School Profile 

Hokkaido International School in Niseko is a private, not for profit, coeducational day school that offers an English-language international education from Early Years through to Grade 8. Hokkaido International School in Niseko was established in 2011 and is a branch of Hokkaido International School in Sapporo. HIS Niseko and HIS Sapporo are the only accredited international schools on the island of Hokkaido.

 

The Faculty 

The HIS Niseko faculty is composed of licensed, highly-qualified teachers from Australia, England, Japan and the United States.

 

The Curriculum

HIS Niseko utilises the International Primary Curriculum and the International Middle Years Curriculum to engage students with integrated studies in Science, History, Geography, Society, Technology and the Arts. In alignment with our mission to ground learning within the context of place, we utilise the history, geography and natural environment of Hokkaido as an extension of our curriculum. The curriculum is resourced with a variety of materials from England, Australia, the United States and Canada. 

The Language Arts and Maths curriculum are developed by the Curriculum Team with input and assistance from the classroom teachers.

Our Early Years students and teachers are inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and Te Whariki learning.

Character development is integrated into the learning programme through CharacterStrong.