▁Tokyo ▁International ▁School ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁school ▁in ▁Min ami ▁Az ab u , ▁Min ato , ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁parents ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁education ▁for ▁their ▁children . ▁The ▁school ▁contains ▁a ▁pre - school , ▁elementary ▁and ▁middle ▁school ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁student ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 3 5 0 ▁students ▁from ▁ 5 5 ▁countries . ▁The ▁ 4 3 ▁full - time ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁come ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁different ▁countries . ▁Inst ruction ▁is ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁follows ▁the ▁International ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁Organ ization ▁curr icul um ▁gu idel ines . ▁It ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁New ▁England ▁Association ▁of ▁School s ▁and ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁International ▁School s . ▁T IS ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Read ers ▁and ▁Writ ers ▁' Project ' ▁school . ▁This ▁means ▁it ▁received ▁regular ▁vis its ▁on ▁an ▁annual ▁basis ▁from ▁teacher ▁train ers ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Ad mission ▁gu idel ines ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁ensure ▁each ▁class ▁has ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁students . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁Min ami ▁Az ab u ▁area ▁of ▁central ▁Tokyo , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁intern ation ally ▁acc red ited ▁international ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁T IS ▁Mission ▁is ▁to ▁' To ▁n urt ure ▁confident , ▁open - mind ed , ▁independently ▁thinking , ▁and ▁well -