bal anced ▁inqu ir ers ▁for ▁global ▁responsibility '. ▁The ▁Good ▁School s ▁Guide ▁International ▁called ▁it ▁" A ▁l ively , ▁imag in ative ▁school ." ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁American - J apan ese ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁Patrick ▁New ell ▁and ▁I ku ko ▁T sub o ya - New ell ▁started ▁Tokyo ▁International ▁School ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁education ▁for ▁their ▁two ▁daughters . ▁Starting ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁students ▁and ▁one ▁class room , ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁Meg uro ▁area ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Sh iro k ane ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁students , ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁in ▁Tam achi , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁recently ▁vac ated ▁N ank ai ▁Element ary ▁School . ▁The ▁school yard ▁was ▁res ur fac ed ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁rein for ced ▁and ▁painted ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁blue , ▁orange , ▁and ▁yellow ▁before ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁in . ▁After ▁ten ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Tam achi ▁location , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁in ▁Min ami - Az ab u . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁Stud ents ▁at ▁Tokyo ▁International ▁School ▁come ▁from ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁different ▁countries . ▁No ▁national ity ▁makes ▁up ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body . ▁Most ▁students ▁are ▁children ▁of ▁exp atri ate