicants the parent will participate as well.

    Please note there is no interview or screening process for Parenting.

  5. Admission
    decision/Entrance

    Admission decision letters will be sent by post to the address submitted on your application form. Please send payment of your Entrance Fee and Building Maintenance Fee by the stated deadline on your admission decision letter.

    Parenting Admission Fee 30,000 yen
    Kindergarten 2~3 years
    Admission Fee 200,000 yen
    Building Maintenance Fee 40,000 yen
    3~6 years (Nensho through Nenchu class)
    Admission Fee 300,000 yen
    Building Maintenance Fee 40,000 yen
    Grade School Admission Fee 300,000 yen (tax separate)
    Building Maintenance Fee 40,000 yen (tax separate)

    *There is a sibling discount available.

    Deposit Bank Information

    Yokohama Ginko(Bank) Kannai Branch Futsu6035268 (Shonan International School Inc.)

Admission Requirements

At Shonan International School, parents and teachers work together in the process of maintaining a healthy social and emotional environment. Therefore, it is crucial for parents to implement positive parenting strategies while teachers utilize similar behavioral strategies at school. All steps in the admission process are based on how well parents and school can create a nurturing learning environment for the child.

  • Parent views and values regarding education
  • How the parents will learn at SIS
  • Student social language use and current student environment
  • Parent views on prior child experience in group setting
  • Information regarding getting ready for attendance

Kindergarten Admissions

  • Parent interview
  • Family screening

Grade School Admissions

  • Family interview
  • Screening assessment (child only)

At SIS, we implement a child-centered approach to learning. This refers not only to mastery of a language, but attitudes toward learning and development.

The following are taken into consideration.

  • Language
  • Socal and Emotional
  • Imagination
  • Problem Solving–This does not involve a paper test, but participation in a thematic class, where the above criteria will be observed