| Readiness Program: | |
| The Readiness Program recognizes that children will soon be entering kindergartens or primary schools that have clear expectations of child readiness.
The curriculum is a comprehensive approach that challenges children and supports all areas of their development. Summerhill develops expectations in concert with the few competitive international schools in Tokyo that the children will be attending. The curriculum builds off the child's knowledge and skill base, learning style, and interests. There is a clear emphasis on the development of strong language and math skills. We create a language-rich environment in which we encourage literacy development from the youngest age by incorporating reading and writing into daily activities. Math is taught by giving children concrete experiences with counting, sorting, patterning, and problem-solving. With the Readiness Program, important social skills for school such as listening carefully, following through on a sequence of tasks, and working cooperatively are reinforced as children engage in projects and daily activities. |
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| Environmentally-Sensitive Science: | |
| With a strong emphasis on the natural environment, this program makes science come alive and encourages children to experiment, observe, record, describe, question, and form explanations and conclusions.
It stimulates a child's sense of wonder and challenges a child's problem-solving skills, allowing him/her to explore and communicate the mysteries of the forces, properties, and principles of the world around him/her. At Summerhill, we believe that the seed of environmental awareness should be planted at an early age, since it is in the present that we can better the future. With Environmentally-Sensitive Science, children have fun learning about all aspects of nature including the weather, plants, insects, and animals. To show that anyone can make a difference, Summerhill adopts several endangered or suffering animals from wildlife organizations, and we share their growth and progress with the children. This way, Summerhill children develop a sense of care and nurture while acquiring the basics of science. |
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| Actively Bilingual: | |
| Summerhill acknowledges that one of the biggest assets in this day and age is being able to speak different languages.
This ability opens vast opportunities and allows for the full appreciation and acceptance of other cultures. Keeping in mind the fact that most Summerhill families are here on a short-term basis, Summerhill offers an all-rounded, cultural enrichment program involving a wide range of activities that enable children to experience Japanese culture to its fullest. Daily Japanese classes are part of our curriculum and we celebrate Japanese holidays and hold cultural events. For those who want the full dose, we even offer extra Japanese classes after school! |
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| Fresh Air Program: | |
| Our curriculum is designed to be all-rounded, meaning physical activity is just as important as academics.
In order to provide a healthy, safe, and stimulating environment for each child, Summerhill has on staff a professional gymnastics teacher who instructs basic gymnastics using equipment such as bars, balancing-beams, mats, hula-hoops, and the trampoline. |
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| After School Activities: | |
| At Summerhill, we have an exciting range of after school activities that are open to both our full time students and the public at large. The after school activities offer children the chance to participate in an activity that they are interested in.
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