Summer School Program (Tachikawa / Preschool & Kindergarten)

Global Step Academy International School (GSAIS) is hosting holiday camps where children can experience the lessons and activities of an international school in a global environment.

GSAIS is an international preschool and kindergarten in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. GSAIS focuses on nurturing students to become well-rounded individuals through the cultivation of their intellectual, creative, personal, social, and physical abilities. The school is committed to educating both local and foreign students to be international and independent thinkers. Also, we focus heavily on academic quality, long-term community development, an understanding of diversity, as well as language learning and communication, ethics, self-awareness, and mindfulness.

We believe that classroom and co-curricular activities are essential in the child’s development and therefore we put a relatively high focus on sports, music, and extracurricular activities where children can fully use their five senses in the learning process, while learning effectively how to function both as an individual and as part of a group through active learning.

Kindergarten Course

DateTerm 1: July 24th (Mon) ~ July 28th (Fri)
Term 2: July 31st (Mon) ~ August 4th (Fri)
Term 3: August 7th (Mon) ~ August 11th (Fri)
Term 4: August 14th (Mon) ~ August 18th (Fri)
Lesson Time9:00 - 14:30
PlaceGlobal Step Academy International School Tachikawa (Main Campus)
Age3 to 6 years old
For the elementary school program, click here.
Classes25 students / 2 teachers
Prices¥49,500 / week (5 days)
Discount① GSAIS students can benefit from a 20% discount.
② Students who are part of the GSA Community can benefit from a 10% discount:
・Global Step Academy online students (light plan or more).
・GSA After School Tachikawa students.
・SGIS Makuhari Bay Park、SUPER GLOBAL PRESCHOOL students.
Optional ServicesLunch: ¥3,850 / week (5 days)
School Bus (Tachikawa North, Kunitachi, Yaho, Toyoda, Hino, Tamagawa-Josui) ¥5,500 / week (5 days)
※Term 1, 2 only. Please inquire for availability.

Curriculum

Schedule Example

TimeActivity
9:00-9:30Free Time
9:30-10:00Circle Time
10:00-10:30Language Arts
10:30-10:45Snacks
10:45-11:15Arts & Crafts
11:15-12:00Park Time
12:00-13:00Lunch
13:00-13:30P.E./Music/Dance
13:30-14:00Social Studies/Science
14:00-14:30Review

Students in the Kindergarten Course will be able to directly join the regular lessons of Global Step Academy International School and experience a real international school curriculum.

The GSAIS curriculum is rooted in the UK-based International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC). The IEYC uses international best practices, holistic inquiry, and play-based approaches that cover all curriculum areas including personal, social, and emotional development. Our child-centered approach encourages learning through discovery and exploration, focusing on fun, hands-on learning that is relevant to the children and nurturing their natural curiosity about the world they live in.

As well as building solid foundations in literacy and numeracy, children attending GSAIS also participate in a range of special subject classes such as art, dance, physical education, and music, all taught in English and part of our regular program. This is because we believe in the importance for children to have a wide variety of experiences in this key stage of their development, engaging them from different angles and encouraging them to grow both as individuals and as members of a group.

Our Language Arts program is based on Jolly Phonics and Grammar. Jolly Phonics is a comprehensive program, based on the proven, fun, and multi-sensory synthetic phonics method that gets children reading and writing from an early age. Students practice phonics, pronunciation, reading, writing, and listening by learning songs, actions and stories.

Application & Inquiries

Application deadline:
Term 1: July 14th (Fri) 14:00
Term 2: July 21st (Fri) 14:00
Term 3-4: July 31st (Mon) 14:00

※Applications might be closed in advance depending on the number of students.
Inquiries:​
6-14-26, Shibasaki-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo, 190-0023.
Global Step Academy International School
TEL: 042-512-8317 / FAX: 042-512-8318
MAIL: [email protected]
Cancellation Policy
50% is refunded in case a cancellation notice is received up to a week before the starting date. No refund is available in case the school is unable to operate due to extreme weather conditions or any other unforeseen circumstances (such as earthquakes).
※A full refund (-5% commission fees) will be possible only in case the government asks the school to interrupt operations due to the spreading of COVID-19 or the declaration of a state of emergency.

Access

Global Step Academy International School
6-14-26 Shibasaki-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo, 190-0023
※TEL: 042-512-8317 / FAX: 042-512-8318
※10 minute walk from JR Tachikawa station
※1 minute walk from Tama Monorail Line Shibasaki-Taiikukan Station